Patents by Inventor Derek Coleman

Derek Coleman has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • DETACHABLE AND ADJUSTABLE HOOD
    Publication number: 20150013046
    Abstract: A garment hood has lower side portions adapted to extend on respective sides in an manner forward of the neck of the user with complementary structures such as clips enabling the lower side portions to be secured together in front of the neck of the user. The lower side portions additionally have a button formed on the inside surface and a second button formed on the outside surface; with the other lower side portion having a slot forming a button hole to enable the hood to be secured to a garment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2014
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventors: Derek Coleman, Piera Coleman
  • Method and system for integrating interaction protocols between two entities
    Patent number: 7516229
    Abstract: A method of and system for defining a common interactions protocol between two entities is described. The method comprises inputting a description of each entity's messaging guidelines, the description including the entity's constraints on interacting with the other entity; calculating the union of the two descriptions; determining whether the union is satisfiable using a constraint resolver; providing the intersection of the two descriptions as the common interactions protocol if the union is satisfiable; and indicating where any incompatibility lies if the union is not satisfiable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2009
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: David Trastour, Christopher William Preist, Derek Coleman
  • Method and system for integrating interaction protocols between two entities
    Publication number: 20040139095
    Abstract: A method of and system for defining a common interactions protocol between two entities is described. The method comprises inputting a description of each entity's messaging guidelines, the description including the entity's constraints on interacting with the other entity; calculating the union of the two descriptions; determining whether the union is satisfiable using a constraint resolver; providing the intersection of the two descriptions as the common interactions protocol if the union is satisfiable; and indicating where any incompatibility lies if the union is not satisfiable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2003
    Publication date: July 15, 2004
    Inventors: David Trastour, Christopher William Preist, Derek Coleman