Patents by Inventor Kathleen Cook

Kathleen Cook 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: 5895453
    Abstract: Method and system for the detection of suspect sales transactions in a sales environment having point of sale devices and sales locations, having a first processor for gathering record information reflecting sales transactions that have occurred in the environment, extracting from the record information a plurality of extract records relevant to suspect transactions, and converting the extract records into a form readable by the first processor; and a second processor for reading and analyzing and inputting the converted extract records, in which the second processor performs the steps of applying a plurality of exception criteria to said converted extract records to create exception records, filtering from the exception records records indicative of suspect transactions, ranking the filtered records, applying scoring table values to said ranked, filtered records to create scored records, and outputting the scored records; and a report generator for generating reports from the scored records reflecting suspec
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 20, 1999
    Assignee: STS Systems, Ltd.
    Inventor: Kathleen Cook
  • Patent number: 5302403
    Abstract: A handle for a confectionery product that envelopes a housing detachably engaged to a support. The housing receives a novelty item. After the confectionery product is eaten the novelty item is released by breaking the support from the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 12, 1994
    Assignee: Novelty Concepts, Inc.
    Inventors: Kathleen Cook, Fred Schalmo