Patents by Inventor Bob G. Schlicher

Bob G. Schlicher 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).

  • Publication number: 20250021924
    Abstract: A method of using a FiniteStateMachine(FSM) for processing data/events for CustomsCargoShipments, using distributed SWAppNodeServices(ANS) where each AppNode is an FSM state, and each ANS is deployed as independent operating service BusinessRules for assigned state. RulesEngine(RE) executes rules, combines incoming event data with existing shipment data(SmartPass), obtained from ShipmentRecordDatabase. When transaction event arrives, SmartPassState(SPS) determined, event routed to ANS process specifically for SPS. At ANS, event data combined with SmartPassData and RuleSet processed through RE. After completed, RE results, data values(DV) and action identifiers(AI), become TransactionRequest(TR) for action, routed to MatchedActionService (MAS), authenticated, executed based on data details.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2024
    Publication date: January 16, 2025
    Applicant: AVC Innovations LLC
    Inventors: Bob G. Schlicher, David J. Todd, Niels C. Skjoldager
  • Publication number: 20250021350
    Abstract: A method, system, computer program product of providing a FiniteStateMachine (FSM) with embedded business rules, processing data & events, where each state is individually saved to blockchain ledger, a data record including a unique identifier/name, a set of input field(s) or input data slots, state rules in a rule language, and set of output field names or output data slots, method including: executing of a Smart Contract by identifying state by id or name, loading corresponding Component State from blockchain, adding/executing code for processing the State's behavior, where the code includes rules for the state in the rule language (e.g., but not limited to. Open Policy Agent, Rego, Prolog, DataLog, RuleML, Drools Rule Language, NRules, and JavaScriptObjectNotation(JSON), etc.). System includes processor(s), application program interface (API(s)) for communicating, blockchain, rule processor, and memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2024
    Publication date: January 16, 2025
    Applicant: AVC Innovations LLC
    Inventors: Bob G. Schlicher, David J. Todd, Niels C. Skjoldager
  • Publication number: 20250022052
    Abstract: A method, system, computer program product of processing early payment financing request, enabling dynamic discounting (DD) or reverse factoring (RF) financing, via SmartHub Finance Processor (SHFP), including receiving request for Early Payment Financing Request (EPFR) from supplier; accessing asset SmartPass Non-FungibleToken (NFT) Repository; receiving risk management model; notarizing NFT ProxyPackage (NFTPP) to local NFTBlockchain Repository (NFTBCR); notarizing/collateralizing NFTPP to restricted access public NFTBCR; securely binding DynamicDiscounting (DD) NFT Cryptographic Token embodying DD Rights (DDRightsNFT), establishing Secure Unbreakable DigitalLinkage; notify EarlyPaymentNetwork (EPN), may notify FintechFinanceMarket; ValueChainFinanceExchange; DeFiMarket; or buyer; verify NFT to local NFTBCR; or respond to EPFR.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2024
    Publication date: January 16, 2025
    Applicant: AVC Innovations LLC
    Inventors: Bob G. Schlicher, David J. Todd, Niels C. Skjoldager
  • Publication number: 20250021929
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method, system or program product of providing a transaction on a blockchain for conditionally assigned criteria, including: electronically receiving a document via aGUI, an IoT MessageInterface, or Application Programming Interface(API); electronically receiving payment via the GUI, IoT MessageInterface, or API; electronically storing document and payment in cloud-based or on premise storage, a node of data network or storage system; electronically transferring via blockchain user interface or blockchain gateway API; electronically processing data stipulated as conditionally assigned criteria on blockchain; or Distributed Ledger Technology(DLT) including routing and adding IoT data to asset record when conditions are met; electronically authenticating data with a timestamp, and encoding; electronically updating a data record including adding IoT data to asset record as a blockchain entry of an Non-Fungible Token (NFT) or a cryptographically linked off-chain entry, when conditionally as
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2024
    Publication date: January 16, 2025
    Applicant: AVC Innovations LLC
    Inventors: Bob G. Schlicher, David J. Todd, Niels C. Skjoldager
  • Publication number: 20250023742
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method of automatic event and user-driven event triggers digital notarization on the data and documents on one or more blockchains, according to example embodiments. A method may combine a novel method of additional digital notary functions with existing hash algorithms, digital or electronic signature technologies, secured data or document storage and may add the novelty of assigning notary requirements to a digital asset in a digital dossier. Embodiments may include a digital asset with an aggregation of a digital dossier, notary specification, a notary party group, event-driven automated notary process, a multi-party automated notary process, and a multi-notary notary process. The notary specification may identify the items in the dossier that must, according an example embodiment, apply a notary, signature requirements, and other settings. The method may be applied for the lifecycle of activities for an asset independent of the time duration of the life of the asset.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2024
    Publication date: January 16, 2025
    Applicant: AVC Innovations LLC
    Inventors: Bob G. Schlicher, David J. Todd, Niels C. Skjoldager
  • Publication number: 20250021318
    Abstract: A method codifies data, programs, rule-based, state-based application software for automatic deployment, in distributed computing environment, including programming/assignment Production Rules as code for processing data/events for cargo port shipments, through Customs and Finance Processing referred to as supply chain financing; programming and deploying FiniteStateMachine (FSM) implementing state-based application components; deployment is collection of distributed software AppNodeServices (ANS) that collectively comprise an FSM. Each AppNode is at least a single state of FSM. AppNode contains programmable Rules loadable dynamically through the processes. Shipment data is received and collected from one or more data sources including Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), other Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) messaging, web service Application Programming Interface (API) calls, Internet Of Things (IoT) messaging, remote file copies, and tracking sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2024
