U.S. Patent 8484111 was awarded to Applications In Internet Time, LLC on 2013-07-09 and describes a “Integrated change management unit.” This patent has been cited 422 times by other U.S. patents which places it in the top 500 cited patents since 2010 according to our law firm research, and makes it of the most innovative it methods for management patents in the field of electrical engineering. The abstract states:

An integrated system for managing changes in regulatory and non-regulatory requirements for business activities at an industrial or commercial facility. Application of this system to environmental, health and safety activities, and to food, drug, cosmetic, and medical treatment and device activities, are discussed as examples. The system: provides one or more databases that contain information on operations and requirements concerning an activity or area of business; receives information on regulatory and non-regulatory changes that affect operations of the business; converts these changes into changes in data entry forms, data processing and analysis procedures, and presentation (by printing, electronic display and/or distribution) of data processing and analysis results to selected recipients, without requiring the services of one or more programmers to re-key and/or reformat the items affected by the change; and implements receipt of change information and dissemination of data processing and analysis results using the facilities of the Internet. Link: U.S. Patent 8484111

This patent was originally filed on 2010-10-26 which gives it a processing time of 987 days, compared to an average processing time of 971 in the field. Applications In Internet Time, LLC has 4 total patents. The first named inventor is Douglas H. Sturgeon of San Mateo, CA. The primary examiner was Kirsten Apple.

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