Patents by Inventor Thomas Santos

Thomas Santos 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: 20060271455
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are disclosed for management of intellectual capital in an enterprise. The disclosed investment capital management tool obtains a description of a plurality of innovations of the enterprise; provides the descriptions to a plurality of employees; allows the plurality of employees to invest a pool of investment units in one or more of the plurality of innovations; and prioritizes the plurality of innovations based on the investments. In addition, the disclosed investment capital management tool can obtain a description of a plurality of innovations of the enterprise; provides the descriptions to a plurality of employees; allows the plurality of employees to record contributions to the innovations in records associated with the description; and provides the descriptions and an indication of the corresponding contributions to a plurality of employees.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2005
    Publication date: November 30, 2006
    Applicant: Rite-Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: James Lavoie, Ian Mitchell, Thomas Santos, Donald Stanford