Patents by Inventor Thomas G. Marlow
Thomas G. Marlow 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).
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Publication number: 20240168608Abstract: Disclosed here are methods of creating a manifest record for an outgoing electronic communication and associated systems. The method can include identifying at least one document to be sent with the outgoing electronic communication, receiving a message comprising unstructured text to be inserted into the outgoing electronic communication, generating a manifest record for attachment to the outgoing electronic communication, attaching the at least one document and the manifest record to the outgoing electronic communication, and sending the outgoing electronic communication with the document and the manifest record attached. The manifest record can be creating using an official record of the matter.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2023Publication date: May 23, 2024Inventors: Steven W. Lundberg, Thomas G. Marlow, Christopher Jarnes Kinniburgh
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Patent number: 11847301Abstract: Disclosed here are methods of creating a manifest record for an outgoing electronic communication and associated systems. The method can include identifying at least one document to be sent with the outgoing electronic communication, receiving a message comprising unstructured text to be inserted into the outgoing electronic communication, generating a manifest record for attachment to the outgoing electronic communication, attaching the at least one document and the manifest record to the outgoing electronic communication, and sending the outgoing electronic communication with the document and the manifest record attached. The manifest record can be creating using an official record of the matter.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2020Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Assignee: Black Hills IP Holdings, LLCInventors: Steven W. Lundberg, Thomas G. Marlow, Christopher James Kinniburgh
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Publication number: 20230079825Abstract: A method may include receiving a search query from a computing device, the search query identifying an examiner in a patent office; in response to the receiving, gathering information associated with the examiner from at least one database, the information including experience metrics for the examiner and allowance metrics for the examiner; generating a user interface for display on the computing device; the user interface including: an experience section including a technology experience score for the examiner based on the experience metrics; and an allowance rate section that includes: allowance visualization options; and an allowance visualization based on the allowance metrics and a selected visualization option of the allowance visualization options.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2022Publication date: March 16, 2023Inventors: Thomas G. Marlow, Mark D Stignani, William E Kalweit
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Patent number: 11526566Abstract: Methods and systems for receiving docketing data are disclosed. The methods and systems perform operations comprising: obtaining, by a first party, a patent file wrapper from a publicly accessible database of patent records, the patent file wrapper including a plurality of patent documents; receiving, from the first party, user input that tags a patent document of the plurality of patent documents in the patent file wrapper, wherein the patent document that is tagged is associated with a patent activity that occurred within a threshold period of time; and transmitting, to a second party by the first party, a communication that includes the tagged patent document.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2021Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: Black Hills IP Holdings, LLCInventors: Steven W. Lundberg, Thomas G. Marlow
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Publication number: 20220335006Abstract: The present disclosure includes system and methods for executing an action for a file, including receiving a plurality of items to be docketed, wherein each of the plurality of items includes one or more types of respective docket items, locating a plurality of templates, each of the plurality of templates associated with one of the plurality of item to be docketed, and executing one or more actions for each of the plurality of items to be docketed based on the correlated plurality of templates.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2022Publication date: October 20, 2022Inventors: Steven W. Lundberg, Thomas G. Marlow
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Patent number: 11475530Abstract: A method may include receiving a search query from a computing device, the search query identifying an examiner in a patent office; in response to the receiving, gathering information associated with the examiner from at least one database, the information including experience metrics for the examiner and allowance metrics for the examiner; generating a user interface for display on the computing device; the user interface including: an experience section including a technology experience score for the examiner based on the experience metrics; and an allowance rate section that includes: allowance visualization options; and an allowance visualization based on the allowance metrics and a selected visualization option of the allowance visualization options.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2016Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: Black Hills IP Holdings, LLCInventors: Thomas G. Marlow, Mark D. Stignani, William E. Kalweit
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Publication number: 20220230137Abstract: System and method permit patent mapping. A method may comprise maintaining a database of patent portfolios and a database of patents with each patent stored in the database of patents associated with one or more patent portfolios stored in the database of patent portfolios. A search query may be received associated with a first patent portfolio and the first portfolio may be searched as a function of the search query. Search results may be generate which include one or more patent claims associated with the search query. The one or more patent claims may be mapped to a patent concept.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2022Publication date: July 21, 2022Inventors: Steven W. Lundberg, Thomas G. Marlow
