Patents by Inventor Patricia A. Ball

Patricia A. Ball 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).

  • Publication number: 20050086080
    Abstract: A health care consumer information tool may include a header listing, a body listing and a footer listing. The header listing may provide physical information about a health care entity. The body listing may provide a series of category headings, each having a series of metrics. For each metric a factual or descriptive assessment of the health care entity may be displayed. The footer listing may provide information designated by the health care entity itself. The header, body and footer listing may be arranged to be like a nutrition label, as provided in 21 C.F.R. (Apr. 1, 2003 edition) section 101.9(d)(12). The tool may be available to consumers in print, online, or in another accessible format.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2004
    Publication date: April 21, 2005
    Applicant: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota
    Inventors: MaryAnn Stump, Stephen Griffiths, Patricia Ball, Neil Chaffee
  • Publication number: 20020000536
    Abstract: Crosslinker compositions consisting essentially of 50 to 95 weight percent monomeric C1 to C8 alkoxymethyl melamine derivatives containing not more than about 0.20 wt. % of imino (>N—H) groups. Such compositions further comprise 5 to 50 weight percent oligomeric C1 to C8 alkoxymethyl melamine derivatives and are useful for low temperature curing of functional resins, e.g. with active hydroxyl groups, for wood, automotive, appliance, coil and other coatings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2001
    Publication date: January 3, 2002
    Inventors: George T. Spitz, George D. Vaughn, Patricia A. Ball