Patents by Inventor Adam Winkel

Adam Winkel 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).

  • Batch automated blocking and record matching
    Patent number: 10628396
    Abstract: Batch, or “offline”, blocking takes a set of records and generates sets (or blocks, hence the name blocking) of potentially matching records for the entire set. The blocks of potential matches are then passed to a matching process to evaluate which records match. Applications include but are not limited to individual matching such as student identification, householding, business matching, supply chain matching, financial matching, news or text matching, and other applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: OPEN INVENTION NETWORK LLC
    Inventors: Andrew Borthwick, Arthur Goldberg, Put Cheung, Adam Winkel
  • Graphical interface and input method for allocating an invoice amongst a plurality of accounts
    Patent number: 9514427
    Abstract: A novel graphical interface and input method is provided. In certain implementations, a touch screen interface is provided with a plurality of icons that each represent seats around a table in a restaurant. Each icon is associated with a unique account. Accounts can be easily merged and split by using touch and swipe interfaces with the icons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: TouchBistro Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Taylor, Alejandro Barrotti, George Konrad, Zachariah Zahos, Adam Winkels
  • GRAPHICAL INTERFACE AND INPUT METHOD FOR ALLOCATING AN INVOICE AMONGST A PLURALITY OF ACCOUNTS
    Publication number: 20150046272
    Abstract: A novel graphical interface and input method is provided. In certain implementations, a touch screen interface is provided with a plurality of icons that each represent seats around a table in a restaurant. Each icon is associated with a unique account. Accounts can be easily merged and split by using touch and swipe interfaces with the icons.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2011
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Applicant: TOUCHBISTRO, INC.
    Inventors: Robert Taylor, Alejandro Barrotti, George Konrad, Zachariah Zahos, Adam Winkels
  • Batch automated blocking and record matching
    Patent number: 7899796
    Abstract: Batch, or “offline”, blocking takes a set of records and generates sets (or blocks, hence the name blocking) of potentially matching records for the entire set. The blocks of potential matches are then passed to a matching process to evaluate which records match. Applications include but are not limited to individual matching such as student identification, householding, business matching, supply chain matching, financial matching, news or text matching, and other applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Inventors: Andrew Borthwick, Arthur Goldberg, Put Cheung, Adam Winkel