Patents by Inventor Alexander Block

Alexander Block 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).

  • Annotation policies for annotation consistency
    Patent number: 10740544
    Abstract: Embodiments provide a computer implemented method in a data processing system including a processor and memory storing instructions, which are executed by the processor to cause the processor to implement the method for providing an annotation policy for annotating a corpus including a plurality of electronic documents. The method includes: annotating an occurrence of a first term with a class in an electronic document; recommending a new annotation policy based on at least one annotation for the occurrence of first term; and storing the new annotation policy in a storage device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Sarah Lynch, Kristi Farinelli, Rahul P. Akolkar, Alexander Block, Joseph L. Sharpe, III, Stefan Van Der Stockt
  • PORTABLE BATHING SEAT FOR BATHTUB AND SHOWER
    Publication number: 20200022536
    Abstract: A portable bathing seat is described. The portable bathing seat includes a platform having a top surface and a bottom surface, a first long side, a second long side, a first short side and a second short side. The platform is secured above a bathing surface by at least two legs that each have one or more feet that engage the bathing surface or an adjacent surface. The platform also includes a transfer area proximal the first short side and the transfer area is advantageously at a wheelchair transfer height. The portable bathing seat also includes a transfer pommel secured to the platform proximal the first short side and a handle secured to the platform proximal the second short side. The portable bathing seat also includes a ballast reservoir positioned below the platform and configured to hold a ballast for providing stability to the portable bathing seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventors: Pascal Malassigné, Mark W. Cors, Kevin Alexander, Alexander Block
  • ANNOTATION POLICIES FOR ANNOTATION CONSISTENCY
    Publication number: 20200019599
    Abstract: Embodiments provide a computer implemented method in a data processing system including a processor and memory storing instructions, which are executed by the processor to cause the processor to implement the method for providing an annotation policy for annotating a corpus including a plurality of electronic documents. The method includes: annotating an occurrence of a first term with a class in an electronic document; recommending a new annotation policy based on at least one annotation for the occurrence of first term; and storing the new annotation policy in a storage device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2018
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Sarah Lynch, Kristi Farinelli, Rahul P. Akolkar, Alexander Block, Joseph L. Sharpe, III, Stefan Van Der Stockt