Patents by Inventor R. Kleinert

R. Kleinert 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: 20060260829
    Abstract: A post driving device is disclosed. The post driving device slides to a desired position and is essentially locked in place through frictional force. As the post is driven into the ground, the device can be adjusted to a new position along the length of the post.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2006
    Publication date: November 23, 2006
    Inventor: R. Kleinert
  • Patent number: 6880084
    Abstract: Methods, systems and computer program products are provided for managing a smart card product by providing a plurality of generic definitions, at least a portion of which have a predefined relationship to others of the generic definitions, so as to provide a hierarchy of generic definitions. Generic definitions are selected from the plurality of generic definitions and associated with an instance of a card product definition so as to define characteristics of the smart card product associated with the instance of the card product definition. The selected generic definitions are populated with data associated with the smart card product so as to provide a hierarchy of instances of the generic definitions which define the characteristics of the smart card product. The smart card product is managed utilizing the hierarchy of instances of the generic definitions so as to provide the smart card product having the defined characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2005
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Peter J. Brittenham, Larry W. Henson, Stephen R. Kleinert