Patents by Inventor George M. Garrity

George M. Garrity 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: 20210248204
    Abstract: The present invention provides systems and methods for automatically identifying name-like-strings in digital resources, matching these name-like-string against a set of names held in an expertly curated database, and for those name-like-strings found in said database, enhancing the content by associating additional matter with the name, wherein said matter includes information about the names that is held within said database and pointers to other digital resources which include the same name and it synonyms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventors: Charles T. Parker, Catherine M. Lyons, Gerald P. Roston, George M. Garrity
  • Patent number: 10896236
    Abstract: The present invention provides systems and methods for automatically identifying name-like-strings in digital resources, matching these name-like-string against a set of names held in an expertly curated database, and for those name-like-strings found in said database, enhancing the content by associating additional matter with the name, wherein said matter includes information about the names that is held within said database and pointers to other digital resources which include the same name and it synonyms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: NAMESFORLIFE, LLC
    Inventors: Charles T. Parker, Catherine M. Lyons, Gerald P. Roston, George M. Garrity
  • Patent number: 10535003
    Abstract: A method for establishing semantic equivalence between a plurality of concepts including: providing an Orthogonal Semantic Equivalence Map in which first, second, and third extensional concept models are related; selecting or de-selecting a concept in the first concept model; selecting or deselecting a (relation, concept) pair representing an intensional relation from a concept in the first concept model to a concept in the second concept model over a concept in the third concept model; determining a subset of intensional relations from the selected concepts in the first concept model to concepts in the second concept model; determining a set of concepts from the first concept model that are related to concepts in the second concept model over the selected (relation, concept) pairs; and determining the narrowest common extension of the set of concepts from the first, second, or third concept models that are related over the selected intensional relations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignees: NamesForLife, LLC, Board of Trustees of Michigan State University
    Inventors: Charles T. Parker, Jr., George M. Garrity, Nenad Krdzavac
  • Publication number: 20190188232
    Abstract: The present invention provides systems and methods for automatically identifying name-like-strings in digital resources, matching these name-like-string against a set of names held in an expertly curated database, and for those name-like-strings found in said database, enhancing the content by associating additional matter with the name, wherein said matter includes information about the names that is held within said database and pointers to other digital resources which include the same name and it synonyms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2019
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventors: Charles T. Parker, Catherine M. Lyons, Gerald P. Roston, George M. Garrity
  • Patent number: 10204168
    Abstract: The present invention provides systems and methods for automatically identifying name-like-strings in digital resources, matching these name-like-string against a set of names held in an expertly curated database, and for those name-like-strings found in said database, enhancing the content by associating additional matter with the name, wherein said matter includes information about the names that is held within said database and pointers to other digital resources which include the same name and it synonyms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: NAMESFORLIFE, LLC
    Inventors: Charles T. Parker, Catherine M. Lyons, Gerald P. Roston, George M. Garrity
  • Publication number: 20170337290
    Abstract: The present invention provides systems and methods for automatically identifying name-like-strings in digital resources, matching these name-like-string against a set of names held in an expertly curated database, and for those name-like-strings found in said database, enhancing the content by associating additional matter with the name, wherein said matter includes information about the names that is held within said database and pointers to other digital resources which include the same name and it synonyms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2017
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Inventors: Charles T. Parker, Catherine M. Lyons, Gerald P. Roston, George M. Garrity
  • Patent number: 9672293
    Abstract: The present invention provides systems and methods for automatically identifying name-like-strings in digital resources, matching these name-like-string against a set of names held in an expertly curated database, and for those name-like-strings found in said database, enhancing the content by associating additional matter with the name, wherein said matter includes information about the names that is held within said database and pointers to other digital resources which include the same name and it synonyms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: NAMESFORLIFE, LLC
    Inventors: Charles T. Parker, Catherine M. Lyons, Gerald P. Roston, George M. Garrity
  • Publication number: 20160224893
    Abstract: A method for establishing semantic equivalence between a plurality of concepts including: providing an Orthogonal Semantic Equivalence Map in which first, second, and third extensional concept models are related; selecting or de-selecting a concept in the first concept model; selecting or deselecting a (relation, concept) pair representing an intensional relation from a concept in the first concept model to a concept in the second concept model over a concept in the third concept model; determining a subset of intensional relations from the selected concepts in the first concept model to concepts in the second concept model; determining a set of concepts from the first concept model that are related to concepts in the second concept model over the selected (relation, concept) pairs; and determining the narrowest common extension of the set of concepts from the first, second, or third concept models that are related over the selected intensional relations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2014
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Applicants: NamesForlife, LLC, Bord of Trustees of Michigan State University
    Inventors: Charles T. Parker, Jr., George M. Garrity, Nenad Krdzavac
  • Patent number: 8903825
