Patents by Inventor Richard W. Becker

Richard W. Becker 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).

  • Patent number: 8265977
    Abstract: An automated employee selection system can use a variety of techniques to provide information for assisting in selection of employees. For example, pre-hire and post-hire information can be collected electronically and used to build an artificial-intelligence based model. The model can then be used to predict a desired job performance criterion (e.g., tenure, number of accidents, sales level, or the like) for new applicants. A wide variety of features can be supported, such as electronic reporting. Pre-hire information identified as ineffective can be removed from a collected pre-hire information. For example, ineffective questions can be identified and removed from a job application. New items can be added and their effectiveness tested. As a result, a system can exhibit adaptive learning and maintain or increase effectiveness even under changing conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Kronos Talent Management Inc.
    Inventors: David J. Scarborough, Bjorn Chambless, Richard W. Becker, Thomas F. Check, Deme M. Clainos, Maxwell W. Eng, Joel R. Levy, Adam N. Mertz, George E. Paajanen, David R. Smith, John R. Smith
  • Publication number: 20120215710
    Abstract: An automated employee selection system can use a variety of techniques to provide information for assisting in selection of employees. For example, pre-hire and post-hire information can be collected electronically and used to build an artificial-intelligence based model. The model can then be used to predict a desired job performance criterion (e.g., tenure, number of accidents, sales level, or the like) for new applicants. A wide variety of features can be supported, such as electronic reporting. Pre-hire information identified as ineffective can be removed from a collected pre-hire information. For example, ineffective questions can be identified and removed from a job application. New items can be added and their effectiveness tested. As a result, a system can exhibit adaptive learning and maintain or increase effectiveness even under changing conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Applicant: Kronos Talent Management Inc.
    Inventors: David J. Scarborough, Bjorn Chambless, Richard W. Becker, Thomas F. Check, Deme M. Clainos, Maxwell W. Eng, Joel R. Levy, Adam N. Mertz, George E. Paajanen, David R. Smith, John R. Smith
  • Publication number: 20120078804
    Abstract: An automated employee selection system can use a variety of techniques to provide information for assisting in selection of employees. For example, pre-hire and post-hire information can be collected electronically and used to build an artificial-intelligence based model. The model can then be used to predict a desired job performance criterion (e.g., tenure, number of accidents, sales level, or the like) for new applicants. A wide variety of features can be supported, such as electronic reporting. Pre-hire information identified as ineffective can be removed from a collected pre-hire information. For example, ineffective questions can be identified and removed from a job application. New items can be added and their effectiveness tested. As a result, a system can exhibit adaptive learning and maintain or increase effectiveness even under changing conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: Kronos Talent Management Inc.
    Inventors: David J. Scarborough, Bjorn Chambless, Richard W. Becker, Thomas F. Check, Deme M. Clainos, Maxwell W. Eng, Joel R. Levy, Adam N. Mertz, George E. Paajanen, David R. Smith, John R. Smith
  • Patent number: 8046251
    Abstract: An automated employee selection system can use a variety of techniques to provide information for assisting in selection of employees. For example, pre-hire and post-hire information can be collected electronically and used to build an artificial-intelligence based model. The model can then be used to predict a desired job performance criterion (e.g., tenure, number of accidents, sales level, or the like) for new applicants. A wide variety of features can be supported, such as electronic reporting. Pre-hire information identified as ineffective can be removed from a collected pre-hire information. For example, ineffective questions can be identified and removed from a job application. New items can be added and their effectiveness tested. As a result, a system can exhibit adaptive learning and maintain or increase effectiveness even under changing conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Kronos Talent Management Inc.
    Inventors: David J. Scarborough, Bjorn Chambless, Richard W. Becker, Thomas F. Check, Deme M. Clainos, Maxwell W. Eng, Joel R. Levy, Adam N. Mertz, George E. Paajanen, David R. Smith, John R. Smith
  • Publication number: 20110145161
    Abstract: An automated employee selection system can use a variety of techniques to provide information for assisting in selection of employees. For example, pre-hire and post-hire information can be collected electronically and used to build an artificial-intelligence based model. The model can then be used to predict a desired job performance criterion (e.g., tenure, number of accidents, sales level, or the like) for new applicants. A wide variety of features can be supported, such as electronic reporting. Pre-hire information identified as ineffective can be removed from a collected pre-hire information. For example, ineffective questions can be identified and removed from a job application. New items can be added and their effectiveness tested. As a result, a system can exhibit adaptive learning and maintain or increase effectiveness even under changing conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2011
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicant: Kronos Talent Management Inc.
