Patents by Inventor Michael M. Mann

Michael M. Mann 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: 7848941
    Abstract: A system utilizing enterprise metrics measurement groups, including but not limited to: 1) CLARITY (or “alignment”) is the overall level of agreement and understanding among the members of the organization or organizational unit; 2) INVOLVEMENT is a measure of how effectively the organization's members are engaged in carrying out the tasks that are viewed as important to it; 3) LEVERAGE is the degree to which the existence of an organization provides its members with greater influence than they would have a independent individuals; 4) PRIORITY is a measure of the perceived impact of all the issues examined in an EnCompass study; 5) RELATIVE PRIORITY is a measure of the perceived impact of a selected issue, as compared with that of the other issues under consideration; and 6) INTEGRATION measures the degree of interconnection between two organizations or organizational units, by examining the links between them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignee: EnCompass Knowledge Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael M. Mann, Arne Haugland
  • Patent number: 3935543
    Abstract: A single electrooptic crystalline material, having a first pair of electrodes affixed thereto along opposite faces, and a second set of electrodes affixed to alternate opposite faces, is disposed within a laser cavity. The orientation of the crystal and selection of electrode faces is such that the application of two different electric fields can achieve simultaneous mode-locking of the laser with output coupling of the optical pulses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 1974
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1976
    Assignee: Northrop Corporation
    Inventors: Ronald G. Eguchi, Michael M. Mann, William B. Lacina, Kay C. Crill