Patents by Inventor Dan P. Kolz

Dan P. Kolz 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).

  • Method of managing and providing parameterized queries
    Patent number: 7979456
    Abstract: Methods, systems and articles of manufacture for managing parameterized queries and making them available to users based on associations between parameterized queries and fields belonging to result sets are provided. By associating fields with parameterized queries, a query manager can be configured to provide users with a contextually appropriate selection of parameterized queries that can be used to obtain data related to objects in a result set. The selection of parameterized queries may be provided to users via a variety of interfaces including graphic interfaces and plug-in components utilized by external applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Richard D. Dettinger, Dan P. Kolz, Richard J. Stevens, Shannon E. Wenzel
  • Method to provide management of query output
    Patent number: 7844623
    Abstract: System and article of manufacture for processing queries that are executed against a database. In one embodiment, the database environment imposes a limit on the number of columns capable of being returned for a single query. Accordingly, a single query is replicated to produce N sub-queries, each selecting a portion of the total number of result fields specified in the single query.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Richard D. Dettinger, Peter J. Johnson, Dan P. Kolz, Shannon E. Wenzel
  • METHOD TO PROVIDE MANAGEMENT OF QUERY OUTPUT
    Publication number: 20080140612
    Abstract: System and article of manufacture for processing queries that are executed against a database. In one embodiment, the database environment imposes a limit on the number of columns capable of being returned for a single query. Accordingly, a single query is replicated to produce N sub-queries, each selecting a portion of the total number of result fields specified in the single query.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2008
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Inventors: RICHARD D. DETTINGER, Peter J. Johnson, Dan P. Kolz, Shannon E. Wenzel
  • Method to provide management of query output
    Patent number: 7370030
    Abstract: A method, system and article of manufacture for processing queries that are executed against a database. In one embodiment, the database environment imposes a limit on the number of columns capable of being returned for a single query. Accordingly, a single query is replicated to produce N sub-queries, each selecting a portion of the total number of result fields specified in the single query.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2008
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Richard D. Dettinger, Peter J. Johnson, Dan P. Kolz, Shannon E. Wenzel