Patents by Inventor Daniel W. Darg

Daniel W. Darg 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).

  • Obtaining statistical information for network-accessible data stores while preserving user anonymity
    Patent number: 11010773
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to techniques for obtaining value latent in elementary pieces of data that are (i) human-related, and (ii) transferable on a network to be amplified and commoditized by enabling multiple similar such elementary pieces of data to be combined into value-added statistical products, generating revenue through the selling of access to the statistical products, and then distributing the revenue in measure to holders of dividend-yielding shares of the statistical products. The technique employs measures for statistical-disclosure control so that individuals associated with the elementary pieces of data remain anonymous.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
    Inventor: Daniel W. Darg
  • OBTAINING STATISTICAL INFORMATION FOR NETWORK-ACCESSIBLE DATA STORES WHILE PRESERVING USER ANONYMITY
    Publication number: 20190066135
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to techniques for obtaining value latent in elementary pieces of data that are (i) human-related, and (ii) transferable on a network to be amplified and commoditized by enabling multiple similar such elementary pieces of data to be combined into value-added statistical products, generating revenue through the selling of access to the statistical products, and then distributing the revenue in measure to holders of dividend-yielding shares of the statistical products. The technique employs measures for statistical-disclosure control so that individuals associated with the elementary pieces of data remain anonymous.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2017
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventor: Daniel W. Darg