Patents by Inventor Kevin Kiernan

Kevin Kiernan 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: 20180154243
    Abstract: A first glove may include a pinky, ring, middle, index, and thumb finger sections which are configured to receive a person's pinky, ring, middle, index, and thumb fingers of the person's first hand. At least one of the pinky, ring, middle, index, and thumb finger sections, may have a padded outer portion on the palm-side of the first glove. The first glove may have a palm section to which the pinky, ring, middle, index, and thumb finger sections, are connected, on which at least a first further padded outer portion is located on the palm-side of the first glove. Each of the pinky, ring, middle, index, and thumb finger sections may have a padded outer portion on the palm-side of the first glove. The palm section of the first glove may have second and third further padded outer portions located on the palm-side of the first glove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2016
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventor: Kevin Kiernan
  • Publication number: 20150040236
    Abstract: A method, system and article of manufacture for adding randomness to a process used to achieve a specified objective. In one embodiment, the method comprises defining a multitude of solution paths through the process for achieving the specified objective; storing the paths as process workflows; and in response to a specified event, choosing one of the solution paths at random and executing the process, using the chosen solution path, to achieve the specified objective. In an embodiment, the process includes a specified number of steps; and the solution paths are defined by defining a multitude of orders of the steps, each of the orders, when executed, achieving the specified result. In one embodiment, at least a plurality of the steps includes one or more parameters; and a range of values is defined for at least one of the parameters of at least one of the steps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2013
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Inventors: Mark Crosbie, Joseph Kevin Kiernan, Alex Markelov
  • Patent number: D438760
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2001
    Inventor: Kevin Kiernan
  • Patent number: D439477
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Inventor: Kevin Kiernan
  • Patent number: D829407
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Inventor: Kevin Kiernan