Patents by Inventor William E. Spencer
William E. Spencer 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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Patent number: 9710656Abstract: A method for providing security vulnerability information is provided. The method may include checking for the security vulnerability information product supplier servers. The method may further include sending alerts to a security vulnerability administrator associated with a client environment. Additionally, the method may include performing a security check on the security vulnerability administrator to authorize the security vulnerability administrator to receive the security vulnerability information. The method may also include authenticating customers associated with the client environment to authorize the customers to receive the security vulnerability information. The method may further include prompting the authorized security vulnerability administrator to acknowledge an information confidentiality reminder. The method may also include sending an audit record to the product supplier server.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2016Date of Patent: July 18, 2017Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Margaret M. Bennett, Barbara J. Bryant, William E. Spencer
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Patent number: 9710655Abstract: A method for providing security vulnerability information is provided. The method may include checking for the security vulnerability information product supplier servers. The method may further include sending alerts to a security vulnerability administrator associated with a client environment. Additionally, the method may include performing a security check on the security vulnerability administrator to authorize the security vulnerability administrator to receive the security vulnerability information. The method may also include authenticating customers associated with the client environment to authorize the customers to receive the security vulnerability information. The method may further include prompting the authorized security vulnerability administrator to acknowledge an information confidentiality reminder. The method may also include sending an audit record to the product supplier server.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2016Date of Patent: July 18, 2017Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Margaret M. Bennett, Barbara J. Bryant, William E. Spencer
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Publication number: 20170147824Abstract: A method for providing security vulnerability information is provided. The method may include checking for the security vulnerability information product supplier servers. The method may further include sending alerts to a security vulnerability administrator associated with a client environment. Additionally, the method may include performing a security check on the security vulnerability administrator to authorize the security vulnerability administrator to receive the security vulnerability information. The method may also include authenticating customers associated with the client environment to authorize the customers to receive the security vulnerability information. The method may further include prompting the authorized security vulnerability administrator to acknowledge an information confidentiality reminder. The method may also include sending an audit record to the product supplier server.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2016Publication date: May 25, 2017Inventors: Margaret M. Bennett, Barbara J. Bryant, William E. Spencer
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Publication number: 20170147823Abstract: A method for providing security vulnerability information is provided. The method may include checking for the security vulnerability information product supplier servers. The method may further include sending alerts to a security vulnerability administrator associated with a client environment. Additionally, the method may include performing a security check on the security vulnerability administrator to authorize the security vulnerability administrator to receive the security vulnerability information. The method may also include authenticating customers associated with the client environment to authorize the customers to receive the security vulnerability information. The method may further include prompting the authorized security vulnerability administrator to acknowledge an information confidentiality reminder. The method may also include sending an audit record to the product supplier server.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2016Publication date: May 25, 2017Inventors: Margaret M. Bennett, Barbara J. Bryant, William E. Spencer
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Patent number: 9584538Abstract: A method for providing security vulnerability information is provided. The method may include checking for the security vulnerability information product supplier servers. The method may further include sending alerts to a security vulnerability administrator associated with a client environment. Additionally, the method may include performing a security check on the security vulnerability administrator to authorize the security vulnerability administrator to receive the security vulnerability information. The method may also include authenticating customers associated with the client environment to authorize the customers to receive the security vulnerability information. The method may further include prompting the authorized security vulnerability administrator to acknowledge an information confidentiality reminder. The method may also include sending an audit record to the product supplier server.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2015Date of Patent: February 28, 2017Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Margaret M. Bennett, Barbara J. Bryant, William E. Spencer
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Patent number: 9531728Abstract: A method for providing security vulnerability information is provided. The method may include checking for the security vulnerability information product supplier servers. The method may further include sending alerts to a security vulnerability administrator associated with a client environment. Additionally, the method may include performing a security check on the security vulnerability administrator to authorize the security vulnerability administrator to receive the security vulnerability information. The method may also include authenticating customers associated with the client environment to authorize the customers to receive the security vulnerability information. The method may further include prompting the authorized security vulnerability administrator to acknowledge an information confidentiality reminder. The method may also include sending an audit record to the product supplier server.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2016Date of Patent: December 27, 2016Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Margaret M. Bennett, Barbara J. Bryant, William E. Spencer
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Patent number: 8291382Abstract: A computer-implemented method, system, and computer program product for assessing environment specific maintenance actions are provided. The method includes identifying a maintenance update for a specific environment including one or more computer systems, where the maintenance update addresses one or more known problems. The method also includes applying factors to determine an assessment index for the one or more known problems as a function of the specific environment. The assessment index indicates a level of installation criticality relative to the specific environment. The method further includes outputting an installation recommendation for the identified maintenance update in response to determining the assessment index.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2008Date of Patent: October 16, 2012Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Barbara J. Bryant, Nicole M. Fagen, William E. Spencer
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Publication number: 20100023933Abstract: A computer-implemented method, system, and computer program product for assessing environment specific maintenance actions are provided. The method includes identifying a maintenance update for a specific environment including one or more computer systems, where the maintenance update addresses one or more known problems. The method also includes applying factors to determine an assessment index for the one or more known problems as a function of the specific environment. The assessment index indicates a level of installation criticality relative to the specific environment. The method further includes outputting an installation recommendation for the identified maintenance update in response to determining the assessment index.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2008Publication date: January 28, 2010Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Barbara J. Bryant, Nicole M. Fagen, William E. Spencer
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Patent number: 5628284Abstract: A livestock cutter gate apparatus includes an elongated alley having a first end presenting an entrance and a second end presenting a main exit and a sort exit, and a first air-driven gate positioned in the alley between the main exit and the sort exit. The first gate is shiftable between a sorting position in which it blocks the main exit and opens the sort exit, and a non-sorting position in which it blocks the sort exit and opens the main exit. A pair of saloon gates are positioned in the alley at the entrance and are shiftable between a closed position in which they block the entrance from incoming livestock and an open position in which they open the entrance.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 1995Date of Patent: May 13, 1997Assignee: Alfa Laval Agri, Inc.Inventors: Joe S. Sheen, William E. Spencer
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Patent number: 5088447Abstract: A transponder reader arm assembly is useful with feed cars for automatically feeding livestock in order to place a transponder reader in close proximity to a transponder worn by the livestock. The transponder reader arm assembly hereof includes a pivotally mounted arm connected to a mounting bracket at an inboard end and presenting an outwardly extending distal end having a transponder reader connected thereto. The transponder reader arm includes a biasing spring which serves to center the arm to an outwardly extending orientation. The transponder reader may be mounted directly to the distal end of a single arm or to a connecting linkage between a pair of parallel arms.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 1990Date of Patent: February 18, 1992Assignee: Alfa-Laval Agri, Inc.Inventors: William E. Spencer, Mofazzal H. Chowdhury
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Patent number: 4164937Abstract: An inexpensive, compact and portable instrument using two photoelectric cells in a sensitive Wheatstone bridge, an operational amplifier and ambient light sources and arranged to easily engage the finger or other parts of the human body at frequent intervals and detect the pulsatile blood changes in the vascular bed and provide a visual and audible indication corresponding to the pulse and heartbeat. Also, the pulse and heartbeat can be measured and the pulse ratetime patterns recorded for various diagnostic purposes including the identification of suspected allergens and toxic substances.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 1976Date of Patent: August 21, 1979Inventor: William E. Spencer
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Patent number: D310943Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 1988Date of Patent: October 2, 1990Inventor: William E. Spencer, Sr.