Patents by Inventor Thomas Dean Maines

Thomas Dean Maines 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).

  • System for assessing and improving social responsibility of a business
    Publication number: 20030018487
    Abstract: The invention pertains to a system for assessing the level of social responsibility of a business and for monitoring improvements using the assessed level as a baseline. The system includes a self-assessment testing method which establishes a score or “grade” indicative of the level of social responsibility of the business which can be used for comparative purposes internally or externally.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2002
    Publication date: January 23, 2003
    Inventors: Stephen B. Young, Harry R. Halloran, Thomas Dean Maines, Charles M. Denny, Arnold M. Weimerskirch, Kenneth E. Goodpaster, Timothy Taylor Greene, Lee M. Kennedy, Clinton O. Larson