Patents by Inventor John W. Short

John W. Short 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: 20140244343
    Abstract: A metrics management module may be employed to determine organizational health based on data collected for control metrics of an organization. The metrics management module may determine a set of metric health ratings based on the control metric data collected and selects a subset of metric health ratings from the set of metric health ratings. The metrics management module may determine one or more aggregate health ratings based, at least in part, on the subset of selected metric health ratings. The aggregate health ratings may indicate the organizational health of at least a portion of the organization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2013
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Marlo A. Wilson, Robin J. Buck, John W. Short, August M. Pape, Daniel P. McCoy, Srinivas Akula, Bharath Aravamuthan, Sudharsan Sundaresan, Fanendra Ganti
  • Patent number: 5518084
    Abstract: A new and improved portable step comprising a top platform having a front portion that extends downwardly therefrom. The top platform has a metal edging around a periphery thereof. The metal edging serves to protect the periphery from chipping and splitting. Included in the device are two side supports. Each of the two side supports has a spring loaded hinge theresecured. Each spring loaded hinge is secured to the top platform. Each of the two side supports is extendable to a position perpendicular to the top platform. Each of the two side supports is foldable to a position against the top platform. A front support is hingedly secured to the front portion of the top platform. The front support is extendable to a position perpendicular to the top platform resting against the two side supports. The front support is foldable to a position retaining the two side supports against the top platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 21, 1996
    Inventors: John W. Short, Margaret V. Short