Patents by Inventor David R. Dorsett

David R. Dorsett 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: 7908285
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, implement techniques for processing experimental data in a laboratory data management system. An input specifies a set of variable definitions that define a set of variables for an experiment type to be represented by a pre-defined experiment class. The variables in the set of variables have types selected from a predefined set of data types. Data from an experiment of the experiment type is received. A first representation of the data is stored in a format defined according to the set of variable types. A second representation of the data, derived from the first representation, is presented in a format defined according to the set of variable definitions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignee: Symyx Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: David R. Dorsett, Jr.
  • Patent number: 7818666
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for processing input data and for defining processing operations to be performed on such data. Input data is processed according to a data parser description associated with the input data format, and output data is generated based on the processing. The data parser description includes a plurality of leaf nodes and a plurality of branch nodes arranged in a tree structure. The leaf nodes each have an associated function. Each of the branch nodes has one or more associated child nodes selected from leaf nodes and other branch nodes. The nodes of the data parser description are evaluated in an order defined by the tree structure. For branch nodes, one or more of the associated child nodes are evaluated; for leaf nodes, the associated function is executed based on data in a current location in the input data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Assignee: Symyx Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: David R. Dorsett, Jr., Fabrice Ferino
  • Patent number: 7676499
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatus, including computer program apparatus, are described for implementing techniques for processing data from a combinatorial experiment. The techniques include receiving data from a chemical experiment on a library of materials having a plurality of members and generating a representation of the chemical experiment. The representation includes data defining an experiment object having a plurality of properties derived from the chemical experiment. The experiment object is associated with the library of materials. The representation also includes data defining one or more element objects. Each element object is associated with one or more members of the library of materials. A data model and corresponding data structures for describing such experiments are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Assignee: Symyx Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: David R. Dorsett, Jr.
  • Patent number: 7653607
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and business processes enabling individual chemists to design, order, and obtain data for multiple experiments or measurements in a timely and cost-effective manner. In particular implementations, the invention includes methods and apparatus for designing sets of custom experiments, ordering the execution of the experiments, communicating the order to a remote laboratory, executing the experiments at that laboratory using high-throughput technologies, and communicating the experimental results to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2010
    Assignee: SYMYX Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Isy Goldwasser, David R. Dorsett, Jr., Jere D. Fellmann
  • Patent number: 7216113
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and business processes enabling individual chemists to design, order, and obtain data for multiple experiments or measurements in a timely and cost-effective manner. In particular implementations, the invention includes methods and apparatus for designing sets of custom experiments, ordering the execution of the experiments, communicating the order to a remote laboratory, executing the experiments at that laboratory using high-throughput technologies, and communicating the experimental results to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2007
    Assignee: Symyx Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Isy Goldwasser, David R. Dorsett, Jr., Jere D. Fellmann
  • Patent number: 7213034
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products implement techniques for processing experimental data according. An input specifies a set of variable definitions according to a variable definition template for defining a set of variables of a plurality of variable types usable in experiments of a pre-defined experiment class. Data from an experiment of an experiment type is received. A first representation of the data is stored in a format defined according to the plurality of variable types. A second representation of the data, derived from the first representation, is presented in a format defined according to the set of variable definitions. The variable definition template is referenced in the pre-defined experiment class. The data includes a plurality of values corresponding to variables defined in the set of variable definitions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2007
    Assignee: Symyx Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: David R. Dorsett, Jr.
  • Patent number: 7085773
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatus, including computer program apparatus, are described for implementing techniques for processing data from a combinatorial experiment. The techniques include receiving data from a chemical experiment on a library of materials having a plurality of members and generating a representation of the chemical experiment. The representation includes data defining an experiment object having a plurality of properties derived from the chemical experiment. The experiment object is associated with the library of materials. The representation also includes data defining one more element objects. Each element object is associated with one or more members of the library of materials. A data model and corresponding data structures for describing such experiments are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2006
    Assignee: Symyx Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: David R. Dorsett, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20040148291
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products implement techniques for processing experimental data according. An input specifies a set of variable definitions according to a variable definition template for defining a set of variables of a plurality of variable types usable in experiments of a pre-defined experiment class. Data from an experiment of an experiment type is received. A first representation of the data is stored in a format defined according to the plurality of variable types. A second representation of the data, derived from the first representation, is presented in a format defined according to the set of variable definitions. The variable definition template is referenced in the pre-defined experiment class. The data includes a plurality of values corresponding to variables defined in the set of variable definitions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2003
    Publication date: July 29, 2004
    Inventor: David R. Dorsett
  • Publication number: 20040088117
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatus, including computer program apparatus, are described for implementing techniques for processing data from a combinatorial experiment. The techniques include receiving data from a chemical experiment on a library of materials having a plurality of members and generating a representation of the chemical experiment. The representation includes data defining an experiment object having a plurality of properties derived from the chemical experiment. The experiment object is associated with the library of materials. The representation also includes data defining one more element objects. Each element object is associated with one or more members of the library of materials. A data model and corresponding data structures for describing such experiments are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2003
    Publication date: May 6, 2004
    Inventor: David R. Dorsett Jr.
  • Patent number: 6658429
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatus, including computer program apparatus, are described for implementing techniques for processing data from a combinatorial experiment. The techniques include receiving data from a chemical experiment on a library of materials having a plurality of members and generating a representation of the chemical experiment. The representation includes data defining an experiment object having a plurality of properties derived from the chemical experiment. The experiment object is associated with the library of materials. The representation also includes data defining one or more element objects. Each element object is associated with one or more members of the library of materials. A data model and corresponding data structures for describing such experiments are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2003
    Assignee: Symyx Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: David R. Dorsett, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20020128734
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatus, including computer program apparatus, are described for implementing techniques for processing data from a combinatorial experiment. The techniques include receiving data from a chemical experiment on a library of materials having a plurality of members and generating a representation of the chemical experiment. The representation includes data defining an experiment object having a plurality of properties derived from the chemical experiment. The experiment object is associated with the library of materials. The representation also includes data defining one or more element objects. Each element object is associated with one or more members of the library of materials. A data model and corresponding data structures for describing such experiments are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2001
    Publication date: September 12, 2002
    Inventor: David R. Dorsett