Robert J Reese

US Patent:

20090023124, Jan 22, 2009

Filed:

Jul 15, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/173523

Inventors:

Dwayne E. Towell - Abilene TX, US
Gideon P. Botha - Abilene TX, US
Robert J. Reese - Lexington KY, US

Assignee:

PHAROS RESOURCES, LLC - Horseshoe Bay TX

International Classification:

G09B 5/00

US Classification:

434322

Abstract:

A web application that facilitates the interaction between an educational institution and its members for the purpose of assisting a student in need is described. The application provides an accessible and user-friendly system for members of an educational institution to provide and gather information. The application may perform various functions that allow rapid and efficient transmission of information regarding a student in need so that those needs may be addressed.

US Patent:

20090029339, Jan 29, 2009

Filed:

Jul 16, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/173904

Inventors:

Gideon Petrus Botha - Abilene TX, US
Robert Jeffrey Reese - Lexington KY, US
Charles William Mattis - Abilene TX, US
Charles D. Miller - Abilene TX, US
Megan E. Lyman - Raleigh NC, US

Assignee:

PHAROS RESOURCES, LLC - Horseshoe Bay TX

International Classification:

G09B 19/00

US Classification:

434433

Abstract:

The present invention is a system and method that proactively identifies a student in need at an educational institution. The system allows for the educational institution to connect with the student, gather information, and provide assistance. Student needs that may be addressed are various and include academic, social, emotional, and spiritual. Because student needs are addressed in a timely and effective manner, the present invention may be used as a tool to increase retention rates at the educational institution.

US Patent:

20160346018, Dec 1, 2016

Filed:

Jun 1, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/170926

Inventors:

- College Station TX, US
Bret H. Clough - Temple TX, US
Roland Kaunas - College Station TX, US
Robert Reese - Bryan TX, US
Abhishek Tondon - Houston TX, US
Christopher Dennis Chaput - Temple TX, US

Assignee:

The Texas A &M University System - College Station TX

International Classification:

A61B 17/72

Abstract:

An intermedullary device and methods of use are described. The device is configured for fixation of a long bone and to facilitate healing of the long bone. The device comprises an elongate member having a first end, a second end, and a mid region. The mid region comprises a band or collar extending outwardly away from the outer surface of the device to increase all or a portion of the cross-sectional diameter of the mid region. The elongate member has a length that may be about the same as or less than the length of the long bone's diaphyseal region. The band further comprises at least one engaging surface configured for engaging with a cortical region of the long bone at a defect site. Use of the device facilitates healing of the long bone at or near the defect site. The method comprises providing a first end of the device in a first exposed region of the long bone's medullary canal. The method further comprises providing a second end of the device in a second exposed region of the medullary canal.

US Patent:

20140193790, Jul 10, 2014

Filed:

Jan 15, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/155508

Inventors:

Gideon Petrus Botha - Abilene TX, US
Robert Jeffrey Reese - Lexington KY, US
Charles William Mattis Mattis - Abilene TX, US
Charles Dwayne Miller - Abilene TX, US

Assignee:

PHAROS RESOURCES, LLC - Horseshoe Bay TX

International Classification:

G09B 19/00

US Classification:

434322

Abstract:

The present invention relates generally to the field of increasing retention rates in an educational institution while significantly improving the educational experience of its students. More particularly, the present invention provides means for proactively identifying students in need, whether the need is emotional, physical, spiritual, or scholastic, and providing an avenue to assist those students.