Patents by Inventor Eric Christian

Eric Christian 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: 12260437
    Abstract: A computer system includes a container deployment and management server for executing a container builder. The container builder is configured to generate and deploy a transaction tax engine container. The container builder is configured to extract from client configuration settings a subset of multiple products and a subset of multiple geographic regions applicable to transactions processed by a client, identify a subset of the tax rate and rule data applicable to each of the subset of products in each of the subset of geographic regions, and create a local edge database including the subset of tax rate and rule data and excluding a reminder of the tax rate and rule data. The container builder is further configured to create a transaction tax engine container image and transmit the tax engine container image to an edge computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: VERTEX, INC.
    Inventors: Eric Christian, Derek Christman, Bala Mariappan
  • Publication number: 20230214892
    Abstract: A computer system includes a container deployment and management server for executing a container builder. The container builder is configured to generate and deploy a transaction tax engine container. The container builder is configured to extract from client configuration settings a subset of multiple products and a subset of multiple geographic regions applicable to transactions processed by a client, identify a subset of the tax rate and rule data applicable to each of the subset of products in each of the subset of geographic regions, and create a local edge database including the subset of tax rate and rule data and excluding a reminder of the tax rate and rule data. The container builder is further configured to create a transaction tax engine container image and transmit the tax engine container image to an edge computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2022
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: Eric Christian, Derek Christman, Bala Mariappan
  • Patent number: 11015778
    Abstract: A vehicle indication alert system for improving vehicle visibility for pedestrians and other motorists. The vehicle indication alert system increases the number of turn indicators on a vehicle, so the direction of the turn is more accurately known. The indicators are built directly into a vehicle windshield at the time of manufacture, and alternatively, are added as an after-market feature to an existing vehicle windshield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Inventor: Eric Christian
  • Publication number: 20190277471
    Abstract: A vehicle indication alert system for improving vehicle visibility for pedestrians and other motorists. The vehicle indication alert system increases the number of turn indicators on a vehicle, so the direction of the turn is more accurately known. The indicators are built directly into a vehicle windshield at the time of manufacture, and alternatively, are added as an after-market feature to an existing vehicle windshield.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2018
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Inventor: Eric Christian