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Patent number: 11301810Abstract: System and method permit patent mapping. A method may comprise maintaining a database of patent portfolios and a database of patents with each patent stored in the database of patents associated with one or more patent portfolios stored in the database of patent portfolios. A search query may be received associated with a first patent portfolio and the first portfolio may be searched as a function of the search query. Search results may be generate which include one or more patent claims associated with the search query. The one or more patent claims may be mapped to a patent concept.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2019Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: Black Hills IP Holdings, LLCInventors: Steven W. Lundberg, Thomas G. Marlow
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Publication number: 20210357462Abstract: Methods and systems for receiving docketing data are disclosed. The methods and systems perform operations comprising: obtaining, by a first party, a patent file wrapper from a publicly accessible database of patent records, the patent file wrapper including a plurality of patent documents; receiving, from the first party, user input that tags a patent document of the plurality of patent documents in the patent file wrapper, wherein the patent document that is tagged is associated with a patent activity that occurred within a threshold period of time; and transmitting, to a second party by the first party, a communication that includes the tagged patent document.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2021Publication date: November 18, 2021Inventors: Steven W. Lundberg, Thomas G. Marlow
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Publication number: 20210303643Abstract: Methods and systems for receiving docketing data are disclosed. The methods and systems perform operations comprising: obtaining, by a first party, a patent file wrapper from a publicly accessible database of patent records, the patent file wrapper including a plurality of patent documents; receiving, from the first party, user input that tags a patent document of the plurality of patent documents in the patent file wrapper, wherein the patent document that is tagged is associated with a patent activity that occurred within a threshold period of time; and transmitting, to a second party by the first party, a communication that includes the tagged patent document.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2020Publication date: September 30, 2021Inventors: Steven W. Lundberg, Thomas G. Marlow
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Patent number: 11132412Abstract: Methods and systems for receiving docketing data are disclosed. The methods and systems perform operations comprising: obtaining, by a first party, a patent file wrapper from a publicly accessible database of patent records, the patent-file wrapper including a plurality of patent documents; receiving, from the first party, user input that tags a patent document of the plurality of patent documents in the patent file wrapper, wherein the patent document that is tagged is associated with a patent activity that occurred within a threshold period of time: and transmitting, to a second party by the first party, a communication that includes the tagged patent document.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2020Date of Patent: September 28, 2021Assignee: Black Hills IP Holdings, LLCInventors: Steven W. Lundberg, Thomas G. Marlow
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Publication number: 20210192408Abstract: An automated docketing system receives documents from a plurality of sources, identifies the type of document, annotates the document, and automatically processes the document based on pre-established automated procedures for the respective annotations. The automated procedures may be universal procedures that are supplemented by customer-specific procedures that are unique to a given customer. In the case of a patent docketing system, the annotations may specify, for example, a response due date, whether an Official Action is final or non-final, whether drawing corrections are needed, and the like. The annotations are then used to inform the docketing database as to what actions to take when loading the document. Other automated procedures may automatically generate reporting letters, reminders, and the like and automatically identify and attach the docket items associated with the communications.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2020Publication date: June 24, 2021Inventors: Steven W. Lundberg, Thomas G. Marlow, Christopher James Kinniburgh, Elliott M. Higgins
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Publication number: 20210152509Abstract: Disclosed here are methods of creating a manifest record for an outgoing electronic communication and associated systems. The method can include identifying at least one document to be sent with the outgoing electronic communication, receiving a message comprising unstructured text to be inserted into the outgoing electronic communication, generating a manifest record for attachment to the outgoing electronic communication, attaching the at least one document and the manifest record to the outgoing electronic communication, and sending the outgoing electronic communication with the document and the manifest record attached. The manifest record can be creating using an official record of the matter.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2020Publication date: May 20, 2021Inventors: Steven W. Lundberg, Thomas G. Marlow, Christopher James Kinniburgh
