Patents by Inventor William R. Pike

William R. Pike 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).

  • Patent number: 7428724
    Abstract: A method and system for managing complex projects uses a framework having workflow maps containing activity blocks that provide detailed, easily accessible information within the framework about the project. The framework links functional groups, their associated activities, and the dependences between activities. Images of the workflow maps are converted into an interactive interface by linking location information associated with objects in the workflow map with their associated data in the database. Selecting a given object in the workflow map retrieves the data associated with the location of the selected object. Implementing the framework as a web-based application allows easy access to the framework as well as data entered into the framework for future analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2008
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: William R. Pike, Keith R. Boislard, Brian Wylie, Stephen V. Glynn, Michael McCarthy, Roger Paolillo, John Hardy
  • Patent number: 4247575
    Abstract: An improved method for securing a thin continuous layer of metallic silver upon a tooth structure, especially the dentin surface of that structure, to seal the surface and, where desired, to provide a highly receptive surface for an amalgam restoration. The method involves first coating the dentin surface with an aqueous solution of a silver salt to form a silver-protein complex, then photoreducing the silver of that complex to produce a black base layer of complexed metallic silver, and thereafter electrolessly plating a continuous silver sealing layer onto the base layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 1979
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1981
    Assignee: American Hospital Supply Corporation
    Inventors: John J. O'Connell, William R. Pike