Patents by Inventor David C. Fletcher

David C. Fletcher 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).

  • Publication number: 20160298356
    Abstract: A fence panel has a first fence post and a second fence post spaced from the first post, each post having a face oriented toward the other post. An upper tab and lower clip are mounted on each post. Each upper tab is fixed, and each lower clip is movable during assembly relative to the associated post between a lower position and a higher position. A top rail is assembled onto the upper tabs, a bottom rail is assembled onto the lower clips, and at least one fence picket is inserted between the rails. During assembly the bottom rail and pickets are moved upward together relative to the posts and toward the top rail to an assembled position for retaining each picket between the rails. The lower clips are moved to the higher position for retaining the bottom rail and pickets in the assembled position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Inventor: David C. Fletcher
  • Patent number: 9223836
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for ranking document data retrieved from a data source in response to a search request. A ranking system retrieves document data from documents in the data source that each includes at least one key term that matches a search term in the search request. For each document, a term frequency value is calculated based on a number of occurrences of the key term in the document. Prefix and suffix term rules are used to determine whether a particular occurrence of the key term in a particular document should be included in determining a term weight value for that particular occurrence of the key term. A relevancy ranking value is determined for each document based on the corresponding term frequency and term weight values. The document data is displayed according to each document's corresponding relevancy ranking value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: Softek Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: David C. Fletcher, Doug R. Wagers
  • Patent number: 8180783
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for ranking document data retrieved from a data source in response to a search request. A ranking system retrieves document data from documents in the data source that each includes at least one key term that matches a search term in the search request. For each document, a term frequency value is calculated based on a number of occurrences of the key term in the document. Prefix and suffix term rules are used to determine whether a particular occurrence of the key term in a particular document should be included in determining a term weight value for that particular occurrence of the key term. A relevancy ranking value is determined for each document based on the corresponding term frequency and term weight values. The document data is displayed according to each document's corresponding relevancy ranking value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: Softek Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: David C. Fletcher, Doug R. Wagers