James J Gregory

US Patent:

6490567, Dec 3, 2002

Filed:

Jan 15, 1997

Appl. No.:

08/783181

Inventors:

James McKanna Gregory - Sausalito CA

Assignee:

ATT Corp. - New York NY

International Classification:

G06F 1760

US Classification:

705 39, 705 21, 705 26, 705 27

Abstract:

Distributed electronic commerce is conducted over a network by substantially separating transaction functionality from merchant content. Electronic commerce transaction functionality is provided by a commerce server having a commerce database. The commerce server stores merchant and purchaser profile data and merchant content summaries on the commerce database. The purchaser browses and searches for product and merchant information using the commerce server, and is provided with more detailed information stored at a separate merchant content server system. The purchaser selects products to purchase, and a purchase order is sent to the commerce server. The commerce server initiates the settlement of accounts between the merchant and purchaser, and initiates order fulfillment for the selected product. The separation of transaction functionality and merchant content onto separate servers under the control of a commerce service provider and a merchant, respectively, provides a more efficient and effective way of carrying out electronic commerce over a network.

US Patent:

20060260559, Nov 23, 2006

Filed:

May 19, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/133841

Inventors:

David Fry - Midlothian TX, US
James Gregory - Mansfield TX, US
Randall Krum - Bedford TX, US
Tony Lewis - Grand Prairie TX, US
Susan Pope - Bedford TX, US

International Classification:

A01K 1/015

US Classification:

119526000

Abstract:

A multifunctional, disposable training pad useful for housebreaking pets, particularly canines, that preferably comprises a moisture-absorbing filler material captured between a permeable top sheet and an impermeable bottom sheet, the bottom sheet having two parallel, releasable adhesive strips, one strip being located proximally to each of two oppositely disposed edges of the pad to facilitate selective attachment to a floor surface or to an adjacent pad, the pad also including an animal attractant composition and optionally including a chew-deterrent composition having a non-deterring scent.