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).
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Publication number: 20240138824Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2023Publication date: May 2, 2024Inventors: Brian HAUCK, Thomas LARZON, Joseph W. HUMPHREY, Robert G. WHIRLEY, Robert L. CARTER, Dion J. THUROW
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Patent number: 10373214Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 7, 2016Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignee: Versata Development Group, Inc.Inventors: Thomas J. Carter, III, Meetesh M. Karia, August R. Buerkle, Boris Motik, Ramanathan Ramadass, Reuben Swartz
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Patent number: 9519907Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 28, 2009Date of Patent: December 13, 2016Assignee: Versata Development Group, Inc.Inventors: Thomas J. Carter, III, Meetesh M. Karia, August R. Buerkle, Boris Motik, Ramanathan Ramadass, Reuben Swartz
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Patent number: 8438108Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 28, 2010Date of Patent: May 7, 2013Assignee: Fannie MaeInventors: Donald R. Palumbo, Thomas J. Carter, Amelia M. Dixon, Kathleen P. Keller, John J. Jozwiak
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Patent number: 8365381Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 19, 2011Date of Patent: February 5, 2013Assignee: Utica Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Thomas J. Carter, Timothy J. Marx, Thomas W. French
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Publication number: 20120158458Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2011Publication date: June 21, 2012Inventor: Thomas J. Carter, III
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Publication number: 20120017413Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2011Publication date: January 26, 2012Applicant: UTICA ENTERPRISES, INC.Inventors: Thomas J. Carter, Timothy J. Marx, Thomas W. French
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Patent number: 8095421Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 5, 2003Date of Patent: January 10, 2012Assignee: Versata Development Group, Inc.Inventor: Thomas J. Carter, III
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Patent number: 7747526Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 23, 2006Date of Patent: June 29, 2010Assignee: Fannie MaeInventors: Donald R. Palumbo, Thomas J. Carter, Amelia M. Dixon, Kathleen P. Keller, John J. Jozwiak
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Publication number: 20090327166Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2009Publication date: December 31, 2009Inventors: Thomas J. Carter, III, Meetesh M. Karia, August R. Buerkle, Boris Motik, Ramanathan Ramadass, Reuben Swartz
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Publication number: 20090307154Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2009Publication date: December 10, 2009Inventor: Thomas J. Carter, III
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Publication number: 20090307153Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2009Publication date: December 10, 2009Inventor: Thomas J. Carter, III
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Patent number: 7584155Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 1, 2002Date of Patent: September 1, 2009Assignee: Trilogy Development Group, Inc.Inventors: Thomas J. Carter, III, Meetesh M. Karia, August R. Buerkle, Boris Motik, Ramanathan Ramadass, Reuben Swartz
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Patent number: 6971175Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 5, 2003Date of Patent: December 6, 2005Assignee: Utica Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Mark A. Savoy, Thomas J. Carter
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Publication number: 20040221438Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2003Publication date: November 11, 2004Inventors: Mark A. Savoy, Thomas J. Carter
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Publication number: 20030120579Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2003Publication date: June 26, 2003Inventor: Thomas J. Carter
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Patent number: 6553350Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 19, 1999Date of Patent: April 22, 2003Assignee: Trilogy Development Group, Inc.Inventor: Thomas J. Carter
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Patent number: 6457231Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 7, 2000Date of Patent: October 1, 2002Assignee: Utica Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Thomas J. Carter, Rudolph A. Gansler
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Publication number: 20020026368Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 1999Publication date: February 28, 2002Inventor: THOMAS J. CARTER
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Patent number: 5878400Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 17, 1996Date of Patent: March 2, 1999Assignee: Trilogy Development Group, Inc.Inventor: Thomas J. Carter, III