Patents by Inventor Bryan B. Tower

Bryan B. Tower 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 storing a data structure that includes data nodes connected by context nodes and related method
    Patent number: 8069188
    Abstract: A database system storing a data structure. The data structure includes a plurality of data nodes that each store a type and a value. None of the data nodes are linked directly to one another. The data structure also includes a plurality of context nodes that are each linked to at least two data nodes. The context nodes do not store data. Instead, each of the context nodes indicates a relationship exits between the data nodes connected to it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: Applied Technical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan K. Larson, Bryan B. Tower
  • DATABASE SYSTEM AND RELATED METHOD
    Publication number: 20080281801
    Abstract: A database system storing a data structure. The data structure includes a plurality of data nodes that each store a type and a value. None of the data nodes are linked directly to one another. The data structure also includes a plurality of context nodes that are each linked to at least two data nodes. The context nodes do not store data. Instead, each of the context nodes indicates a relationship exits between the data nodes connected to it.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2008
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Applicant: Applied Technical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan K. Larson, Bryan B. Tower