Patents by Inventor Michael G. Steele

Michael G. Steele 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).

  • BUSINESS PROCESS MANAGEMENT, CONFIGURATION AND EXECUTION
    Publication number: 20140244539
    Abstract: Methods and systems may provide for identifying a first process template associated with a first business process, and modifying an arrangement of the first process template based on user input to obtain a second process template. The second process template may be associated with a second business process. In one example, a validation of the second process template is conducted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2013
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Duane A. Harmon, Richard J. Kezys, Bertrand H. Portier, Michael G. Steele
  • BUSINESS PROCESS MANAGEMENT, CONFIGURATION AND EXECUTION
    Publication number: 20140244538
    Abstract: Methods and systems may provide for identifying a first process template associated with a first business process, and modifying an arrangement of the first process template based on user input to obtain a second process template. The second process template may be associated with a second business process. In one example, a validation of the second process template is conducted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2013
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Duane A. Harmon, Richard J. Kezys, Bertrand H. Portier, Michael G. Steele
  • Anti-scratch coating for a tip of an automotive fastener
    Patent number: 6464440
    Abstract: A process for making a fastener having a shank with a head and a flat tip. A polymeric coating is applied to the tip of the fastener. The coating forms a parabolic bubble and is subsequently cured. The bubble prevents damage to a decorative coating of a vehicle during installation of a component in which the fastener is utilized. The disclosure is further directed to the fastener which is produced by the process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2002
    Inventor: Michael G. Steele