Patents by Inventor L. Foster

L. Foster 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).

  • Web-based customer lead generator system with pre-emptive profiling
    Patent number: 7275083
    Abstract: A web-based customer lead generator system. The system is based on an application service model, with the programming for the system being accessible to users of the system via web browsers and the Internet. The users are typically business enterprises that maintain e-commerce web sites. The pre-emptive profiling process searches the Internet to obtain email addresses of potential web site buyers. It performs a reverse look-up process to obtain demographic data about each potential buyer. This data is used to provide a purchasing profile of the buyer, which is then forwarded to the e-commerce business enterprise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2007
    Assignee: ReachForce, Inc.
    Inventors: John C. Seibel, Yu Feng, Robert L. Foster
  • HOSPITAL BED
    Publication number: 20070113342
    Abstract: A patient support apparatus including a patient support and a powered transport device to facilitate movement of a patient support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2007
    Publication date: May 24, 2007
    Inventors: L. Foster, Ryan Reeder
  • Ratcheting tool
    Patent number: 7213491
    Abstract: A ratcheting tool having an axial pawl ratcheting mechanism is provided that may be used for a screwdriver or wrench and comprises a first gear including axial gear teeth on a first side providing for ratcheting in a first direction. A second bidirectional gear has axial teeth on both sides. The second gear is mounted to the first side of the first gear so that the first gear axial gear teeth engage the second gear axial gear teeth and provide an axial pawl ratchet assembly. A ratchet head is provided having an opening for receiving the axial pawl ratchet assembly therein in order to transfer torque between the ratchet head and the axial pawl ratchet assembly. An actuator is provided for adjusting the positioning of the axial pawl ratchet assembly between a first position and a second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2007
    Assignee: Snap-on Incorporated
    Inventors: Christopher D. Thompson, Michael L. Foster
  • Reduced side-effect hemoglobin compositions
    Patent number: 7211560
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel hemoglobin compositions, particularly novel recombinant mutant hemoglobin compositions, which eliminate or substantially reduce 1) the creation of heart lesions, 2) gastrointestinal discomfort, 3) pressor effects, and 4) endotoxin hypersensitivity associated with the administration of extracellular hemoglobin compositions in various therapeutic applications. Applications described include treatments for anemia, head injury, hemorrhage or hypovolemia, ischemia, cachexia, sickle cell crisis and stroke; enhancing cancer treatments; stimulating hematopoiesis; improving repair of physically damaged tissues; alleviating cardiogenic shock; and shock resuscitation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2007
    Assignees: Baxter International, Inc., Baxter Healthcare S.A.
    Inventors: Douglas L. Looker, Izydor Z. Apostol, Eric A. Brucker, Michael P. Doyle, David L. Foster, Christopher B. Glascock, James C. Hartman, Geoffrey F. Lee, Douglas D. Lemon, Edwin G. Moore, Jane P. Richards, Michael R. Schick, Stephen P. Trimble, David Pereira, Ton-That Hai, Kenneth E. Burhop
  • Performance hydraulic systems for hybrid brake system
    Patent number: 7185956
    Abstract: A braking system including a pre-charge with a plurality of pumps disposed in parallel with respect to one another. The pumps can direct pressurized brake fluid to the brakes during a controlled braking maneuver. The pumps operate with offset operating cycles such that a first pump is drawing fluid while a second pump is pushing fluid to the brakes. The invention provides an embodiment having three pumps operated in parallel, wherein the pumps define operating cycles offset 120 degrees from one another. The invention also provides a separate master cylinder reservoir feed circuit to improve response of the system, especially cold weather response.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2007
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: David F. Reuter, E. Wayne Lloyd, Richard L. Foster, Daniel N. Borgemenke
  • Fiberglass non-woven catalyst
    Patent number: 7141626
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel catalysts for use with a fiberglass non-woven binder. The catalyst can be a Lewis acid, an organic acid salt, a free-radical generator, or a mixture thereof. The catalyst provides stronger bonding, increased crosslinking density, reduced curing times, and reduced curing temperatures. Fiberglass mats made with polymer binder compositions containing the catalyst exhibit both flexibility and elasticity, allowing the mats to be compressed for storage, yet return to original thickness once the compressive forces are removed. Formaldehyde-free wood composites, such as plywood and fiberboard, may also be produced with polymer binder compositions containing the catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2006
    Assignee: National Starch and Chemical Investment Holding Corporation
    Inventors: Klein A. Rodrigues, Allen M. Carrier, Alvie L. Foster, Bick Hicks, James C. Long
  • Prospects harvester system for providing contact data about customers of product or service offered by business enterprise extracting text documents selected from newsgroups, discussion forums, mailing lists, querying such data to provide customers who confirm to business profile data
    Patent number: 7120629
    Abstract: A system and method for providing profile data representing profiles of potential customers of a business enterprise. The system is based on an application service provider architecture, where the business enterprise accesses the profile data via the Internet using a web browser. The system is capable of using internal data of the business enterprise generated by a variety of accounting, sales, and enterprise planning tools.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2006
    Assignee: ReachForce, Inc.
