Patents by Inventor Philip A. Robinson

Philip A. Robinson 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: 8538799
    Abstract: A method and system to automatically monitor business collaborations. Collaboration participants can formally express obligations about their expected behavior during the collaboration in business terms, then automatically monitor processes carrying out the collaboration using the formulated obligations. The method and system extends existing service oriented monitoring standards and architecture, specifically, with additional business oriented metrics and plug-in components that allow the monitoring system to calculate business parameters from measurements of multiple services.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: SAP AG
    Inventors: Jochen Haller, Philip A. Robinson, Yuecel Karabulut, Florian Kerschbaum
  • Publication number: 20080004927
    Abstract: A method and system to automatically monitor business collaborations. Collaboration participants can formally express obligations about their expected behavior during the collaboration in business terms, then automatically monitor processes carrying out the collaboration using the formulated obligations. The method and system extends existing service oriented monitoring standards and architecture, specifically, with additional business oriented metrics and plug-in components that allow the monitoring system to calculate business parameters from measurements of multiple services.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2006
    Publication date: January 3, 2008
    Inventors: Jochen Haller, Philip A. Robinson, Yuecel Karabulut, Florian Kerschbaum
  • Patent number: 6165004
    Abstract: A power line connector/tap splice apparatus is provided for forming an electrical connection between an electrical power cable and an electrical lead wire. A clamp assembly having a curved top plate and a V-shaped bottom plate are connected on either side of the electrical cable. The top plate is connected to an insulator body having a longitudinal passage. A conducting set screw and conducting penetrator are received in the longitudinal passage, and are advanced toward the electrical cable by an insulated hex wrench. The insulator cap is manually operable, and carries a thumb cap assembly which includes a spring which biases an end of the electrical lead wire into electrical connection with the conductive set screw. The power line connector/tap splice apparatus forms a watertight connection with the electrical power cable, and can be used to safely connect an electrical lead wire to an energized power cable without requiring an insulator blanket or insulated power gloves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2000
    Inventor: Philip A. Robinson