Patents by Inventor Thomas J. Carter

Thomas J. Carter 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: 20240138824
    Abstract: Vascular closure assembly device and method embodiments may be used to provide hemostasis at vascular puncture site or the like. Such vascular puncture or access sites may be created during a variety of percutaneous or minimally invasive medical procedures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Brian HAUCK, Thomas LARZON, Joseph W. HUMPHREY, Robert G. WHIRLEY, Robert L. CARTER, Dion J. THUROW
  • Patent number: 10373214
    Abstract: A method includes generating a delta price and generating a final price using the delta price. A process and system provide an ability to determine a product's final price with a selected set of features in which multiple configurations are to be generated. The ability to determine such final prices can be based on the ability to determine the change in price between one configuration of a product and that of another product configuration (e.g. the product configured with the desired feature(s)). A customer is able to select one or more features, and so view the effect on the product's final price, as well as compare the prices (and incremental price differences) between various configurations of a given product. This increases the likelihood of the purchase being made, because it provides the potential purchaser with the final price earlier in the sales cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: Versata Development Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas J. Carter, III, Meetesh M. Karia, August R. Buerkle, Boris Motik, Ramanathan Ramadass, Reuben Swartz
  • Patent number: 9519907
    Abstract: A method includes generating a delta price and generating a final price using the delta price. A process and system provide an ability to determine a product's final price with a selected set of features in which multiple configurations are to be generated. The ability to determine such final prices can be based on the ability to determine the change in price between one configuration of a product and that of another product configuration (e.g. the product configured with the desired feature(s)). A customer is able to select one or more features, and so view the effect on the product's final price, as well as compare the prices (and incremental price differences) between various configurations of a given product. This increases the likelihood of the purchase being made, because it provides the potential purchaser with the final price earlier in the sales cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: Versata Development Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas J. Carter, III, Meetesh M. Karia, August R. Buerkle, Boris Motik, Ramanathan Ramadass, Reuben Swartz
  • Patent number: 8438108
    Abstract: A method for facilitating the sale of a loan having a loan asset and a service asset is provided. The method includes the steps of receiving a bid from one or more servicers for purchasing the servicing asset and receiving a loan commitment selection from a lender. The method further includes selecting a servicer from the one or more servicers with a lender based upon a predefined set of criteria for selecting a servicer. The method also includes generating an all-in price, the all-in price including the price for purchasing the loan asset and the servicing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Fannie Mae
    Inventors: Donald R. Palumbo, Thomas J. Carter, Amelia M. Dixon, Kathleen P. Keller, John J. Jozwiak
  • Patent number: 8365381
    Abstract: A system and method for mounting a vehicle closure member (62) on a vehicle body (40) utilizes vision sensing of a master gauge location (42) of the vehicle body, of coordination formations (48) on the vehicle body, and of opening extremities of a closure member opening of the vehicle body, and the sensing is used by a controller (34) to provide mounting of a hinge at a proper location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Utica Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas J. Carter, Timothy J. Marx, Thomas W. French
  • Publication number: 20120158458
    Abstract: In one embodiment, various pricing tables and price adjustment tables and various products and purchasing organizations are organized based on “who” (i.e. which purchasing organization) is purchasing “what” (i.e. which product). In one embodiment, various purchasing organizations and products are organized into respective organizational groups and product groups. Various price adjustments may be specified for each level of the organizational groups and product groups hierarchies. In one embodiment, the price adjustments for a particular purchasing organization are determined by retrieving the price adjustments for that particular purchasing organization and the price adjustments for organizational groups above the particular purchasing organization in the organizational groups hierarchy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Inventor: Thomas J. Carter, III
  • Publication number: 20120017413
    Abstract: A system and method for mounting a vehicle closure member (62) on a vehicle body (40) utilizes vision sensing of a master gauge location (42) of the vehicle body, of coordination formations (48) on the vehicle body, and of opening extremities of a closure member opening of the vehicle body, and the sensing is used by a controller (34) to provide mounting of a hinge at a proper location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2011
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Applicant: UTICA ENTERPRISES, INC.