    Inventors: David J. Scarborough, Bjorn Chambless, Richard W. Becker, Thomas F. Check, Deme M. Clainos, Maxwell W. Eng, Joel R. Levy, Adam N. Mertz, George E. Paajanen, David R. Smith, Joel R. Smith
  • Publication number: 20100287110
    Abstract: An automated employee selection system can use a variety of techniques to provide information for assisting in selection of employees. For example, pre-hire and post-hire information can be collected electronically and used to build an artificial-intelligence based model. The model can then be used to predict a desired job performance criterion (e.g., tenure, number of accidents, sales level, or the like) for new applicants. A wide variety of features can be supported, such as electronic reporting. Pre-hire information identified as ineffective can be removed from a collected pre-hire information. For example, ineffective questions can be identified and removed from a job application. New items can be added and their effectiveness tested. As a result, a system can exhibit adaptive learning and maintain or increase effectiveness even under changing conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2010
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Applicant: Kronos Talent Management Inc.
    Inventors: David J. Scarborough, Bjorn Chambless, Richard W. Becker, Thomas F. Check, Deme M. Clainos, Maxwell W. Eng, Joel R. Levy, Adam N. Mertz, George E. Paajanen, David R. Smith, John R. Smith
  • Publication number: 20100287111
    Abstract: An automated employee selection system can use a variety of techniques to provide information for assisting in selection of employees. For example, pre-hire and post-hire information can be collected electronically and used to build an artificial-intelligence based model. The model can then be used to predict a desired job performance criterion (e.g., tenure, number of accidents, sales level, or the like) for new applicants. A wide variety of features can be supported, such as electronic reporting. Pre-hire information identified as ineffective can be removed from a collected pre-hire information. For example, ineffective questions can be identified and removed from a job application. New items can be added and their effectiveness tested. As a result, a system can exhibit adaptive learning and maintain or increase effectiveness even under changing conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2010
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Applicant: Kronos Talent Management Inc.
    Inventors: David J. Scarborough, Bjorn Chambless, Richard W. Becker, Thomas F. Check, Deme M. Clainos, Maxwell W. Eng, Joel R. Levy, Adam N. Mertz, George E. Paajanen, David R. Smith, John R. Smith
  • Patent number: 7697000
    Abstract: A system for typographic glyph construction includes a graphics system, a glyph server coupled to the graphics system, and an operating system coupled to the glyph server. An apparatus for typographic glyph construction of input text in a graphics system running on a computer system and output on an output device of the computer system includes a line layout core unit, a glyph cache unit coupled to the line layout core unit, an open font architecture services unit coupled to the glyph cache unit, at least one scaler unit coupled to the open font architecture unit, a font object management unit coupled to the at least one font scaler, and an attribute group support unit supporting a data structure for communication among the units of the apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: Apple Inc
    Inventors: Alexander B. Beaman, Richard W. Becker, David G. Opstad, Michael R. Reed
  • Patent number: 7562059
    Abstract: An automated employee selection system can use a variety of techniques to provide information for assisting in selection of employees. For example, pre-hire and post-hire information can be collected electronically and used to build an artificial-intelligence based model. The model can then be used to predict a desired job performance criterion (e.g., tenure, number of accidents, sales level, or the like) for new applicants. A wide variety of features can be supported, such as electronic reporting. Pre-hire information identified as ineffective can be removed from a collected pre-hire information. For example, ineffective questions can be identified and removed from a job application. New items can be added and their effectiveness tested. As a result, a system can exhibit adaptive learning and maintain or increase effectiveness even under changing conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2009
    Assignee: Kronos Talent Management Inc.
