Mark G Pollock

US Patent:

20080133279, Jun 5, 2008

Filed:

Oct 3, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/866679

Inventors:

Mark G. Pollock - Novelty OH, US
Richard T. Heffem - Gates Mills OH, US

International Classification:

G06Q 40/00
G06F 19/00
G06Q 50/00

US Classification:

705 4

Abstract:

A method of financing a post employment benefit plan includes obtaining funds to fund the benefit plan which creates a debt, obtaining life insurance policies for selected employees, and creating a plan trust. The life insurance policies are single-premium private placement variable universal life type life insurance policies and have collective death benefits. The life insurance policies are transferred to the plan trust after the life insurance policies have been purchased and subject to an obligation of the plan trust to make benefit payments contracted by the benefit plan and for the plan trust to endorse a net amount at risk of the insurance policies. The plan trust retains a cash surrender value of the insurance policies. The debt is paid utilizing the death benefits endorsed by the plan trust.

US Patent:

20080183510, Jul 31, 2008

Filed:

Apr 16, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/104153

Inventors:

Mark G. Pollock - Novelty OH, US
Richard T. Heffern - Gates Mills OH, US

International Classification:

G06Q 40/00

US Classification:

705 4

Abstract:

A method of financing a post employment benefit plan includes obtaining funds to fund the benefit plan which creates a debt, obtaining life insurance policies for selected employees, and creating a plan trust. The life insurance policies are single-premium private placement variable universal life type life insurance policies and have collective death benefits. The life insurance policies are transferred to the plan trust after the life insurance policies have been purchased and subject to an obligation of the plan trust to make benefit payments contracted by the benefit plan and for the plan trust to endorse a net amount at risk of the insurance policies. The plan trust retains a cash surrender value of the insurance policies. The debt is paid utilizing the death benefits endorsed by the plan trust.

US Patent:

20130115506, May 9, 2013

Filed:

May 23, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/699415

Inventors:

Ryan J. Wayne - Brecksville OH, US
Jonathan Andrew Taylor - Houston PA, US
Julian Norley - Chagrin Falls OH, US
Bradley E. Reis - Westlake OH, US
Mark Pollock - Avon OH, US
Thomas W. Weber - Cleveland OH, US
Ian Andrew McCallum - Chagrin Falls OH, US
Martin David Smalc - Parma OH, US
Elliot G. Fishman - Charleston IL, US

Assignee:

GRAFTECH INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS INC. - Parma OH

International Classification:

H01M 10/50

US Classification:

429120

Abstract:

A lithium ion battery pack includes a plurality of prismatic lithium polymer cells and one or more graphite heat spreaders. Each spreader has at least two major surfaces and is made of one of a sheet of a compressed mass of exfoliated graphite particles, a graphitized polyimide sheet, or combinations thereof.

US Patent:

20130276777, Oct 24, 2013

Filed:

Apr 20, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/451855

Inventors:

Bradley E. Reis - Westlake OH, US
G. M. Fazley Elahee - Westlake OH, US
Gregory P. Kramer - Lyndhurst OH, US
Mark Pollock - Avon OH, US

International Classification:

F24J 2/26

US Classification:

126661

Abstract:

A solar absorber system includes a solar absorbing layer that receives and converts solar radiation to thermal energy. The solar absorber assembly includes an anisotropic material to more effectively move the absorbed energy to a fluid conduit for capture and storage.