    Inventors: Thomas J. Carter, Timothy J. Marx, Thomas W. French
  • Patent number: 8095421
    Abstract: The invention organizes various pricing tables and price adjustment tables and various products and purchasing organizations based on “who” (i.e. which purchasing organization) is purchasing “what” (i.e. which product). The invention utilizes a denormalized table to relate the “who” to the “what” using denormalized numbers. The invention further organizes various purchasing organizations and products into hierarchical tables. These hierarchical tables are called organizational groups and product groups. Various price adjustments may be specified for each level of the organizational groups and product groups hierarchies. The price adjustments for a particular purchasing organization are determined by retrieving the price adjustments for that particular purchasing organization as well as the price adjustments for organizational groups above the particular purchasing organization in the organizational groups hierarchy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: Versata Development Group, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas J. Carter, III
  • Patent number: 7747526
    Abstract: A computer-implemented system for facilitating sale of a mortgage loan comprises committing logic and servicing execution logic. The committing logic is configured to receive a loan commitment from a lender. The servicing execution logic is coupled to the committing logic. The servicing execution logic is configured to receive servicing-released pricing from one or more servicers for purchasing a servicing asset of the loan from the lender. The servicing execution logic is further configured to select one of the one or more servicers as a purchaser for a servicing asset of the mortgage loan from the lender based upon parameters specified by the servicers and/or by the lender.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: Fannie Mae
    Inventors: Donald R. Palumbo, Thomas J. Carter, Amelia M. Dixon, Kathleen P. Keller, John J. Jozwiak
  • Publication number: 20090327166
    Abstract: A method of generating a price is disclosed. The method includes generating a delta price and generating a final price using the delta price.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2009
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Inventors: Thomas J. Carter, III, Meetesh M. Karia, August R. Buerkle, Boris Motik, Ramanathan Ramadass, Reuben Swartz
  • Publication number: 20090307154
    Abstract: The invention organizes various pricing tables and price adjustment tables and various products and purchasing organizations based on “who” (i.e. which purchasing organization) is purchasing “what” (i.e. which product). The invention utilizes a denormalized table to relate the “who” to the “what” using denormalized numbers. The invention further organizes various purchasing organizations and products into hierarchical tables. These hierarchical tables are called organizational groups and product groups. Various price adjustments may be specified for each level of the organizational groups and product groups hierarchies. The price adjustments for a particular purchasing organization are determined by retrieving the price adjustments for that particular purchasing organization as well as the price adjustments for organizational groups above the particular purchasing organization in the organizational groups hierarchy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2009
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Inventor: Thomas J. Carter, III
  • Publication number: 20090307153
    Abstract: The invention organizes various pricing tables and price adjustment tables and various products and purchasing organizations based on “who” (i.e. which purchasing organization) is purchasing “what” (i.e. which product). The invention utilizes a denormalized table to relate the “who” to the “what” using denormalized numbers. The invention further organizes various purchasing organizations and products into hierarchical tables. These hierarchical tables are called organizational groups and product groups. Various price adjustments may be specified for each level of the organizational groups and product groups hierarchies. The price adjustments for a particular purchasing organization are determined by retrieving the price adjustments for that particular purchasing organization as well as the price adjustments for organizational groups above the particular purchasing organization in the organizational groups hierarchy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2009
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Inventor: Thomas J. Carter, III
  • Patent number: 7584155
    Abstract: A method includes generating a delta price and generating a final price using the delta price. A process and system provide an ability to determine a product's final price with a selected set of features in which multiple configurations are to be generated. The ability to determine such final prices can be based on the ability to determine the change in price between one configuration of a product and that of another product configuration (e.g. the product configured with the desired feature(s)). A customer is able to select one or more features, and so view the effect on the product's final price, as well as compare the prices (and incremental price differences) between various configurations of a given product. This increases the likelihood of the purchase being made, because it provides the potential purchaser with the final price earlier in the sales cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2009
    Assignee: Trilogy Development Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas J. Carter, III, Meetesh M. Karia, August R. Buerkle, Boris Motik, Ramanathan Ramadass, Reuben Swartz
  • Patent number: 6971175
    Abstract: A vehicle body assembly line (10) and method for assembling vehicle bodies utilizes electromagnetic gauging apparatus (44) to generate production gauge data of an assembly of formed sheet metal components, and an electrical controller (38) compares the production gauge data to design gauge data to detect any production deviation and is electrically connected to the assembly line to adjust the assembly of the formed sheet metal body components to correct any production deviation detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2005