    Inventors: David J. Scarborough, Bjorn Chambless, Richard W. Becker, Thomas F. Check, Deme M. Clainos, Maxwell W. Eng, Joel R. Levy, Adam N. Mertz, George E. Paajanen, David R. Smith, John R. Smith
  • Patent number: 7558767
    Abstract: An automated employee selection system can use a variety of techniques to provide information for assisting in selection of employees. For example, pre-hire and post-hire information can be collected electronically and used to build an artificial-intelligence based model. The model can then be used to predict a desired job performance criterion (e.g., tenure, number of accidents, sales level, or the like) for new applicants. A wide variety of features can be supported, such as electronic reporting. Pre-hire information identified as ineffective can be removed from a collected pre-hire information. For example, ineffective questions can be identified and removed from a job application. New items can be added and their effectiveness tested. As a result, a system can exhibit adaptive learning and maintain or increase effectiveness even under changing conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2009
    Assignee: Kronos Talent Management Inc.
    Inventors: David J. Scarborough, Bjorn Chambless, Richard W. Becker, Thomas F. Check, Deme M. Clainos, Maxwell W. Eng, Joel R. Levy, Adam N. Mertz, George E. Paajanen, David R. Smith, John R. Smith
  • Patent number: 7310626
    Abstract: An automated employee selection system can use a variety of techniques to provide information for assisting in selection of employees. For example, pre-hire and post-hire information can be collected electronically and used to build an artificial-intelligence based model. The model can then be used to predict a desired job performance criterion (e.g., tenure, number of accidents, sales level, or the like) for new applicants. A wide variety of features can be supported, such as electronic reporting. Pre-hire information identified as ineffective can be removed from a collected pre-hire information. For example, ineffective questions can be identified and removed from a job application. New items can be added and their effectiveness tested. As a result, a system can exhibit adaptive learning and maintain or increase effectiveness even under changing conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2007
    Assignee: Kronos Talent Management Inc.
    Inventors: David J. Scarborough, Bjorn Chambless, Richard W. Becker, Thomas F. Check, Deme M. Clainos, Maxwell W. Eng, Joel R. Levy, Adam N. Mertz, George E. Paajanen, David R. Smith, John R. Smith
  • Patent number: 7080057
    Abstract: An automated employee selection system can use a variety of techniques to provide information for assisting in selection of employees. For example, pre-hire and post-hire information can be collected electronically and used to build an artificial-intelligence based model. The model can then be used to predict a desired job performance criterion (e.g., tenure, number of accidents, sales level, or the like) for new applicants. A wide variety of features can be supported, such as electronic reporting. Pre-hire information identified as ineffective can be removed from a collected pre-hire information. For example, ineffective questions can be identified and removed from a job application. New items can be added and their effectiveness tested. As a result, a system can exhibit adaptive learning and maintain or increase effectiveness even under changing conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2006
    Assignee: Unicru, Inc.
    Inventors: David J. Scarborough, Bjorn Chambless, Richard W. Becker, Thomas F. Check, Deme M. Clainos, Maxwell W. Eng, Joel R. Levy, Adam N. Mertz, George E. Paajanen, David R. Smith, John R. Smith
  • Publication number: 20040160443
    Abstract: A system for typographic glyph construction includes a graphics system, a glyph server coupled to the graphics system, and an operating system coupled to the glyph server. An apparatus for typographic glyph construction of input text in a graphics system running on a computer system and output on an output device of the computer system includes a line layout core unit, a glyph cache unit coupled to the line layout core unit, an open font architecture services unit coupled to the glyph cache unit, at least one scaler unit coupled to the open font architecture unit, a font object management unit coupled to the at least one font scaler, and an attribute group support unit supporting a data structure for communication among the units of the apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2004
    Publication date: August 19, 2004
    Inventors: Alexander B. Beaman, Richard W. Becker, David G. Opstad, Michael R. Reed
  • Patent number: 6714199
    Abstract: A system for typographic glyph construction includes a graphics system, a glyph server coupled to the graphics system, and an operating system coupled to the glyph server. An apparatus for typographic glyph construction of input text in a graphics system running on a computer system and output on an output device of the computer system includes a line layout core unit, a glyph cache unit coupled to the line layout core unit, an open font architecture services unit coupled to the glyph cache unit, at least one scaler unit coupled to the open font architecture unit, a font object management unit coupled to the at least one font scaler, and an attribute group support unit supporting a data structure for communication among the units of the apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2004
    Assignee: Apple Computer, Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander B. Beaman, Richard W. Becker, David G. Opstad, Michael R. Reed
  • Publication number: 20020046199
    Abstract: An automated employee selection system can use a variety of techniques to provide information for assisting in selection of employees. For example, pre-hire and post-hire information can be collected electronically and used to build an artificial-intelligence based model. The model can then be used to predict a desired job performance criterion (e.g., tenure, number of accidents, sales level, or the like) for new applicants. A wide variety of features can be supported, such as electronic reporting. Pre-hire information identified as ineffective can be removed from a collected pre-hire information. For example, ineffective questions can be identified and removed from a job application. New items can be added and their effectiveness tested. As a result, a system can exhibit adaptive learning and maintain or increase effectiveness even under changing conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2001
    Publication date: April 18, 2002
    Applicant: Unicru, Inc.
