Patents by Inventor William Tate

William Tate 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: 20060235763
    Abstract: A system, computer software product and a method for ordering goods and/or services with respect to digital images over a communication network. A server provided for sending e-mail to a receiving site of a customer over the communication network. The e-mail has a static section for containing static text and/or graphics and a dynamic area/section for containing dynamic data, the dynamic data is automatically forwarded to the receiving site only upon opening of the e-mail at the receiving site. The dynamic data comprising at least digital data files containing digital images. The static section contains an order section for ordering of goods and/or services with respect to the dynamic data. The order is automatically forwarded to and fulfilled by a remote service provider.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2006
    Publication date: October 19, 2006
    Inventor: William Tate
  • Publication number: 20060126250
    Abstract: A protection system for an electrical device may include at least one temperature sensitive element located in a region adjacent to a component of the electrical device and configured to provide an output related to an actual temperature in the region. The system may also include a controller configured to determine the actual temperature in the region based on the output of the at least one temperature sensitive element and to determine a predicted temperature of the component based on the actual temperature in the region and on a predetermined heat dissipation characteristic of the electrical device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2004
    Publication date: June 15, 2006
    Inventors: Robert Sychra, Daniel Stanek, William Tate