Patents by Inventor James E. Burkholder

James E. Burkholder 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: 20130159017
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and system by which a service provider is able to verify the benefit eligibility of a patient. Methods and systems of the claimed invention are used to create one or more queries to verify a patient's insurance benefits in a database to determine the eligibility of the claim. Embodiments of the invention are also used to verify a patient's claims history.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2012
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Inventor: James E. Burkholder
  • Patent number: 5136971
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided which includes a conveyor for conveying a plurality of fixtures, each of which supports one or more articles thereon, along a predetermined conveying path. A processing station, such as a spraying station, is provided near a first section of the conveying path. A rotatable chuck, supported upon a carriage, is positioned adjacent to the first section and serves to successively transfer each of the fixtures from the conveyor to the spraying station, and to return each of the fixtures after spraying back to the conveyor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 1990
    Date of Patent: August 11, 1992
    Assignee: MetoKote Corporation
    Inventors: James C. Blankemeyer, James E. Burkholder, James C. Miller