Patents by Inventor Michael D. Rinehart

Michael D. Rinehart 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).

  • Publication number: 20170364814
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method for assessing whether a first site possesses a selected characteristic, the method comprising training, using a machine-learning process, a classifier to determine, based on web site data corresponding to one or more known web sites, whether the first web site possesses the selected characteristic, wherein the one or more known web pages comprise web pages known to possess the selected characteristic and web pages known not to possess the selected characteristic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2016
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventor: Michael D. Rinehart
  • Publication number: 20170251072
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method for annotating client-server transactions with a computer executing software comprises receiving a stream of transactional data associated with a plurality of events on the computer, wherein the plurality of events correspond to one or more actions taken by a user of a computer, and partitioning the stream of transactional data into a plurality of portions. The method further comprises sorting the plurality of portions into one or more groups based on the similarity of one portion of the plurality of portions to another portion of the plurality of portions, and receiving non-transactional data, comprising information about the plurality of events, from the computer. The method may also comprise identifying, for each group of the one or more groups, based on the non-transactional data, a possible action of the one or more actions taken by the user and labeling each group based on the identification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2016
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Inventors: Michael D. Rinehart, Michael T. Busha
  • Patent number: 9219658
    Abstract: A device may receive traffic information associated with traffic flows assigned to a group of quality of service (QoS) treatment levels and travelling via a network device. The device may identify a group of target performance metrics corresponding to the group of QoS treatment levels. The device may determine a group of weight factors based on the traffic information and the group of target performance metrics. The group of weight factors may be determined such that a group of predicted performance metrics is optimized with respect to the group of target performance metrics. The device may output information identifying the group of weight factors to cause a parameter, associated with the network device, to be updated based on the group of weight factors. The parameter may relate to a manner in which the traffic flows are processed by the network device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Deepak Kakadia, Hai Shao, Michael D. Rinehart
  • Publication number: 20150295787
    Abstract: A device may receive traffic information associated with traffic flows assigned to a group of quality of service (QoS) treatment levels and travelling via a network device. The device may identify a group of target performance metrics corresponding to the group of QoS treatment levels. The device may determine a group of weight factors based on the traffic information and the group of target performance metrics. The group of weight factors may be determined such that a group of predicted performance metrics is optimized with respect to the group of target performance metrics. The device may output information identifying the group of weight factors to cause a parameter, associated with the network device, to be updated based on the group of weight factors. The parameter may relate to a manner in which the traffic flows are processed by the network device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2014
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Deepak Kakadia, Hai Shao, Michael D. Rinehart
  • Patent number: 8892198
    Abstract: Embodiments of devices and methods for evaluating tissue are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method for measuring a characteristic of a tissue may include passing a current through the tissue, measuring a signal corresponding to the voltage resulting from passing the current through the tissue, analyzing current passed through the tissue and resulting voltage to determine the electrical characteristics of the tissue; and analyzing the electrical characteristics of the tissue to determine a status of the tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Skulpt, Inc.
    Inventors: Jose L. Bohorquez, Al-Thaddeus Avestruz, Michael D. Rinehart, Seward Rutkove, Elmer C. Lupton
  • Publication number: 20140039341
    Abstract: Embodiments of devices and methods for evaluating tissue are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method for measuring a characteristic of a tissue may include passing a current through the tissue, measuring a signal corresponding to the voltage resulting from passing the current through the tissue, analyzing current passed through the tissue and resulting voltage to determine the electrical characteristics of the tissue; and analyzing the electrical characteristics of the tissue to determine a status of the tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Inventors: Jose L. Bohorquez, Al-Thaddeus Avestruz, Michael D. Rinehart, Seward Rutkove, Elmer C. Lupton