James C Jacobs

US Patent:

20030061348, Mar 27, 2003

Filed:

Sep 24, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/960320

Inventors:

James Jacobs - Suwanee GA, US

International Classification:

G06F015/173
G06F015/16

US Classification:

709/225000, 709/203000

Abstract:

A system for providing specific information to a user includes a subscription server. The subscription server collects metric information from a plurality of metric publication providers. A user may log into the subscription server and subscribe to receive a specific set of metric data from a variety of the metric publication providers. The user may define a user's view that presents only the metric data selected. A publication provider wishing to provide metric data via the subscription service send a message to the subscription server indicating which metric information it publishes. The publication provider provides the metric information in a standardized form to the subscription server. The publication provider may include an adapter that puts the metric information into standardized form.

US Patent:

52558592, Oct 26, 1993

Filed:

Sep 4, 1990

Appl. No.:

7/577287

Inventors:

Bobbie D. Peacock - Peachtree City GA
Michael E. Stout - Peachtree City GA
Jeffrey H. Greene - Fayetteville GA
Jarl B. Lindroos - Peachtree City GA
Clive E. Hardy - Brooks GA
James R. Jacobs - Thomaston GA

Assignee:

M. A. Industries, Inc. - Peachtree City GA

International Classification:

B03B 700
B03B 500
B03B 906
B08B 314

US Classification:

241 791

Abstract:

Classifying and processing post-consumer plastic scrap materials for subsequent utilization. Post-consumer plastic scrap of various kinds, such as colored HDPE, natural HDPE, green PET and clear PET are separating into constituent fractions, and each fraction is separately reduced to flakes. At least some of the fractions are separately washed to remove fragments of labels or other foreign matter previously in place on the plastic bottles or other containers making up those scrap constituents.