Patents by Inventor Frank Keener

Frank Keener 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: 20120036039
    Abstract: A method for handling the entry and audit of new and renewal orders for all formats of content. The method assists with automatically populating library discovery tools, providing pre-financing, and prompt payment, tracking individual package components, providing automatic detailed invoice loads to integrated customer systems and automatically auditing package contents, and bringing efficiencies to the renewal process by ensuring a consortium's renewal order complies with the publisher license commitments. The method ensures compliance with regard to licensing terms, price caps, minimum spend, titles added, titles sold, and titles deleted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2011
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Inventors: Frank Keener, Rebecca S D Tucker
  • Patent number: 6038954
    Abstract: A portable bank saw sawmill which includes a specially designed tubular frame with four rigid tubular posts attaching the overhead track system to the lower deck frame. Logs are placed and secured on the lower frame, the bandsaw assembly moves longitudinally of the frame by use of the overhead track, to make successive cuts with the saw. A hydraulic motor driving a sprocket and chain turns threaded rods to raise and lower the cutting assembly from the overhead track.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2000
    Inventor: Frank Keener