Patents by Inventor Katherine Sandford

Katherine Sandford 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).

  • Exchanging water allocation credits
    Patent number: 9846848
    Abstract: A method of exchanging water allocation credits comprises accessing data describing a water allocation credit reserved for a first user. An unused amount of the water allocation credit which will not be used by the first user is then determined. A sale is then brokered of the unused amount of the water allocation credit to another user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: Trimble Inc.
    Inventors: Robert J. Lindores, Katherine Sandford, Richard W. Hilliker, Jeffrey A. Hamilton
  • EXCHANGING WATER ALLOCATION CREDITS
    Publication number: 20120101934
    Abstract: A method of exchanging water allocation credits comprises accessing data describing a water allocation credit reserved for a first user. An unused amount of the water allocation credit which will not be used by the first user is then determined. A sale is then brokered of the unused amount of the water allocation credit to another user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2011
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Inventors: Robert J. Lindores, Katherine Sandford, Richard W. Hilliker, Jeffrey A. Hamilton