Patents by Inventor Derek L. Calhoun

Derek L. Calhoun 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).

  • Publication number: 20140109292
    Abstract: A protective cover maintains a hairstyle on a head of a woman while sleeping. The protective cover includes a flexible body that extends over the hairstyle on the head of the woman. The flexible body has a plurality of vents to allow heat and moisture to exit the flexible body, thereby preventing damage to the hairstyle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2012
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Inventors: SHARRON CALHOUN, Derek L. Calhoun, Ednor Lors
  • Patent number: 7949577
    Abstract: A computer system and method for managing commissions, including: a storage device containing a database having commission data and a periodic extract of sales transactions stored therein; a user interface for inputting the commission data into the database and viewing the commission data stored in the database; and a processor for calculating commissions for sales representatives and agents associated with a business enterprise based on the commission data, and forwarding the calculated commissions to a payroll department within the business enterprise; wherein the processor executes: a first software module for retrieving billing, inventory, corporate, and affiliated sales information for the sales representatives, and for calculating the commissions based on a predetermined rules set; and a second software module for retrieving billing and affiliated sales information for the agents, and for calculating the commissions based on the terms of a contract between the agent and the business enterprise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, LP
    Inventors: Patricia H. Cooper, Thomas C. Smith, Derek L. Calhoun, Kevin S. Cunningham, Vickey Ford Pharr, Diane F. Tucker, Amy Zwarico