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Publication number: 20210152504Abstract: Various aspects disclosed relate to a method of creating a manifest record for an outgoing electronic communication. The method includes identifying at least one document to be sent with the outgoing electronic communication, receiving a message comprising unstructured text to be inserted into the outgoing electronic communication, generating a manifest record for attachment to the outgoing electronic communication, attaching the at least one document and the manifest record to the outgoing electronic communication, and sending the outgoing electronic communication with the document and the manifest record attached. The manifest record includes structured data specifying the document type and the message type, wherein generating the manifest record includes assigning the message type associated with the message and the document type associated with the at least one document to the manifest record.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2020Publication date: May 20, 2021Inventors: Steven W. Lundberg, Thomas G. Marlow, Christopher James Kinniburgh
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Patent number: 10922344Abstract: Methods and systems for importing docketing data are provided. The method includes retrieving, from a storage device, a first data structure that includes docketing information for a plurality of matters from a source docketing system; searching a publicly available database to retrieve information associated with the first matter; verifying that data in at least one field of the first matter matches data in a corresponding field of the retrieved information; automatically detecting existence of an error in the first matter based on a combination of two or more fields of the first matter; and storing the first matter in a target docketing system.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2018Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Assignee: Black Hills IP Holdings, LLCInventors: Steven W. Lundberg, Thomas G. Marlow
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Patent number: 10909188Abstract: Methods and systems for automatically detecting docketing data anomalies are provided. The method includes storing in a docketing system docketing information for a plurality of matters, each of the plurality of matters including a plurality of activities and a plurality of documents. Retrieving a first document from the plurality of documents associated with a first matter of the plurality of matters. Determining a document type of the first document. Extracting one or more features from the first document and the plurality of activities associated with the first matter. Training a machine learning model, based on the extracted features and the document type of the first document, to determine one or more expected docketing activities for a new document determined to match the document type.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2018Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: Black Hills IP Holdings, LLCInventors: Steven W. Lundberg, Thomas G. Marlow
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Publication number: 20200279222Abstract: System and method permit patent mapping. A method may comprise maintaining a database of patent portfolios and a database of patents with each patent stored in the database of patents associated with one or more patent portfolios stored in the database of patent portfolios. A search query may be received associated with a first patent portfolio and the first portfolio may be searched as a function of the search query. Search results may be generate which include one or more patent claims associated with the search query. The one or more patent claims may be mapped to a patent concept.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2019Publication date: September 3, 2020Inventors: Steven W. Lundberg, Thomas G. Marlow
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Publication number: 20200117753Abstract: Methods and systems for importing docketing data are provided. The method includes retrieving, from a storage device, a first data structure that includes docketing information for a plurality of matters from a source docketing system; searching a publicly available database to retrieve information associated with the first matter; verifying that data in at least one field of the first matter matches data in a corresponding field of the retrieved information; automatically detecting existence of an error in the first matter based on a combination of two or more fields of the first matter; and storing the first matter in a target docketing system.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2018Publication date: April 16, 2020Inventors: Steven W. Lundberg, Thomas G. Marlow
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Publication number: 20200117718Abstract: Methods and systems for automatically detecting docketing data anomalies are provided. The method includes storing in a docketing system docketing information for a plurality of matters, each of the plurality of matters including a plurality of activities and a plurality of documents. Retrieving a first document from the plurality of documents associated with a first matter of the plurality of matters. Determining a document type of the first document. Extracting one or more features from the first document and the plurality of activities associated with the first matter. Training a machine learning model, based on the extracted features and the document type of the first document, to determine one or more expected docketing activities for a new document determined to match the document type.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2018Publication date: April 16, 2020Inventors: Steven W. Lundberg, Thomas G. Marlow
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Publication number: 20200073980Abstract: Methods and systems for maintaining docketing data integrity are provided. The method includes retrieving, from a storage device, a first data structure that includes docketing information associated with a matter. Receiving new docketing information associated with the matter. Updating the docketing information associated with the matter with the new docketing information. Generating a second data structure that includes the updated docketing information and a hash corresponding to the docketing information included in the first data structure. Linking the first and second data structures. Storing the linked first and second data structures on the storage device.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2018Publication date: March 5, 2020Inventors: Steven W. Lundberg, Thomas G. Marlow