Patents by Inventor Paul David Vicars

Paul David Vicars 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: 7849052
    Abstract: A system and method for managing electronic files and tasks in a way that is intuitive to the users, mimicking their environment, but “Process-Blind’. The system and method comprise a configurable structure that facilitates the accurate filing and subsequent locating of electronic files in underlying document/record management applications. The manager enables users, with permissions, to communicate with each other regarding these files and their work through ad-hoc workflows that are created by the user as needed, then retained as documentation of events. The manager provides an efficient, secure, auditable handling of unstructured data that is free of predetermined inflexible processes and is not dependant on specific underlying document management software.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Inventors: Paul David Vicars, Eric James VanHoose
  • Publication number: 20080295101
    Abstract: A system and method for managing electronic files and tasks in a way that is intuitive to the users, mimicking their environment. The system and method comprises a configurable structure that facilitates the accurate filing and subsequent locating of electronic files in underlying document management/record management (DM/RM) applications, as well the utilization of business rules to manage a process. The manager enables users, with permissions, to communicate with each other regarding these files and their work through ad-hoc workflows that are created by the user as needed, then retained as documentation of events. The manager provides an efficient, secure, auditable handling of unstructured data that is free of predetermined inflexible processes and is not dependant on specific underlying document management software. The system also provides the users a method for measuring the timeliness of structured and unstructured data and processes on a perpetual, real time basis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2007
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Inventors: Paul David Vicars, Eric James VanHoose
  • Patent number: 6582142
    Abstract: A permanent ink marker for re-identifying insulated wire. The marker has a container for ink, and a nib that is disposed on the container and in communication with the interior thereof. The nib is provided with a slit that extends from an end of the nib that is remote from the container in a direction toward the container. The end of the slit remote from the end of the nib is preferably widened, and can have a circular cross-section. The end of the nib preferably has a notch where the slit starts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2003
    Inventors: Robert Earl Keller, Paul David Vicars
  • Publication number: 20020100138
    Abstract: A permanent ink marker is provided for re-identifying insulated wire. The marker has a container for ink, and a nib that is disposed on the container and in communication with the interior thereof. The nib is provided with a slit that extends from an end of the nib that is remote from the container in a direction toward the container. The end of the slit remote from the end of the nib is preferably widened, and can have a circular cross-section. The end of the nib preferably has a notch where the slit starts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2002
    Publication date: August 1, 2002
    Inventors: Robert Earl Keller, Paul David Vicars