Patents by Inventor Christopher Lenz

Christopher Lenz 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).

  • Apparatus, system and method for maintaining a persistent data state on a communications network
    Patent number: 9407673
    Abstract: The present invention is an apparatus, system, and method for the improved tracking of a data state. The present invention allows session states to be maintained by sites that run on multiple, load-balanced servers. The present invention removes a single point of failure in a system, thus preventing all active sessions from being lost by providing persistent session data distributable across one or more machines over a communications network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: Priceline.com LLC
    Inventors: Scott Nedderman, Jonathan Taylor, Christopher Lenz
  • Apparatus, system, and method for maintaining a persistent data state on a communications network
    Patent number: 8819251
    Abstract: The present invention is an apparatus, system, and method for the improved tracking of a data state. The present invention allows session states to be maintained by sites that run on multiple, load-balanced servers. The present invention removes a single point of failure in a system, thus preventing all active sessions from being lost by providing persistent session data distributable across one or more machines over a communications network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Priceline.com Incorporated
    Inventors: Christopher Lenz, Jonathan Taylor, Scott Nedderman
  • Apparatus, system, and method for maintaining a persistent data state on a communications network
    Patent number: 8380856
    Abstract: The present invention is an apparatus, system, and method for the improved tracking of a data state. The present invention allows session states to be maintained by sites that run on multiple, load-balanced servers. The present invention removes a single point of failure in a system, thus preventing all active sessions from being lost by providing persistent session data distributable across one or more machines over a communications network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: priceline.com, Incorporated
    Inventors: Scott Nedderman, Jonathan Taylor, Christopher Lenz
  • Apparatus, system, and method for maintaining a persistent data state on a communications network
    Patent number: 7188176
    Abstract: The present invention is an apparatus, system, and method for the improved tracking of a data state. The present invention allows session states to be maintained by sites that run on multiple, load-balanced servers. The present invention removes a single point of failure in a system, thus preventing all active sessions from being lost by providing persistent session data distributable across one or more machines over a communications network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2007
    Assignee: priceline.com Incorporated
    Inventors: Scott Nedderman, Jonathan Taylor, Christopher Lenz