Patents by Inventor William Michael Prentice

William Michael Prentice 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).

  • Enterprise information evolution analysis system
    Patent number: 7752070
    Abstract: A system and method are provided which analyze information management within enterprises and organizations from a perspective of evolutionary levels, or phases. Once an organization has been determined where it lies within the evolutionary levels, action items are used to transition proactively along the evolutionary path. The action items are selected so as to ease transition from one level or phase to the next.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: SAS Institute Inc.
    Inventors: Donald Andrew Hatcher, William Michael Prentice, Robert Allan Russell
  • Enterprise information evolution analysis system and method
    Publication number: 20040093244
    Abstract: A system and method are provided which analyze information management within enterprises and organizations from a perspective of evolutionary levels, or phases. Once an organization has been determined where it lies within the evolutionary levels, action items are used to transition proactively along the evolutionary path. The action items are selected so as to ease transition from one level or phase to the next.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2002
    Publication date: May 13, 2004
    Inventors: Donald Andrew Hatcher, William Michael Prentice, Robert Allan Russell