    Inventors: John C. Seibel, Yu Feng, Robert L. Foster
  • Web-based customer prospects harvester system
    Patent number: 7096220
    Abstract: A web-based customer lead harvesting system. The system is based on an application service model, with the programming for the system being accessible to users of the system via web browsers and the Internet. The users, who are typically business enterprises, may access the system to search unstructured Internet data to obtain leads for prospective customers. The system accepts criteria from the user that describes a type or types of potential customers, as well as addresses of Internet sites of interest. A crawler process retrieves the web site data, and stores the data in a web archive. A harvester process then searches the Internet data according to the client-provided criteria. The system returns the names or the identifying information about the prospect together with a link to the document that verifies the prospect's match to the criteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2006
    Assignee: ReachForce, Inc.
    Inventors: John C. Seibel, Yu Feng, Robert L. Foster
  • Text indexing system to index, query the archive database document by keyword data representing the content of the documents and by contact data associated with the participant who generated the document
    Patent number: 7082427
    Abstract: A text indexing system for collecting business intelligence about a client, as well as for identifying prospective customers of the client, for use in a lead generation system accessible by the client via the Internet. The text indexing system has various components, including a data acquisition process that extracts textual data from various Internet sources, a database for storing the extracted data, a text indexing server that executes keyword searches of the database, and an output repository. A web server provides client access to the repository, and to the indexing server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2006
    Assignee: ReachForce, Inc.
    Inventors: John C Seibel, Yu Feng, Robert L. Foster
  • Surgical instrument with rotary cutting member and quick release coupling arrangement
    Patent number: 7066940
    Abstract: A surgical instrument for the dissection of bone and other tissue includes a spindle, a dissection tool and a male member carried by the spindle. The spindle includes a cavity. The dissection tool is releasably received in the cavity. The dissection tool extends along an axis and includes a first end and a second end with the first end having a cutting element and a second end having a generally cylindrical cross-section and a centrally located aperture partially extending along the axis. The male member is carried by the spindle and extends into the aperture of the dissection tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2006
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Danny C. Riedel, Durrell G. Tidwell, Bryan David Simmons, Larry Dale Estes, Allen P. Hilton, Rex Wesley Shores, John K. Henderson, James Q. Spitler, Michelle L. Walker, Dana A. Eskridge, Dennis L. Foster, Douglas W Haight, Laura A. Kriese, Stephen G Savage
  • Hospital bed
    Publication number: 20060107463
    Abstract: A patient support apparatus including a patient support and a powered transport device to facilitate movement of a patient support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2005
    Publication date: May 25, 2006
    Inventors: L. Foster, Ryan Reeder, John Vogel
  • Web-based customer lead generator system with pre-emptive profiling
    Patent number: 7043531
    Abstract: A web-based customer lead generator system. The system is based on an application service model, with the programming for the system being accessible to users of the system via web browsers and the Internet. The users are typically business enterprises that maintain e-commerce web sites. The pre-emptive profiling process searches the Internet to obtain email addresses of potential web site buyers. It performs a reverse look-up process to obtain demographic data about each potential buyer. This data is used to provide a purchasing profile of the buyer, which is then forwarded to the e-commerce business enterprise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2006
    Assignee: iNetProfit, Inc.
