Patents by Inventor William Eric Graham

William Eric Graham 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).

  • Method and apparatus to ensure proper geocoding
    Patent number: 8452664
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for verifying customer addresses before using those addresses in an asset tracking system. More specifically, the enhanced asset tracking system can accept multiple characteristics of the location. An operator or GIS system can check that these descriptors are identifying the same location. If descriptors do identify a same location, then the operator or GIS system can allow the location information to pass to the assets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Inventors: James David Main, II, Frank John Rittwager, William Eric Graham, Daniel James Colbert
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS TO ENSURE PROPER GEOCODING
    Publication number: 20110043332
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for verifying customer addresses before using those addresses in an asset tracking system. More specifically, the enhanced asset tracking system can accept multiple characteristics of the location. An operator or GIS system can check that these descriptors are identifying the same location. If descriptors do identify a same location, then the operator or GIS system can allow the location information to pass to the assets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2010
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Inventors: James David Main, II, Frank John Rittwager, William Eric Graham, Daniel James Colbert
  • Method and apparatus to ensure proper geocoding
    Patent number: 7831486
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for verifying customer addresses before using those addresses in an asset tracking system. More specifically, the enhanced asset tracking system can accept multiple characteristics of the location. An operator or GIS system can check that these descriptors are identifying the same location. If descriptors do identify a same location, then the operator or GIS system can allow the location information to pass to the assets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2010
    Inventors: James David Main, II, Frank John Rittwager, William Eric Graham, Daniel James Colbert
  • Ammonia treatment of textile materials
    Patent number: 4106902
    Abstract: A process of treating textile material of a cellulosic nature with ammonia includes the step of first applying water to the textile material before the material is impregnated with ammonia. The amount of water applied must be enough to raise the moisture content of the material to a level above that normally present in the prevailing conditions of atmospheric humidity but with a maximum value of 30% by weight of the dry material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 1975
    Date of Patent: August 15, 1978
    Assignee: J. & P. Coats Limited
    Inventors: John Aitken, William Eric Graham