Patents by Inventor Andrew Kapochunas

Andrew Kapochunas 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).

  • System and method for data cleansing
    Patent number: 9268803
    Abstract: There is provided a method that includes (a) receiving an input postal address, (b) comparing the input postal address to a standard, (c) providing a single best postal address corresponding to the input postal address based on the comparing, (d) matching the single best postal address to a business in a business information database, (e) obtaining a business address for the business from the business information database, and (f) correcting the single best postal address, based on the business address, to yield a corrected postal address. There is also provided a system that performs the method, and a machine-readable medium having instructions stored thereon that cause the machine to perform the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: THE DUN & BRADSTREET CORPORATION
    Inventors: Andrew Kapochunas, Cynthia Bergelt
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DATA CLEANSING
    Publication number: 20110055252
    Abstract: There is provided a method that includes (a) receiving an input postal address, (b) comparing the input postal address to a standard, (c) providing a single best postal address corresponding to the input postal address based on the comparing, (d) matching the single best postal address to a business in a business information database, (e) obtaining a business address for the business from the business information database, and (f) correcting the single best postal address, based on the business address, to yield a corrected postal address. There is also provided a system that performs the method, and a machine-readable medium having instructions stored thereon that cause the machine to perform the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2010
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Kapochunas, Cynthia Bergelt
  • System and method for data cleansing
    Patent number: 7707164
    Abstract: A business information service provides data cleansing to correct and update both domestic and global addresses. A combination of processes generate cleansed data for input into a matching process. The matching process matches information about a business, including the address, to a unique business identifier in at least one database of business information. The matching process is more successful with more standard and accurate input addresses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Kapochunas, Cynthia Bergelt
  • System and method for data cleansing
    Publication number: 20040225543
    Abstract: A business information service provides data cleansing to correct and update both domestic and global addresses. A combination of processes generate cleansed data for input into a matching process. The matching process matches information about a business, including the address, to a unique business identifier in at least one database of business information. The matching process is more successful with more standard and accurate input addresses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2004
    Publication date: November 11, 2004
    Applicant: Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Kapochunas, Cynthia Bergelt