Patents by Inventor Daniel R. Corsberg

Daniel R. Corsberg 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 and system for allowing multiple users to edit a hierarchical data structure
    Patent number: 6529905
    Abstract: A method for locking elements of a hierarchical data structure to allow multiple users at various distributed clients to simultaneously edit unlocked portions of the data structure, and systems for same are disclosed. The method includes checking for permission, setting and releasing various kind of locks. The structured authoring system of the invention may be distributed and collaborative. The process of checking for permission to set a lock is unique for each type of lock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2003
    Assignee: Frontline Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael A. Bray, Daniel R. Corsberg
  • Functional relationship-based alarm processing system
    Patent number: 4812819
    Abstract: A functional relationship-based alarm processing system and method analyzes each alarm as it is activated and determines its relative importance with other currently activated alarms and signals in accordance with the functional relationships that the newly activated alarm has with other currently activated alarms. Once the initial level of importance of the alarm has been determined, that alarm is again evaluated if another related alarm is activated or deactivated. Thus, each alarm's importance is continuously updated as the state of the process changes during a scenario.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 1988
    Date of Patent: March 14, 1989
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy
    Inventor: Daniel R. Corsberg
  • Functional relationship-based alarm processing
    Patent number: 4749985
    Abstract: A functional relationship-based alarm processing system and method analyzes each alarm as it is activated and determines its relative importance with other currently activated alarms and signals in accordance with the relationships that the newly activated alarm has with other currently activated alarms. Once the initial level of importance of the alarm has been determined, that alarm is again evaluated if another related alarm is activated. Thus, each alarm's importance is continuously oupdated as the state of the process changes during a scenario.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 1987
    Date of Patent: June 7, 1988
    Assignee: United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy
    Inventor: Daniel R. Corsberg