Patents by Inventor Eric V. Aiken

Eric V. Aiken 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).

  • Return on investment (ROI) tool
    Patent number: 7647260
    Abstract: The present invention provides a system and related method that enables a user to use one or more appropriate ROI tools according to the needs of the users. Specifically, the user provides data related to the organizations and technical expenditures, and this information is used to determine an applicable set of ROI tools. The inputted data is then provided to the applicable ROI tools for automatically examining a company's financial data, and using this evaluation to assess the desirability of technology expenditures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2010
    Assignee: Accenture Global Services GmbH
    Inventors: William N. Milleker, Eric V. Aiken, John K. Kalita, Brooks B. Finnegan