    Inventors: John C. Seibel, Yu Feng, Robert L. Foster
  • Polydithiocarbamate resin
    Patent number: 7030205
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a solid chelating resin consisting of a reactive hydrophobic backbone having pendent carbodithioic groups. Preferably the resin is a poly(dithiocarbamate) containing no tertiary nitrogen groups. The invention is also directed to a novel process for making a chelating resin involving a) reacting a nucleophilic compound with carbon disulfide in a suitable solvent, to form a carbodithioic acid, b) neutralizing the carbodithioic acid with a base to form a carbodithioic acid salt; and c) reacting said carbodithioic acid salt with a crosslinking reagent in a suitable solvent to form a solid chelating resin. The chelating resin is useful in removing metals and cationic compounds from effluent streams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2006
    Assignee: National Starch and Chemical Investment Holding Corporation
    Inventors: Alvie L. Foster, Jr., Ivonne C. Weidner, Maurice R. Smith
  • Web-based system and method for archiving and searching participant-based internet text sources for customer lead data
    Patent number: 7003517
    Abstract: A text mining system for collecting business intelligence about a client, as well as for identifying prospective customers of the client, for use in a lead generation system accessible by the client via the Internet. The text mining system has various components, including a data acquisition process that extracts textual data from various Internet sources, a database for storing the extracted data, a text mining server that executes query-based searches of the database, and an output repository. A web server provides client access to the repository, and to the mining server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2006
    Assignee: iNetProfit, Inc.
    Inventors: John C. Seibel, Yu Feng, Robert L. Foster
  • Neutrophil inhibitors
    Patent number: 6962795
    Abstract: Compositions enriched for Neutrophil Inhibitory Factor which inhibit neutrophil activity including adhesion to vascular endothelial cells are provided. Also provided are recombinant Neutrophil Inhibitory Factors which also which inhibit neutrophil activity. Such compositions may comprise a glycoprotein isolated from nematodes. These compositions and recombinant Neutrophil Inhibitory Factors are useful in the therapy of conditions which involve abnormal or undesired inflammatory responses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2005
    Assignee: Dendreon Corporation
    Inventors: Matthew Moyle, David L. Foster, George P. Vlasuk
  • Process for making air gap containing semiconducting devices and resulting semiconducting device
    Patent number: 6946382
    Abstract: A method of forming at least a partial air gap within a semiconducting device and the resulting devices, said method comprising the steps of: (a) depositing a sacrificial polymeric composition in one or more layers of the device during its formation; (b) coating the device with one or more layers of a relatively non-porous, organic, polymeric, insulating dielectric material (hardmask) having a density less than 2.2 g/cm3; and (c) decomposing the sacrificial polymeric composition such that the decomposition products permeate at least partially through the one or more hardmask layers, thereby forming at least a partial air gap within the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2005
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Paul H. Townsend, III, Kenneth L. Foster
  • Cargo restraint apparatus
    Patent number: 6929438
    Abstract: The present invention includes an improved cargo restraint apparatus (10). The cargo restraint apparatus (10) comprises a pallet (20), a reel (30) having a locking mechanism, and a lock release (43, 143, 243) having a pressure plate (44, 144, 244) and a release shaft (45, 145, 245) having a rotation restricting widthwise cross-section. A force is applied to the pressure plate (44, 144, 244) to unlock the reel (30). The pressure plate (44, 144, 244) allows a user to release the restraints quickly and easily by kicking the pressure plate while keeping the user's hands free.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2005
    Assignees: Robinson Industries, Inc., Homestead Tool & Machine, Inc.
    Inventors: Robin L. Foster, James E. Dailey
  • Tool hub
    Patent number: D536791
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2007
    Assignee: Brasseler USA Medical LLC
    Inventors: Dana Allen Eskridge, Dennis L. Foster, Douglas William Haight, Laura A. Kriese
  • Tool hub
    Patent number: D554256
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2007
    Assignee: Brasseler USA Medical LLC
    Inventors: Dana Allen Eskridge, Dennis L. Foster, Douglas William Haight, Laura A. Kriese
  • Tool for driving a ground rod
    Patent number: D555682
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2007
    Inventor: Fred L. Foster