    Publication date: January 16, 2025
    Applicant: AVC Innovations LLC
    Inventors: Bob G. Schlicher, David J. Todd, Niels C. Skjoldager
  • Publication number: 20250021955
    Abstract: A method of creating a SMARTPASS with computed estimated value including, a SmartHub computer processor system and data network, method including: receiving electronic requests to validate/authorize members and a purchase reporting request from a buyer and a financing request from a supplier engaged in a trade transaction over the network; determining if the electronic requests from the buyer and supplier are authorized, if so, creating the SMARTPASS with computed estimated value on the purchase reporting request; saving/minting the SMARTPASS as a non-fungible token, assigning an initial NFT value; computing the estimated value, tariff, taxes, or other fees; updating a database of the SMARTPASS, NFT, and initial NFT value with updated value; determining if financing requested, and if so: posting an NFT proxy to a second blockchain public NFT repository, notifying parties of financing options, and notifying FinTech, DeFi or decentralized Lenders; or if not notifying FinTech, DeFi or decentralized Lenders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2024
    Publication date: January 16, 2025
    Applicant: AVC Innovations LLC
    Inventors: Bob G. Schlicher, David J. Todd, Niels C. Skjoldager
  • Publication number: 20250021534
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method of registering digital assets(DA) for lifecycle events, notarizations, responses, including: receiving data for the DA (parties identification(PA), asset type metadata); receiving transaction to create DA with data; obtaining asset type template(ATT) determining availability, if available: generating DA record (DAR) and contents from ATT; obtaining notary recipe (NR) template(NRT) for contents; determining if the NRT available and if not creating an NR; or generating/assigning NR to data of DAR; and if available, proceeding, to creating DAR, data specification and assigning to DAR; or obtaining/creating/assigning, NRT for data specification; and assigning PA for digital signatures and double notary criteria to NR; granting signature authority (SA) for DAR to system asset proxy account (SAPA); assigning the SA to DAR; storing DAR; assembling, assigning DA nonfungible token (NFT) data record(DR), to NFT blockchain; verifying SAPA for SA for DA; creating event transaction for SA/SAP
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2024
    Publication date: January 16, 2025
    Applicant: AVC Innovations LLC
    Inventors: Bob G. Schlicher, David J. Todd, Niels C. Skjoldager
  • Patent number: 9177249
    Abstract: Provided is a method of generating a scientometric model that tracks the emergence of an identified technology from initial discovery (via original scientific and conference literature), through critical discoveries (via original scientific, conference literature and patents), transitioning through Technology Readiness Levels (TRLs) and ultimately on to commercial application. During the period of innovation and technology transfer, the impact of scholarly works, patents and on-line web news sources are identified. As trends develop, currency of citations, collaboration indicators, and on-line news patterns are identified. The combinations of four distinct and separate searchable on-line networked sources (i.e., scholarly publications and citation, worldwide patents, news archives, and on-line mapping networks) are assembled to become one collective network (a dataset for analysis of relations).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: UT-Battelle, LLC
    Inventors: Robert K. Abercrombie, Bob G. Schlicher, Frederick T. Sheldon
  • Patent number: 9157414
    Abstract: A wind energy apparatus is made up of a plurality of modular wind energy devices or units. Each unit has a housing and at least two turbines mounted on the housing. Each of the turbines has a blade set extending upward from the housing. Each blade set has a vertical axis extending upward in relation to the housing. Each of the turbines has a generator connected thereto, each generator being disposed in the housing, and having a rotor and a stator. Each turbine is rotatably mounted with respect to the housing, and mounted to the rotor so that they rotate together. Each housing has a positive connector and negative connector on each side of the respective unit. The units, when placed together, connect their respective poles, positive and negative, together completing a circuit. Therefore, one may connect multiple units together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: WINDSTREAM TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Daniel L. Bates, Bob G. Schlicher, John R. Owen, Ravi K. Tangirala, Srinivas K. Guntur, Gary E. Johnson
  • Publication number: 20150021922
    Abstract: A wind energy apparatus is made up of a plurality of modular wind energy devices or units. Each unit has a housing and at least two turbines mounted on the housing. Each of the turbines has a blade set extending upward from the housing. Each blade set has a vertical axis extending upward in relation to the housing. Each of the turbines has a generator connected thereto, each generator being disposed in the housing, and having a rotor and a stator. Each turbine is rotatably mounted with respect to the housing, and mounted to the rotor so that they rotate together. Each housing has a positive connector and negative connector on each side of the respective unit. The units, when placed together, connect their respective poles, positive and negative, together completing a circuit. Therefore, one may connect multiple units together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2014
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Inventors: Daniel L. Bates, Bob G. Schlicher, John R. Owen, Ravi K. Tangirala, Srinivas K. Guntur, Gary E. Johnson
  • Patent number: 8823194
