Patents by Inventor Brian Schafer

Brian Schafer 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: 11789982
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method is provided of finding one or more data items that match one or more defined criteria in a dataset. The method comprises identifying data snippets of the dataset using a set of one or more attention rules; categorizing the identified data snippets using fuzzy matching by assigning them to buckets such that each bucket contains data snippets that are similar to another according to a similarity measure; classifying buckets containing data snippets having more than a threshold number of the true positive data items as true positive buckets and remaining buckets as false positive buckets; calculating culling rules based on the true positive buckets and the false positive buckets, and using the culling rules to remove the false positive data items from the true positive buckets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: ELECTRONIC ARTS INC.
    Inventors: Denis Tumpic, Brian Schafer, James Nix, Shina Aofolaju, Jesse Campbell
  • Publication number: 20220092086
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method is provided of finding one or more data items that match one or more defined criteria in a dataset. The method comprises identifying data snippets of the dataset using a set of one or more attention rules; categorizing the identified data snippets using fuzzy matching by assigning them to buckets such that each bucket contains data snippets that are similar to another according to a similarity measure; classifying buckets containing data snippets having more than a threshold number of the true positive data items as true positive buckets and remaining buckets as false positive buckets; calculating culling rules based on the true positive buckets and the false positive buckets, and using the culling rules to remove the false positive data items from the true positive buckets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: Denis Tumpic, Brian Schafer, James Nix, Shina Aofolaju, Jesse Campbell
  • Publication number: 20150230392
    Abstract: Gauge wheels control the depth at which seeds are placed during planting operations. Planter gauge wheels are mounted on gauge wheel arms which become dusted with soil during normal operation. An improved gauge wheel arm described herein includes first and second hubs extending from either end of a shaft. Each hub forms a cylindrical body between first and second faces. The first hub has a central channel through the cylindrical body, and a bearing is press-fit within the central channel. A retaining ring is fitted over the bearing, within an interior groove formed proximate the first face of the central channel, to retain the bearing within the central channel. The improved gauge wheel arm described herein reduces build-up of dirt and frictional wear, thus increasing both the life span of the arm and its associated parts, and decreasing time spent greasing and adjusting gauge wheel arms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2015
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Inventors: Brian Schafer, Clint Schafer