Patents by Inventor Michael A. Uhl

Michael A. Uhl 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: 8175918
    Abstract: A computer-implemented system and method are provided for automatically determining rebate eligibility for purchased products. In one example, the purchased products may be travel-rebated products such as booked air travel itineraries. A database stores purchase information associated with purchased products purchased at corresponding purchase prices. A product administration system having a computer software-based product administration application interacts with the database and purchase information of a first purchased product is compared with purchase information of subsequently purchased products. The product administration application interacts with the database to determine if the first purchased a product matches a subsequently purchased product based on a set of matching criteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Orbitz Worldwide, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Aaron Cooper, Craig Norwood, John V. Banta, David Gehrett, Sai Bhargava Kopakka, Douglas Charles Little, Prassad Naga Venkata Rudra Mutyala, Shweta Parekh, Michael Uhl, Barry Wesley Waid, Tracey Weinberg
  • Publication number: 20100010841
    Abstract: A computer-implemented system and method are provided for automatically determining rebate eligibility for purchased products. In one example, the purchased products may be travel-rebated products such as booked air travel itineraries. A database stores purchase information associated with purchased products purchased at corresponding purchase prices. A product administration system having a computer software-based product administration application interacts with the database and purchase information of a first purchased product is compared with purchase information of subsequently purchased products. The product administration application interacts with the database to determine if the first purchased a product matches a subsequently purchased product based on a set of matching criteria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2008
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Applicant: ORBITZ WORLDWIDE, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Aaron Cooper, Craig Norwood, John V. Banta, David Gehrett, Sai Bhargava Kopakka, Douglas Charles Little, Prassad Naga Venkata Rudra Mutyala, Shweta Parekh, Michael Uhl, Barry Wesley Waid, Tracey Weinberg
  • Patent number: 7503142
    Abstract: The insertable pest catching device is an invention that because of its unique geometry and design provides for the simple and cost effective catching of pests such as hornets and yellow jackets. The device is principally intended for use in combination with an empty plastic two-liter volume soda pop bottle. In practice, an attractant such as a predetermined amount of sugar water is placed into a capped plastic bottle and the funnel shaped device is retentatively pressed into the side of the bottle. The device in combination with the bottle creates an attraction to pests. The pests are guided into the bottle through the funnel and subsequently die within the bottle. After a predetermined quantity of pests are trapped within the bottle, the bottle, with the device still inserted may be discarded as an entire assembly. Thus the disassembly, mess, and washing common with prior art pest catching devices are avoided. In certain embodiments, multiple devices may be inserted into a single bottle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2009
    Inventor: Michael A. Uhl
  • Patent number: 7222453
    Abstract: The insertable pest catching device is an invention that because of its unique geometry and design provides for the simple and cost effective catching of pests such as hornets and yellow jackets. The device is principally intended for use in combination with an empty plastic two-liter volume soda pop bottle or the like. In practice, an attractant such as a predetermined amount of sugar water is placed into a capped plastic bottle and the funnel shaped device is retentatively pressed into the side of the bottle. The device in combination with the bottle creates an attraction to pests. The pests are guided into the bottle through the funnel and subsequently die within the bottle. After a predetermined quantity of pests are trapped within the bottle, the bottle, with the device still inserted may be discarded as an entire assembly. Thus the disassembly, mess, and washing common with prior art pest catching devices is avoided. In certain embodiments, multiple devices may be inserted into a single bottle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2007
    Inventor: Michael A. Uhl
  • Publication number: 20050235554
    Abstract: The insertable pest catching device is an invention that because of its unique geometry and design provides for the simple and cost effective catching of pests such as hornets and yellow jackets. The device is principally intended for use in combination with an empty plastic two-liter volume soda pop bottle or the like. In practice, an attractant such as a predetermined amount of sugar water is placed into a capped plastic bottle and the funnel shaped device is retentatively pressed into the side of the bottle. The device in combination with the bottle creates an attraction to pests. The pests are guided into the bottle through the funnel and subsequently die within the bottle. After a predetermined quantity of pests are trapped within the bottle, the bottle, with the device still inserted may be discarded as an entire assembly. Thus the disassembly, mess, and washing common with prior art pest catching devices is avoided. In certain embodiments, multiple devices may be inserted into a single bottle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2005
    Publication date: October 27, 2005
    Inventor: Michael Uhl
  • Patent number: 5165581
    Abstract: A cylindrical body having a countersunk wall defining a trough around the internal periphery thereof, a removable cover assembly comprising a circular bottom member and a pair of semicircular plates disposed over the bottom member. The plates are supported and rotatable in a groove extending around the internal wall of the body member and are provided with a spring for urging the plates apart. A syphon tube forming an integral part of the bottle extends internally from the bottom of the trough to the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 1990
    Date of Patent: November 24, 1992
    Inventor: Michael Uhl
  • Patent number: 5110020
    Abstract: A tote bag for carrying sundries and a bottle having top and bottom panels, and cooperating flaps provided with fasteners to hold the flaps and bag. The bag can also be adapted to be supported on the bar of the frame of a bicycle by provision of additional Velcro strips. The bag collapses around the bottle when not in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 1990
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1992
    Inventor: Michael Uhl
  • Patent number: 4971090
    Abstract: Support means for foldable structures of the type having a roof of foldable material and a vertical mounting shaft staking perpendicularly to the ground. The interlocking support means consists of upper and lower interlocking members. A plurality of horizontal ribs are pivoted and clamped in the interlocking support means so that the ribs are held horizontally, but can fold down along the vertical shaft for transportation. The ribs have a channel cross-section. A rope extends from the end of one rib through the rib channel, through the interlocking mounting means and then through a second rib, whereby the ends of the rope may be used to stake down the structure and support side walls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 1989
    Date of Patent: November 20, 1990
    Inventor: Michael Uhl