Patents by Inventor Earl Beaver

Earl Beaver 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).

  • Means for incorporating sustainability metrics and total cost and benefit analysis in decision-making
    Publication number: 20050015287
    Abstract: Methods are disclosed for the simplification and integration of data from a diverse set of sources for environmental costs and societal benefit data. The methods allow for the computation of five basic metrics: material use, water use, energy use, toxics emitted, land use and overall pollutants emitted. Further, they facilitate the computation of complementary metrics, as well as the estimation of net present value of costs of unrealized environmental impacts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2004
    Publication date: January 20, 2005
    Inventor: Earl Beaver