Patents by Inventor William C. Cray

William C. Cray 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: 20130346170
    Abstract: A customer loyalty rewards program random enhanced reward distribution system and method may comprise a server (304) receiving an indication that a user is a qualified participant because the user is one of a recipient of customer loyalty rewards program currency and qualified to be such a recipient. The server (304) may be configured to provide the user with a representation of a game (1400), via a communication network (290). The server (304) may be configured to receive, via the communication network (290), from the user, an indication that the user participates (1402) using the representation of the game (1400). The server (304) may determine whether the user is an enhanced reward recipient. The server (304) may be configured to determine whether the user is an enhanced reward recipient by selecting a position in a results array (100) predetermined to contain the indication (104) of whether the user is an enhanced reward recipient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2012
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Applicant: BOZUKO, INC.
    Inventors: Jacob H. Epstein, Mark A. Fabrizio, Andrew J. Stone, William C. Cray
  • Patent number: 5476016
    Abstract: The present invention includes an apparatus, kit and method for annotating information on an assay medium, such as an electrophoresis gel, thin-layer chromatography plate, x-ray film, and the like, prior to recording the data on the assay medium by photography or other like means. The apparatus is composed of a planar base with grooved tracks, or of two or more side rails that are placed on a planar base adjacent the assay medium, with markers for designating information about a sample or its separated components on the assay medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 1993
    Date of Patent: December 19, 1995
    Assignee: Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska
    Inventors: Paula J. Fedorka-Cray, William C. Cray, Jr.