    Abstract: A wind energy apparatus is made up of a plurality of modular wind energy devices or units. Each unit has a housing and at least two turbines mounted on the housing. Each of the turbines has a blade set extending upward from the housing. Each blade set has a vertical axis extending upward in relation to the housing. Each of the turbines has a generator connected thereto, each generator being disposed in the housing, and having a rotor and a stator. Each turbine is rotatably mounted with respect to the housing, and mounted to the rotor so that they rotate together. Each housing has a positive connector and negative connector on each side of the respective unit. The units, when placed together, connect their respective poles, positive and negative, together completing a circuit. Therefore, one may connect multiple units together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Windstream Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel L. Bates, Bob G. Schlicher, John R. Owen, Ravi K. Tangirala, Srinivas K. Guntur, Gary E. Johnson
  • Publication number: 20140157415
    Abstract: Vulnerability in security of an information system is quantitatively predicted. The information system may receive malicious actions against its security and may receive corrective actions for restoring the security. A game oriented agent based model is constructed in a simulator application. The game ABM model represents security activity in the information system. The game ABM model has two opposing participants including an attacker and a defender, probabilistic game rules and allowable game states. A specified number of simulations are run and a probabilistic number of the plurality of allowable game states are reached in each simulation run. The probability of reaching a specified game state is unknown prior to running each simulation. Data generated during the game states is collected to determine a probability of one or more aspects of security in the information system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2013
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Inventors: Robert K. Abercrombie, Bob G. Schlicher
  • Publication number: 20140006332
    Abstract: Provided is a method of generating a scientometric model that tracks the emergence of an identified technology from initial discovery (via original scientific and conference literature), through critical discoveries (via original scientific, conference literature and patents), transitioning through Technology Readiness Levels (TRLs) and ultimately on to commercial application. During the period of innovation and technology transfer, the impact of scholarly works, patents and on-line web news sources are identified. As trends develop, currency of citations, collaboration indicators, and on-line news patterns are identified. The combinations of four distinct and separate searchable on-line networked sources (i.e., scholarly publications and citation, worldwide patents, news archives, and on-line mapping networks) are assembled to become one collective network (a dataset for analysis of relations).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2013
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Inventors: Robert K. Abercrombie, Bob G. Schlicher, Frederick T. Sheldon
  • Patent number: 8536720
    Abstract: A wind energy apparatus is made up of a plurality of modular wind energy devices or units. Each unit has a housing and at least two turbines mounted on the housing. Each of the turbines has a blade set extending upward from the housing. Each blade set has a vertical axis extending upward in relation to the housing. Each of the turbines has a generator connected thereto, each generator being disposed in the housing, and having a rotor and a stator. Each turbine is rotatably mounted with respect to the housing, and mounted to the rotor so that they rotate together. Each housing has a positive connector and negative connector on each side of the respective unit. The units, when placed together, connect their respective poles, positive and negative, together completing a circuit. Therefore, one may connect multiple units together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: Windstream Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel L. Bates, Bob G. Schlicher, John R. Owen, Ravi K. Tangirala, Srinivas K. Guntur, Gary E. Johnson
  • Publication number: 20100270808
    Abstract: A wind energy apparatus is made up of a plurality of modular wind energy devices or units. Each unit has a housing and at least two turbines mounted on the housing. Each of the turbines has a blade set extending upward from the housing. Each blade set has a vertical axis extending upward in relation to the housing. Each of the turbines has a generator connected thereto, each generator being disposed in the housing, and having a rotor and a stator. Each turbine is rotatably mounted with respect to the housing, and mounted to the rotor so that they rotate together. Each housing has a positive connector and negative connector on each side of the respective unit. The units, when placed together, connect their respective poles, positive and negative, together completing a circuit. Therefore, one may connect multiple units together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2010
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Inventors: Daniel L. Bates, Bob G. Schlicher, John R. Owen, Ravi K. Tangirala, Srinivas K. Guntur, Gary E. Johnson
  • Patent number: 7773773
    Abstract: The invention provides a method and a computer program stored in a tangible medium for automatically determining a volume of three-dimensional objects represented in two-dimensional images, by acquiring at two least two-dimensional digitized images, by analyzing the two-dimensional images to identify reference points and geometric patterns, by determining distances between the reference points and the component objects utilizing reference data provided for the three-dimensional object, and by calculating a volume for the three-dimensional object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: UT-Battelle, LLC
    Inventors: Robert K. Abercrombie, Bob G. Schlicher
  • Publication number: 20080095404
    Abstract: The invention provides a method and a computer program stored in a tangible medium for automatically determining a volume of three-dimensional objects represented in two-dimensional images, by acquiring at two least two-dimensional digitized images, by analyzing the two-dimensional images to identify reference points and geometric patterns, by determining distances between the reference points and the component objects utilizing reference data provided for the three-dimensional object, and by calculating a volume for the three-dimensional object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2006
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Inventors: Robert K. Abercrombie, Bob G. Schlicher