Patents by Inventor Allen E. Detmer

Allen E. Detmer has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Database system facilitating parametric searching
    Patent number: 6820076
    Abstract: In one aspect of the invention, a computer-implemented database system (10) includes a first table (22a) including rows each corresponding to a keyword and each including an identifier uniquely identifying the keyword. Each keyword corresponds to one or more items for which a parametric search may be performed. A second table (22b) includes rows each corresponding to an attribute of one or more items and each including an identifier uniquely identifying the attribute and a name of the attribute. A third table (22c) includes rows each corresponding to a keyword-attribute combination and each including the identifier for the keyword, the identifier for the attribute, and a set of all valid attribute values for this combination. A fourth table (22d) includes rows each corresponding to an item and each including an identifier uniquely identifying the item, a name for the item, and the identifier for the keyword for the item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2004
    Assignee: i2 Technologies US, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven C. Bailey, Stephen W. Blessin, Allen E. Detmer
  • Database system facilitating parametric searching
    Publication number: 20020087558
    Abstract: In one aspect of the invention, a computer-implemented database system (10) includes a first table (22a) including rows each corresponding to a keyword and each including an identifier uniquely identifying the keyword. Each keyword corresponds to one or more items for which a parametric search may be performed. A second table (22b) includes rows each corresponding to an attribute of one or more items and each including an identifier uniquely identifying the attribute and a name of the attribute. A third table (22c) includes rows each corresponding to a keyword-attribute combination and each including the identifier for the keyword, the identifier for the attribute, and a set of all valid attribute values for this combination. A fourth table (22d) includes rows each corresponding to an item and each including an identifier uniquely identifying the item, a name for the item, and the identifier for the keyword for the item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2002
    Publication date: July 4, 2002
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Steven C. Bailey, Stephen W. Blessin, Allen E. Detmer