Patents by Inventor Kenneth Gray

Kenneth Gray 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: 20160247236
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes novel systems and methods for a customer to receive information and/or purchase a product or service while interacting with multiple vendors through a single contact/agency. The customer is able to communicate with the agency through a variety of communication modes. The agency adapts the customer's input as necessary to meet the requirements of the vendors and the agency returns information to the customer so that the customer can conveniently interact with the multiple vendors. The systems and methods allow for the customer to stop and restart the process at various points using any of the communication modes. The agency has the ability to present the customer with prospecting, sales, service, upgrades, cross-sells, and other pre- and post-purchase services at the single point-of-contact agency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2016
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Applicant: Branch Banking and Trust Company
    Inventors: Brandon Bradshaw, Kenneth Gray Nester, II, Gregory Velett, Patricia M. Kinney
  • Publication number: 20140236771
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes novel systems and methods for a customer to receive information and/or purchase a product or service while interacting with multiple vendors through a single contact/agency. The customer is able to communicate with the agency through a variety of communication modes. The agency adapts the customer's input as necessary to meet the requirements of the vendors and the agency returns information to the customer so that the customer can conveniently interact with the multiple vendors. The systems and methods allow for the customer to stop and restart the process at various points using any of the communication modes. The agency has the ability to present the customer with prospecting, sales, service, upgrades, cross-sells, and other pre- and post-purchase services at the single point-of-contact agency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2014
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Inventors: Brandon H. Bradshaw, Kenneth Gray Nester, Gregory Velett
  • Patent number: 8793147
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes novel systems and methods for a customer to receive information and/or purchase a product or service while interacting with multiple vendors through a single contact/agency. The customer is able to communicate with the agency through a variety of communication modes. The agency adapts the customer's input as necessary to meet the requirements of the vendors and the agency returns information to the customer so that the customer can conveniently interact with the multiple vendors. The systems and methods allow for the customer to stop and restart the process at various points using any of the communication modes. The agency has the ability to present the customer with prospecting, sales, service, upgrades, cross-sells, and other pre- and post-purchase services at the single point-of-contact agency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Branch Banking and Trust
    Inventors: Brandon H. Bradshaw, Kenneth Gray Nester, II, Gregory Velett
  • Publication number: 20130339066
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes novel systems and methods for a customer to receive information and/or purchase a product or service while interacting with multiple vendors through a single contact/agency. The customer is able to communicate with the agency through a variety of communication modes. The agency adapts the customer's input as necessary to meet the requirements of the vendors and the agency returns information to the customer so that the customer can conveniently interact with the multiple vendors. The systems and methods allow for the customer to stop and restart the process at various points using any of the communication modes. The agency has the ability to present the customer with prospecting, sales, service, upgrades, cross-sells, and other pre- and post-purchase services at the single point-of-contact agency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2013
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: Branch Banking & Trust Company
    Inventors: Brandon Bradshaw, Kenneth Gray Nester, II, Gregory Velett, Patricia M. Kinney
  • Publication number: 20120290332
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes novel systems and methods for a customer to receive information and/or purchase a product or service while interacting with multiple vendors through a single contact/agency. The customer is able to communicate with the agency through a variety of communication modes. The agency adapts the customer's input as necessary to meet the requirements of the vendors and the agency returns information to the customer so that the customer can conveniently interact with the multiple vendors. The systems and methods allow for the customer to stop and restart the process at various points using any of the communication modes. The agency has the ability to present the customer with prospecting, sales, service, upgrades, cross-sells, and other pre- and post-purchase services at the single point-of-contact agency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2012
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Applicant: Branch Banking & Trust
    Inventors: Brandon H. Bradshaw, Kenneth Gray Nester, II, Gregory Velett
  • Publication number: 20070244012
    Abstract: A compact, solid-state THz source based on the driven Josephson vortex lattice in a highly anisotropic superconductor such as Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8 that allows cw emission at tunable frequency. A second order metallic Bragg grating is used to achieve impedance matching and to induce surface emission of THz-radiation from a Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8 sample. Steering of the emitted THz beam is accomplished by tuning the Josephson vortex spacing around the grating period using a superimposed magnetic control field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2007
    Publication date: October 18, 2007
    Inventors: Ulrich Welp, Alexei Koshelev, Kenneth Gray, Wai-Kwong Kwok, Vitalii Vlasko-Vlasov
  • Patent number: 7142002
    Abstract: A method of testing circuit chips includes providing test chips, the test chips being circuit chips to be tested, emulating a first type of test handler positioner for a circuit chip coupling device that is configured to couple to the first type of test handler, and using a test handler positioner connected to the circuit chip coupling device to couple the circuit chip coupling device to a selected test chip, to move the test chip to a desired test location, and to remove the test chip from the test location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2006
    Assignee: Northwave Equipment Corporation
    Inventors: Mark E. Clemons, C. Kenneth Gray, James D. Roblee
  • Patent number: 4626658
    Abstract: An electrically heated tool for heating a pipe connector sleeve in order to melt solder therein or applied thereto to secure the sleeve to a pipe has a pair of arms (1) hingedly connected to one another between their ends by a pin (2) in the manner of pliers. An electric heating unit (3) having an elongated shaft portion (9) enclosing an electric resistance heating element is detachably secured to and projects from one and the same end of each arm. The free end of each shaft portion (9) is detachably slidably inserted into the tubular shank of a metallic head part (4) having a semi-circular recess (4a) of a radius substantially equal to the radius of the pipe or sleeve to be heated. The arms are movable between an open position in which the recesses are spaced apart and a position in which the recesses are closed together around a pipe connector sleeve so as to apply heat thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 1984
    Date of Patent: December 2, 1986
    Assignee: Antex (Electronics) Limited
    Inventors: Kenneth Gray, Albert Tucker
  • Patent number: 4584765
    Abstract: Apparatus for expanding hairpin tubes into a fin pack unit that involves a special clamping fixture for securing the belled ends of the tubes to hold the ends of the tubes immobile as tube expanders are passed through the tubes to expand the tube walls in the fin plates and tube sheets of the unit. The tubes are expanded in tension which permits the bells to be formed against one of the tube sheets thereby eliminating the weakest region in the heat exchanger flow circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1984
    Date of Patent: April 29, 1986
    Assignee: Carrier Corporation
    Inventor: Kenneth Gray