Patents by Inventor John R. Caldwell

John R. Caldwell 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).

  • Patent number: 9330415
    Abstract: A method for saving money through payroll withholding, including: obtaining, for a tax year, a projected tax liability of an employee and a target savings amount selected by the employee; identifying, for the tax year, multiple pay periods for the employee; calculating multiple of tax withholding amounts for the multiple pay periods based on the projected tax liability; calculating multiple savings withholding amounts for the multiple pay periods based on the target savings amount; withholding the multiple tax withholding amounts and the multiple savings withholding amounts from multiple paychecks of the employee corresponding to the multiple pay periods; sending the multiple tax withholding amounts to a tax authority for paying the projected tax liability; and disbursing the target savings amount from a financial account funded by the multiple savings withholding amounts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: Intuit Inc.
    Inventors: Wendy Ann Castleman, Christopher L. Battles, Ryan Michael Steckler, Christopher Stephen Riche, Kelly Rohrbach, John R. Caldwell
  • Patent number: 7769647
    Abstract: A process for providing a year-round tax monitor whereby baseline tax data and current year-to-date tax data for a user is obtained. Data representing current tax year directives made by the user, and/or data representing tax related choices made by the user in the current tax year to date, and/or data representing tax related events associated with the user in the current tax year to date is also obtained. Using the baseline tax data, and/or current year-to-date tax data, and/or the data representing current tax year directives made by the user, and/or the data representing tax related choices made by the user in the current tax year, and/or the data representing tax related events associated with the user for the current tax year, an estimate and/or projection of tax liability for the current tax year is calculated and a projected tax refund that will be owed to, or a tax liability that will owed by, the user for the current tax year is estimated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: Intuit Inc.
    Inventors: R. Jason Char, Melanie Ann Novak, John R. Caldwell, Geoffrey C. Howard, William Nolte
  • Patent number: 6557879
    Abstract: This is a hand-propelled wheeled device for a rider. The device includes: a frame with two sides; a first and second drive wheel rotatably mounted to the two sides; a first hand crank connected to the first drive wheel through a first crank hub, and a first wheel hub that is connected to and rotates the first drive wheel; a second hand crank connected to the second drive wheel through a second crank hub, and a second ratcheting hub that is connected to and rotates the second drive wheel; at least one shifting mechanism to change a leveraging ratio between the first hand crank and the first drive wheel and between the second hand crank and the second drive wheel; a pivoting backrest connected to the frame, wherein the pivoting backrest provides continuous back support to the rider; an adjustable hammock seat connected to the frame; a third support connected to the frame; and a braking mechanism to retard movement of the first and second drive wheels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2003
    Inventor: John R. Caldwell
  • Publication number: 20010038189
    Abstract: This is a hand-propelled wheeled device for a rider. The device includes: a frame with two sides; a first and second drive wheel rotatably mounted to the two sides; a first hand crank connected to the first drive wheel through a first crank hub, and a first wheel hub that is connected to and rotates the first drive wheel; a second hand crank connected to the second drive wheel through a second crank hub, and a second ratcheting hub that is connected to and rotates the second drive wheel; at least one shifting mechanism to change a leveraging ratio between the first hand crank and the first drive wheel and between the second hand crank and the second drive wheel; a pivoting backrest connected to the frame, wherein the pivoting backrest provides continuous back support to the rider; an adjustable hammock seat connected to the frame; a third support connected to the frame; and a braking mechanism to retard movement of the first and second drive wheels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2001
    Publication date: November 8, 2001
    Inventor: John R. Caldwell
  • Patent number: 6276703
    Abstract: This is a hand-propelled wheeled device for a rider. The device includes: a frame with two sides; a first and second drive wheel rotatably mounted to the two sides; a first hand crank connected to the first drive wheel through a first crank hub, and a first wheel hub that is connected to and rotates the first drive wheel; a second hand crank connected to the second drive wheel through a second crank hub, and a second ratcheting hub that is connected to and rotates the second drive wheel; at least one shifting mechanism to change a leveraging ratio between the first hand crank and the first drive wheel and between the second hand crank and the second drive wheel; a pivoting backrest connected to the frame, wherein the pivoting backrest provides continuous back support to the rider; an adjustable hammock seat connected to the frame; a third support connected to the frame; and a braking mechanism to retard movement of the first and second drive wheels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2001
    Inventor: John R. Caldwell
  • Patent number: 4313670
    Abstract: A finishing station is arranged whereat stitching or stapling may occur and includes a stapling device having a stapling head and its cooperating anvil arranged for pivotal movement into and out of an active stapling position. A motor driven eccentric linkage effects swinging of the stapling device about a vertical pivot so as to bring the head and anvil into a stapling position relative to a corner of a set being stapled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 1979
    Date of Patent: February 2, 1982
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventor: John R. Caldwell
  • Patent number: 4043665
    Abstract: Improved document handling for a xerographic copier with automatic feeding onto, and ejection of documents from, a full size conventional document copying platen is provided by a vacuum belt system in a platen cover unit. The document support surface of the vacuum belt is spaced slightly above the platen for low friction document movement, yet maintained within copying focus. This document support and background surface of the belt is smooth, planar and continuous and stationary during copying so as to provide document flattening and allow document copying on the platen by the conventional stationary document copying optics. Book copying or manual copying can be provided on the same platen by pivotal removal of the platen cover unit away from the platen. A document pre-registration and skew-correction system is disclosed in which over-platen registration is not required. A pivotal system is also disclosed for limited lifting of the vacuum belt system for document ejection assistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 1975
    Date of Patent: August 23, 1977
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventor: John R. Caldwell
  • Patent number: 3932311
    Abstract: Electrically conducting adhesive composition comprising crosslinked alkyl acrylate and/or alkyl methacrylate polymer, specially prepared electrically clean silver particles, and a suspending or thickening agent such as silica of large surface area dispersed in a low-boiling solvent system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 1974
    Date of Patent: January 13, 1976
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: John R. Caldwell, James Maynard Hawkins
  • Patent number: D772907
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: Intuit Inc.
    Inventors: John R. Caldwell, Lisa Kanter, Christopher Morgan Dye