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Andre M. Austin, Tomball, TX US
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| 20090192854 | Method and apparatus for facilitating electronic acquisition and maintenence of goods and services via the internet - Internet acquisition of goods and services from multiple service providers is facilitated in a uniform, automated manner. Online service account facilitation systems and methods are contemplated that allow for intuitive, uniformly-structured representations of service offerings; straightforward, yet flexible, definition of service product markets; advantageous status designations for market offerings; flexible start date restriction rules; context sensitive information request forms, dynamic price determination on interactive comparison forms; flexible restriction rules for selection combinations of plans, packages, and features; creation of customized data elements; a powerfully advantageous ordering process; a discontinuation process; an inter-dependent order resolution feature; a hierarchical customization scheme; and/or centralized two-way communication between customers and service providers. In one embodiment, tenants of business or residential properties, may connect and disconnect utilities and/or purchase other goods and services electronically via the Internet from various service providers when moving into the property. | 07-30-2009 |
Andrew Austin, Houston, TX US
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| 20100306069 | Method and System for Purchasing Non-Fuel Merchandise - The present methods and systems (including computer software, computer hardware, and an intermediary system) facilitate a transaction for non-fuel merchandise items at any fuel dispenser during a pre-pay or post-pay inside the store fuel sale. Consumers can select non-fuel merchandise items at a fuel dispenser (either via a fuel dispenser key pad or a separate computerized customer interface, attached to a fuel dispenser) at the time they are selecting their fuel at the fuel dispenser. | 12-02-2010 |
Barry J. Austin, Houston, TX US
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| 20110042533 | ENERGY ABSORBING TOOL LANYARD AND ATTACHMENT ASSEMBLY THEREFORE - An attachment assembly is provided to secure an object to a lanyard. The attachment assembly is capable of securing objects of different sizes and weights to the lanyard. | 02-24-2011 |
Douglas E. Austin, Lorena, TX US
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| 20090206002 | Collapsible product display container - An apparatus is provided for a collapsible product display container with foldable opposing sides, detachable front and back sides, and a detachable front panel. The front and back sided front panel are attachable without bolts, screws, or other separate hardware. The front panel comprises an opening to allow product to pass through the front side. The front panel is attached via pins and receiving means, creating a hinge mechanism, allowing the front panel or door to open and close the container for loading and unloading product in larger quantities. The front panel can lock or unlock via a locking pin mechanism. The front panel is configured to hold signage with marketing materials in its grooved side and bottom edges. A pallet bottom is configured to allow traditional lifting and moving of the display container. | 08-20-2009 |
James Austin, Fort Worth, TX US
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| 20100065710 | Apparatus to retain and position tubing of media bags - An apparatus to retain and position tubing of media bags with a bottom gate made of a single piece, with features to hold and retain media bag tubing, a recessed structure where the bottom gate is positioned when installed that places the top of the gate flush with the inside surface of the media bag holder, and locking tabs on the inside surface of the media bag holder that prevent the bottom gate from lifting and allow it to be installed in only the correct orientation. | 03-18-2010 |
James Austin, Forth Worth, TX US
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| 20080310768 | Disposable processing bag with alignment feature - The present invention is an alignment device for a bag containing one or more ports wherein the alignment device is attached to either the one or more ports such as by wire ties, clamps or cable ties or to the bag adjacent the one or more ports via adhesives or welding or molding such as overmolding. The plate has either an indicator or a unique outer edge shape that is designed to fit into a corresponding unique opening in a bag holder such as a carboy or tote to ensure proper alignment of the bag and its port(s) in the holder. In one embodiment the plate formed of plastic, metal, wood or composite material has a series of holes equal to and in alignment with the one or more ports of the bag and the port(s) are extended through the holes of the plate and the plate is attached to the bag by retainers on the port(s) below the plate. Such retainers can be plastic cable ties, wire ties, tube clamps and the like. Alternatively, the plate may be fitted over the port(s) and attached to the bag such as by thermal bonding or welding or overmolded to the bag or the bag is formed and molded to the plate. The plate may have any unique design that ensures that the alignment of the bag in the holder is correct and cannot be reversed or incorrectly aligned. Such designs use a plate that is affixed to the bag or its port(s) in such a way that it cannot be realigned or moved out of register. Such designs include but are not limited to graphic indicators and unique shapes. | 12-18-2008 |
Jim A. Austin, Forth Worth, TX US
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| 20100000626 | FLUID BIN ASSEMBLY WITH HOIST - A method for filling a dispensing bag includes inserting a collapsed bag within the chamber of a bin, the chamber being bounded by a floor and an upstanding sidewall. A first port formed on the collapsed bag is securely fixed within a port hole formed on the floor of the bin. A hoist mounted on the bin is manipulated so that the hoist raises an upper end of the collapsed bag within the chamber while the first port remains fixed within the port hole so as to expand the collapsed bag within the chamber of the bin. | 01-07-2010 |
Mark P. Austin, Plano, TX US
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| 20080263214 | Systems and Methods for Rapid Integration of Data Storage Subsystems - A computer system includes a computer processor and logic instructions for rapid integration of data storage subsystems. An adapter factory is instantiated in response to a request from a client computer. The adapter factory is configured to provide a generic persistent data storage (Pds) adapter interface to the client computer. The Pds adapter interface interfaces to a specific adapter. The Pds adapter interface is configured to invoke corresponding data source operations in the specific adapter. A generic Pds data source interface is configured between the specific adapter and a specific data source. | 10-23-2008 |
Michael J. Austin, Austin, TX US
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| 20100296238 | HEAT MANAGEMENT USING POWER MANAGEMENT INFORMATION - A multi-core microprocessor provides an indication of the power management state of each of the cores on output terminals. Cooling of the cores is adjusted responsive to the indication of the power management state of the respective cores with additional cooling being provided to those cores in a more active state and less cooling provided to those cores in a less active state. | 11-25-2010 |
Peter W. Austin, Spring, TX US
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| 20110208889 | SATA/ESATA PORT CONFIGURATION - In one embodiment, a computer system comprises one or more processors, a circuit board assembly having at least one SATA port, a general purpose input/output port proximate the SATA port, signal generating logic to generate a signal when the general purpose input/output port is coupled to a connector, and a memory module communicatively connected to the one or more processors and comprising logic instructions stored in a computer readable medium which, when executed on the one or more processors, configure the one or more processors to configure the SATA port according to the signal generated by the signal generating circuitry. | 08-25-2011 |