Patents by Inventor Mike R. Evans

Mike R. Evans 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).

  • Defining reports for dimension based enterprise resource planning systems
    Publication number: 20080319780
    Abstract: A reporting tool is used to create reports for dimension based ERP (“Enterprise Resource Planning”) systems. The dimensions for the report may be selected manually and/or automatically. The reports are defined using the selected dimensions that are obtained directly from the ERP system without including the fully qualified account information. Additionally, dimension hierarchies may be imported directly from the ERP system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2007
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: John C. Hellyer, Mike R. Evans, Eric C. Peterson
  • Friction reduction in drawing optical cable into protective tubes
    Patent number: 4979794
    Abstract: An outer protective tube into which a fiber optic cable is drawn under tension having a multiplicity of protruberances on its inside surface presenting a corresponding multiplicity of discrete spaced non-linear sliding surfaces to said cable to reduce friction and the tension imposed on the cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 1989
    Date of Patent: December 25, 1990
    Inventor: Mike R. Evans