    Assignee: Utica Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark A. Savoy, Thomas J. Carter
  • Publication number: 20040221438
    Abstract: A vehicle body assembly line (10) and method for assembling vehicle bodies utilizes electromagnetic gauging apparatus (44) to generate production gauge data of an assembly of formed sheet metal components, and an electrical controller (38) compares the production gauge data to design gauge data to detect any production deviation and is electrically connected to the assembly line to adjust the assembly of the formed sheet metal body components to correct any production deviation detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2003
    Publication date: November 11, 2004
    Inventors: Mark A. Savoy, Thomas J. Carter
  • Publication number: 20030120579
    Abstract: The invention organizes various pricing tables and price adjustment tables and various products and purchasing organizations based on “who” (i.e. which purchasing organization) is purchasing “what” (i.e. which product). The invention utilizes a denormalized table to relate the “who” to the “what” using denormalized numbers. The invention further organizes various purchasing organizations and products into hierarchical tables. These hierarchical tables are called organizational groups and product groups. Various price adjustments may be specified for each level of the organizational groups and product groups hierarchies. The price adjustments for a particular purchasing organization are determined by retrieving the price adjustments for that particular purchasing organization as well as the price adjustments for organizational groups above the particular purchasing organization in the organizational groups hierarchy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2003
    Publication date: June 26, 2003
    Inventor: Thomas J. Carter
  • Patent number: 6553350
    Abstract: The system organize various pricing tables and price adjustment tables and various products and purchasing organizations based on “who” (i.e. which purchasing organization) is purchasing “what” (i.e. which product). The system and method utilizes a denormalized table to relate the “who” to the “what” using denormalized numbers. The system and method organizes various purchasing organizations and products into hierarchical tables. These hierarchical tables are called organizational groups and product groups. Various price adjustments may be specified for each level of the organizational groups and product groups hierarchies. The price adjustments for a particular purchasing organization are determined by retrieving the price adjustments for that particular purchasing organization as well as the price adjustments for organizational groups above the particular purchasing organization in the organizational groups hierarchy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2003
    Assignee: Trilogy Development Group, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas J. Carter
  • Patent number: 6457231
    Abstract: An assembly line (14) having particular utility for use in assembling sheet metal parts includes a work station (18) having one or more production part trays (32, 34), a pilot part tray (36) and an indexer (38) that indexes these part trays in a transverse direction to a direction of conveyance (C) of the assembly line to permit one of the two production part trays (32, 34) to be used for production or the pilot part tray (36) to be used for a future pilot test. Detachable couplings (56) allow the production and pilot part trays to be moved to a maintenance station (42, 44) that is outside of the assembly line work area (25).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2002
    Assignee: Utica Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas J. Carter, Rudolph A. Gansler
  • Publication number: 20020026368
    Abstract: The invention organizes various pricing tables and price adjustment tables and various products and purchasing organizations based on “who” (i.e. which purchasing organization) is purchasing “what” (i.e. which product). The invention utilizes a denormalized table to relate the “who” to the “what” using denormalized numbers. The invention further organizes various purchasing organizations and products into hierarchical tables. These hierarchical tables are called organizational groups and product groups. Various price adjustments may be specified for each level of the organizational groups and product groups hierarchies. The price adjustments for a particular purchasing organization are determined by retrieving the price adjustments for that particular purchasing organization as well as the price adjustments for organizational groups above the particular purchasing organization in the organizational groups hierarchy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 1999
    Publication date: February 28, 2002
    Inventor: THOMAS J. CARTER
  • Patent number: 5878400
    Abstract: The invention organizes various pricing tables and price adjustment tables and various products and purchasing organizations based on "who" (i.e. which purchasing organization) is purchasing "what" (i.e. which product). The invention utilizes a denormalized table to relate the "who" to the "what" using denormalized numbers. The invention further organizes various purchasing organizations and products into hierarchical tables. These hierarchical tables are called organizational groups and product groups. Various price adjustments may be specified for each level of the organizational groups and product groups hierarchies. The price adjustments for a particular purchasing organization are determined by retrieving the price adjustments for that particular purchasing organization as well as the price adjustments for organizational groups above the particular purchasing organization in the organizational groups hierarchy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1999
    Assignee: Trilogy Development Group, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas J. Carter, III