Patents by Inventor Roderick R. Hughes

Roderick R. Hughes 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: 8204779
    Abstract: A high performance capability assessment model helps a revenue industry agency meet the challenges of the global marketplace. As a result, the revenue industry can achieve the clarity, consistency, and well-defined execution of core processes that reduce inefficiencies and waste that result from unnecessary process complexity and exceptions. In addition, the high performance capability assessment model helps the revenue industry agency to identify specific areas in which improvements may be made and understand how to make the improvements, and establishes levels of capability along the way to reaching an ultimate capability goal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: Accenture Global Services Limited
    Inventors: Roderick R. Hughes, Christine E. Denzer, Ruth A. Kennedy, Chen Ming, Shannon N. Johnson, David Regan, Carl Ward, Matthew A. Newman, Peter C. Olds, Karla J. Hulett, Lucina O'Sullivan