Patents by Inventor William F Cody

William F Cody 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: 7822704
    Abstract: A method and structure for analyzing a database having non-text data in data fields and text in text fields. The invention first selects a subset of the database based upon criteria. The subset includes data field(s) and associated text field(s). The invention searches for data matching the criteria within structured data fields of the database. If the invention searches multiple databases, the invention creates shared dimensions for databases that do not share common attributes. The invention automatically selects a relatively short text phrase from the text fields that helps to explain the underlying meaning (i.e. unique text content) of a data subset selected using the non-text data fields.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: William F. Cody, Vikas Krishna, Justin T. Lessler, William S. Spangler, Jeffrey T. Kreulen
  • Patent number: 7473831
    Abstract: A stringed musical instrument having a back, a side and a first sound board that form a sound box. The back, side and first sound board further define an enclosed resonant cavity within the sound box. A bridge is positioned on the surface of the first sound board on a side of the hole opposite a neck for attaching strings. A second sound board is positioned in opposition in a spaced relation to the first sound board within the cavity of the sound box, sandwiched in spaced relation between the back and the first sound board. The first and second sound boards each having a hole formed therein. The bridge further includes a sound transfer bar vertically disposed between the first sound board and the second sound board. The sound transfer bar effectively transfers vibrations from the first sound board to the second sound board and further equalizes any upward or downward pull by the bridge caused by the tension of the strings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2009
    Inventor: William F. Cody
  • Patent number: 7383257
    Abstract: A method and structure for analyzing a database having non-text data in data fields and text in text fields. The invention first selects a subset of the database based upon criteria. The subset includes data field(s) and associated text field(s). The invention searches for data matching the criteria within structured data fields of the database. If the invention searches multiple databases, the invention creates shared dimensions for databases that do not share common attributes. The invention automatically selects a relatively short text phrase from the text fields that helps to explain the underlying meaning (i.e. unique text content) of a data subset selected using the non-text data fields.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2008
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: William F Cody, Vikas Krishna, Justin T. Lessler, William S Spangler, Jeffrey T. Kreulen
  • Publication number: 20070234872
    Abstract: A stringed musical instrument having a back, a side and a first sound board that form a sound box. The back, side and first sound board further define an enclosed resonant cavity within the sound box. A bridge is positioned on the surface of the first sound board on a side of the hole opposite a neck for attaching strings. A second sound board is positioned in opposition in a spaced relation to the first sound board within the cavity of the sound box, sandwiched in spaced relation between the back and the first sound board. The first and second sound boards each having a hole formed therein. The bridge further includes a sound transfer bar vertically disposed between the first sound board and the second sound board. The sound transfer bar effectively transfers vibrations from the first sound board to the second sound board and further equalizes any upward or downward pull by the bridge caused by the tension of the strings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2007
    Publication date: October 11, 2007
    Inventor: William F. Cody
  • Publication number: 20040243561
    Abstract: A method and structure for analyzing a database having non-text data in data fields and text in text fields. The invention first selects a subset of the database based upon criteria. The subset includes data field(s) and associated text field(s). The invention searches for data matching the criteria within structured data fields of the database. If the invention searches multiple databases, the invention creates shared dimensions for databases that do not share common attributes. The invention automatically selects a relatively short text phrase from the text fields that helps to explain the underlying meaning (i.e. unique text content) of a data subset selected using the non-text data fields.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2003
    Publication date: December 2, 2004
    Inventors: William F. Cody, Vikas Krishna, Justin T. Lessler, William S. Spangler, Jeffrey T. Kreulen