Patents by Inventor James W. Benefiel

James W. Benefiel 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: 20070299698
    Abstract: The invention includes in one embodiment a method including receiving data associated with a health benefits plan of an entity. A report is automatically transmitted to the entity at a predetermined time associated with a repetitive business practice within a benefits cycle of the entity based on the data received. The report is associated with at least one feature of the health benefits plan of the entity. The method can also include receiving data associated with the health benefits plan of the entity associated with a second time interval or second entity, and automatically transmitting a report based on that data to the entity at a second predetermined time associated with the benefits cycle of the entity. The benefits cycle can be for, example, annual, monthly, quarterly, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2006
    Publication date: December 27, 2007
    Inventors: Sudhir Anandarao, James W. Benefiel, Sreedhar V. Potarazu
  • Patent number: 5331026
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a process for producing an aqueous cathodic electrocoating composition comprisingA) mixingi) a powder comprising a dispersion of a pigment in a solid resinii) a principal resiniii) a crosslinker and optionallyiv) an additive selected from the group consisting of organic solvents, catalysts, wetting agents, conditioning agents, thickeners, rheology control agents, antioxidants, surfactants, leveling agents and mixtures thereofB) salting with an acid andC) dispersing in deionized water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 1993
    Date of Patent: July 19, 1994
    Assignee: BASF Corporation
    Inventors: James W. Benefiel, Peter D. Clark, Laura M. Lanni
  • Patent number: 5288356
    Abstract: A coated article comprises an outer, coated metal veneer coated with at least one coating selected from primer coatings, pigmented topcoat coatings, pigmented basecoat coatings and outer clear topcoat coating, the coated metal veneer being affixed to an underlying substrate having substantially the same shape as the coated veneer.The coated articles are particularly useful as body parts such as doors, hoods, trunk and roof panels, fenders, and rocker panels of automobile and truck bodies.A method of manufacturing the coated articles is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 1991
    Date of Patent: February 22, 1994
    Assignee: BASF Corporation
    Inventor: James W. Benefiel
  • Patent number: 5100732
    Abstract: A coated article comprises an outer, coated metal veneer coated with at least one coating selected from primer coatings, pigmented topcoat coatings, pigmented basecoat coatings and outer clear topcoat coating, the coated metal veneer affixed to an underlying substrate having substantially the same shape as the coated veneer.The coated articles are particularly useful as body parts such as doors, hoods, trunk and roof panels, fenders, and rocker panels of automobile and truck bodies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1988
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1992
    Assignee: BASF Corporation
    Inventor: James W. Benefiel
  • Patent number: 4794154
    Abstract: A two-component polyurethane coating kit having a first component including a blocked isocyanate housed in a first container and a second component including an isocyanate-reactive compound housed in a separate container. The blocked isocyanate component unblocks at low temperatures due to the particular blocking agents used. When contacted with one another, the first and second components react to form a polyurethane coating composition. Also disclosed are a method of applying this polyurethane coating and an article of manufacture coated with this coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 1988
    Date of Patent: December 27, 1988
    Assignee: BASF Corporation
    Inventor: James W. Benefiel