Patents by Inventor Dion L. Kells

Dion L. Kells 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).

  • Patent number: 9235331
    Abstract: In one aspect, a method for providing sales content that can include displaying a home page using a computing device such as a tablet computer is disclosed. The home page can include a meeting page element and content area elements. The meeting page element can link to at least one meeting presentation page. Content area elements can link to at least one content selection page which can include one or more selection controls. Selection controls can correspond to a respective content portion and can have a state indicating the selection status of the corresponding content portion. If one of the selection controls has the “selected” state, the processing circuitry can add the respective content portion, and a content portion element, which can be linked to the respective content portion, to the meeting presentation page. The electronic display of the computing device can be used to display a meeting presentation page.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: General Mills, Inc.
    Inventors: John Hegstrand, Dion L. Kells, David Vega, Jason R. Clark, Ross Olson, Aleshia Hansen, Joshua Moe, Brent Schmidtbauer
  • Publication number: 20030083925
    Abstract: An automated system compiles and generates category management data and produces at least a partially customized reporting based on the data/input that is received from multiple internal and/or external sources to create a unique output for the intended end user. The illustrative system is able to blend the data associated with certain customer demographics and/or shopping patterns along with the data that is either provided from commercial databases or available from internal or proprietary data warehouses, to produce a targeted opportunity assessment and market analysis that can be pursued for growth. The automated system is also able to populate areas of the report with stable category data, where such information is not provided by or for the retailer. This auxiliary data is still current and relevant to the retailer and the particular market segment or category that the retailer is attempting to exploit. Automated analysis and local area network, intranet or Internet access can be employed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2001
    Publication date: May 1, 2003
    Inventors: Chana L. Weaver, Linda J. Thompson, Dion L. Kells, Kurt W. Nelson