Patents by Inventor Christopher S. Hurt

Christopher S. Hurt 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: 8533212
    Abstract: A method of reciprocally publishing and matching data files is disclosed. The method includes facilitating the creation of Category A and Category B data files having a respective sets of characteristics defined utilizing a common language architecture, associating enhancement objects with each data file, identifying characteristics in each data file which must be met by other data files, weighting characteristics in each data file differently from other characteristics in the same data file, enabling the selection of participation levels for each data file in marketspaces, and matching Category A data files participating in particular marketspaces to Category B data files participating in the same marketspaces using the common language architecture, the enhancement objects, the weights and the required characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Inventors: Danny A. McCall, Alexis S. Pecoraro, Christopher S. Hurt, Kimberly Sharman Evans, Sean M. Kitzmiller, Martin R. Merrick, M. Kent Ivey, Karl E. Thorndike, Kenneth D. Kolda
  • Patent number: 7519594
    Abstract: A method of reciprocally publishing and matching data files is disclosed. The method includes facilitating the creation of Category A and Category B data files having a respective sets of characteristics defined utilizing a common language architecture, associating enhancement objects with each data file, identifying characteristics in each data file which must be met by other data files, weighting characteristics in each data file differently from other characteristics in the same data file, enabling the selection of participation levels for each data file in market spaces, and matching Category A data files participating in particular market spaces to Category B data files participating in the same market spaces using the common language architecture, the enhancement objects, the weights and the required characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2009
    Inventors: Danny A. McCall, Alexis S. Pecoraro, Christopher S. Hurt, Kimberly Sharman Evans, Sean M. Kitzmiller, Martin R. Merrick, M. Kent Ivey, Karl E. Thorndike, Kenneth D. Kolda
  • Patent number: 7191176
    Abstract: A method of reciprocally publishing and matching data files is disclosed. The method includes facilitating the creation of Category A and Category B data files having a respective sets of characteristics defined utilizing a common language architecture, associating enhancement objects with each data file, identifying characteristics in each data file which must be met by other data files, weighting characteristics in each data file differently from other characteristics in the same data file, enabling the selection of participation levels for each data file in marketspaces, and matching Category A data files participating in particular marketspaces to Category B data files participating in the same marketspaces using the common language architecture, the enhancement objects, the weights and the required characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2007
    Inventors: Danny A. McCall, Alexis S. Pecoraro, Christopher S. Hurt, Kimberly Sharman Evans, Sean M. Kitzmiller, Martin R. Merrick, M. Kent Ivey, Karl E. Thorndike, Kenneth D. Kolda
  • Publication number: 20020059228
    Abstract: A method of reciprocally publishing and matching data files is disclosed. The method includes facilitating the creation of Category A and Category B data files having a respective sets of characteristics defined utilizing a common language architecture, associating enhancement objects with each data file, identifying characteristics in each data file which must be met by other data files, weighting characteristics in each data file differently from other characteristics in the same data file, enabling the selection of participation levels for each data file in marketspaces, and matching Category A data files participating in particular marketspaces to Category B data files participating in the same marketspaces using the common language architecture, the enhancement objects, the weights and the required characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2001
    Publication date: May 16, 2002
    Inventors: Danny A. McCall, Alexis S. Pecoraro, Christopher S. Hurt, Kimberly Sharman Evans, Sean M. Kitzmiller, Martin R. Merrick, M. Kent Ivey, Karl E. Thorndike, Kenneth D. Kolda