Patents by Inventor Kenneth L. Virgin

Kenneth L. Virgin 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: 6826542
    Abstract: The present invention is a central invoicing system. Payors and invoicers can use the central invoicing system by connecting to it by a network, such as the Internet, and using an interaction device, such as a personal computer with web browsing software. Payors can create, on the central invoicing system, a list of invoicers from whom they wish to receive invoices. The system sends invitations, including a user name and password, to the selected invoicers to enroll with the central invoicing system. The system provides invoicers with a facility to enroll with the central invoicing system over the Internet. Payors can also customize the format of the invoices they are to receive from the selected invoicers. The central invoicing system stores each payor's particular invoicing format on a server. The system allows an invoicer to connect to the system through the Internet to create invoices. The invoicer can then submit that invoice to the payor through the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2004
    Assignee: iPayables, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth L. Virgin, Jonathan M. Titel, Robert L. Ripley
  • Patent number: 5144776
    Abstract: Apparatus for adjustably attaching roof panels to the sidewalls of an enclosure and for securing the pitch of the roof panel with respect to the sidewalls after it has been established is disclosed. The apparatus includes a header support member which is placed on top of the sidewall and has a longitudinally extending pocket therein. A header arm having a longitudinally extending yoke at one end thereof is received in the longitudinally extending pocket in the header support member. After the roof pitch has been established by rotating the yoke portion of the header arm within the pocket in the header support member, the header arm is fastened to the header support member to secure the roof pitch. The header support member and the header arm each have a pocket formed therein which is filled with insulating material providing a thermal break within each of these components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 1991
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1992
    Assignee: Patio Enclosures, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph R. Hetzel, Kenneth L. Virgins
  • Patent number: 4872297
    Abstract: Apparatus for adjustably attaching roof panels to the side walls of an enclosure and for securing the pitch of the roof panel with respect to the side walls after it has been established is disclosed. The apparatus includes a header support member which is placed on top of the side wall and has a longitudinally extending pocket therein. A header arm having a longitudinally extending yoke at one end thereof is received in the longitudinally extending pocket in the header support member. After the roof pitch has been established by rotating the yoke portion of the header arm within the pocket in the header support member, the header arm is fastened to the header support member to secure the roof pitch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1988
    Date of Patent: October 10, 1989
    Assignee: Patio Enclosures, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph R. Hetzel, Kenneth L. Virgins