Patents by Inventor James A. Eiler

James A. Eiler 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: 20160106043
    Abstract: A reusable flower bouquet arranging apparatus is presented for creating a hand-held bouquet with a hand tied appearance as would be used for a wedding bouquet or nosegay. Made from plastic with a plurality of spaced apart apertures, it can be used to make arrangements having an overall shape that is domed, cascading, crescent-shaped, heart-shaped, oval or several other configurations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2015
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Inventors: Poppy F. Eiler, James A. Eiler
  • Patent number: 6901426
    Abstract: Access privileges for a user are provided in a performance evaluation system by storing an organizational structure for an enterprise, a view and a class of services for the user. The organizational structure includes a plurality of levels and a plurality of members assigned to the levels. The view specifies the levels and the members of the organizational structure to which the user is allowed access. The class of services specify services of the performance evaluation system that the user is allowed to perform. The user has access privileges to perform services within the class of services for levels and members within the view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2005
    Assignee: e-Talk Corporation
    Inventors: Michael C. Powers, Douglas A. Sudberry, James A. Eiler, Robert S. Bennett, Clifford R. Phillips
  • Patent number: 6615182
    Abstract: An organizational structure of an enterprise is defined in a performance evaluation system by storing a plurality of user-defined levels. A user-defined hierarchy is stored for the levels. A plurality of user-defined members are also stored. Each member is associated with a level. The performance evaluation system is operable to generate the organizational structure of the enterprise based on the user-defined levels, hierarchy, and members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2003
    Assignee: e-talk Corporation
    Inventors: Michael C. Powers, Douglas A. Sudberry, James A. Eiler, Robert S. Bennett, Clifford R. Phillips
  • Patent number: 6604084
    Abstract: An evaluation is generated in a performance evaluation system by defining a plurality of questions. A plurality of performance areas are defined and each associated with at least one of the questions. In response to a request for an evaluation including a performance area, questions associated with the performance area are included in the evaluation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2003
    Assignee: e-talk Corporation
    Inventors: Michael C. Powers, Douglas A. Sudberry, James A. Eiler, Robert S. Bennett, Clifford R. Phillips