    Inventors: David J. Scarborough, Bjorn Chambless, Richard W. Becker, Thomas F. Check, Deme M. Clainos, Maxwell W. Eng, Joel R. Levy, Adam N. Mertz, George E. Paajanen, David R. Smith, John R. Smith
  • Publication number: 20020042786
    Abstract: An automated employee selection system can use a variety of techniques to provide information for assisting in selection of employees. For example, pre-hire and post-hire information can be collected electronically and used to build an artificial-intelligence based model. The model can then be used to predict a desired job performance criterion (e.g., tenure, number of accidents, sales level, or the like) for new applicants. A wide variety of features can be supported, such as electronic reporting. Pre-hire information identified as ineffective can be removed from a collected pre-hire information. For example, ineffective questions can be identified and removed from a job application. New items can be added and their effectiveness tested. As a result, a system can exhibit adaptive learning and maintain or increase effectiveness even under changing conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2001
    Publication date: April 11, 2002
    Applicant: Unicru, Inc.
    Inventors: David J. Scarborough, Bjorn Chambless, Richard W. Becker, Thomas F. Check, Deme M. Clainos, Maxwell W. Eng, Joel R. Levy, Adam N. Mertz, George E. Paajanen, David R. Smith, John R. Smith
  • Patent number: 5926189
    Abstract: A system for typographic glyph construction includes a graphics system, a glyph server coupled to the graphics system, and an operating system coupled to the glyph server. An apparatus for typographic glyph construction of input text in a graphics system running on a computer system and output on an output device of the computer system includes a line layout core unit, a glyph cache unit coupled to the line layout core unit, an open font architecture services unit coupled to the glyph cache unit, at least one scaler unit coupled to the open font architecture unit, a font object management unit coupled to the at least one font scaler, and an attribute group support unit supporting a data structure for communication among the units of the apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 20, 1999
    Assignee: Apple Computer, Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander B. Beaman, Richard W. Becker, David G. Opstad, Michael R. Reed
  • Patent number: 4907620
    Abstract: A pumping system is described for pumping a first fluid (e.g., water) and selectively adding a second fluid (e.g., fire retardant chemical, fertilizer, pesticide, etc.) to the first fluid. The system includes a pump connected to a discharge manifold having discharge openings. An inlet conduit is connected between the pump and the first fluid. An eductor conduit is connected between the discharge manifold and the inlet conduit. A feed conduit feeds the second fluid to the eductor. A control valve selectively allows the second fluid to be fed to the first fluid. When the second fluid is not being added, the feed line is flushed without changing pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 1988
    Date of Patent: March 13, 1990
    Assignee: Becker Enterprises
    Inventor: Richard W. Becker
  • Patent number: 3930864
    Abstract: Excessive image density produced during or after processing by dye diffusing from the image generating unit into the dye image-receiving layer of an integral color transfer assemblage is controlled by incorporating into the assemblage a scavenger layer capable of immobilizing byproducts of processing reactions which may affect image quality in the image-receiving layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 1974
    Date of Patent: January 6, 1976
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Edward P. Abel, Richard W. Becker