    Abstract: A method of classifying a plurality of documents. The method includes steps of providing a first set of classification terms and a second set of classification terms, the second set of classification terms being different from the first set of classification terms; generating a first frequency array of a number of occurrences of each term from the first set of classification terms in each document; generating a second frequency array of a number of occurrences of each term from the second set of classification terms in each document; generating a first similarity matrix from the first frequency array; generating a second similarity matrix from the second frequency array; determining an entrywise combination of the first similarity matrix and the second similarity matrix; and clustering the plurality of documents based on the result of the entrywise combination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: NamesforLife LLC
    Inventors: Charles T. Parker, George M. Garrity
  • Publication number: 20130013603
    Abstract: A method of classifying a plurality of documents. The method includes steps of providing a first set of classification terms and a second set of classification terms, the second set of classification terms being different from the first set of classification terms; generating a first frequency array of a number of occurrences of each term from the first set of classification terms in each document; generating a second frequency array of a number of occurrences of each term from the second set of classification terms in each document; generating a first similarity matrix from the first frequency array; generating a second similarity matrix from the second frequency array; determining an entrywise combination of the first similarity matrix and the second similarity matrix; and clustering the plurality of documents based on the result of the entrywise combination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2012
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: NAMESFORLIFE, LLC
    Inventors: Charles T. Parker, George M. Garrity
  • Publication number: 20100198841
    Abstract: The present invention provides systems and methods for automatically identifying name-like-strings in digital resources, matching these name-like-string against a set of names held in an expertly curated database, and for those name-like-strings found in said database, enhancing the content by associating additional matter with the name, wherein said matter includes information about the names that is held within said database and pointers to other digital resources which include the same name and it synonyms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2010
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Inventors: Charles T. Parker, Catherine M. Lyons, Gerald P. Roston, George M. Garrity
  • Patent number: 6588133
    Abstract: A vehicle banner assembly employs a continuous leading edge attachment and elastic bands to stretch and display a banner on the door of a vehicle. The vehicle banner assembly permits easy removal of the banner and is constructed of plastic materials that do not damage the finish of the vehicle. The vehicle banner assembly permits the user to adjust the length of the banner to accommodate variations in the size of vehicle doors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2003
    Inventor: George M. Garrity
  • Patent number: 5627057
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to compounds which inhibit farnesyl-protein transferase (FPTase) and the farnesylation of the oncogene protein Ras. The invention is further directed to chemotherapeutic compositions containing the compounds of this invention and methods for inhibiting farnesyl-protein transferase and the farnesylation of the oncogene protein Ras. Furthermore, Actinoplanes sp. ATCC 55532 and Streptomces sp. ATCC 55550 are microorganisms which are capable of producing the disclosed compounds which are classified as carboxylic acid esters. In addition a method for preparing the compounds is disclosed which includes cultivating strain ATCC 55532 or strain ATCC 55550. The strains are independently capable of producing the carboxylic acid ester compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 6, 1997
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Sheo B. Singh, George M. Garrity, Olga Genillourd, Russell B. Lingham, Isabel Martin, Mary Nallin-Omstead, Keith C. Silverman, Deborah L. Zink
  • Patent number: 5612217
    Abstract: Biotransformation products of a fermentation with culture MA7074 are potent HIV protease inhibitors. These products are useful in the prevention or treatment of infection by HIV and in the treatment of AIDS, either as compounds, pharmaceutically acceptable salts, pharmaceutical composition ingredients, whether or not in combination with other antivirals, immunomodulators, antibiotics or vaccines. Methods of treating AIDS and methods of preventing or treating infection by HIV are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 18, 1997
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Ali Shafiee, Shieh-Shung T. Chen, Byron H. Arison, Randall R. Miller, George M. Garrity, Brian Heimbuch
  • Patent number: 5605819
    Abstract: A process is disclosed that quantitatively bioconverts indene to (1S,2R)-indene oxide and (1S,2R)-indandiol, by the action of fungal haloperoxidase followed by various chemical step(s), e.g., adjusting the pH.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 25, 1997
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Michel M. Chartrain, Neal C. Connors, George M. Garrity, Roger C. Olewinski, Jr., Thomas R. Verhoeven, Jinyou Zhang
  • Patent number: 5510371
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to compounds which inhibit farnesyl-protein transferase (FPTase) and the farnesylation of the oncogene protein Ras. The invention is further directed to chemotherapeutic compositions containing the compounds of this invention and methods for inhibiting farnesyl-protein transferase and the farnesylation of the oncogene protein Ras.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 23, 1996
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Sheo B. Singh, George M. Garrity, Olga Genillourd, Russell B. Lingham, Isabel Martin, Mary N. Omstead, Keith C. Silverman, Deborah L. Zink
  • Patent number: 5491077
    Abstract: The present invention provides a process for the stereoselective reduction of phenylalkyl ketones to their corresponding (S)-hydroxy compounds. The process utilizes the novel microorganism Microbacterium MB 5614 to effectuate the chiral reduction. The present invention also provides said novel Microbacterium, which has been deposited with the ATCC and assigned the accession number ATCC 55557.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 1994
    Date of Patent: February 13, 1996
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Michel M. Chartrain, Shieh-Shung T. Chen, George M. Garrity, Brian Heimbuch, Christopher Roberge, Ali Shafiee
  • Patent number: 5468771
    Abstract: A compound of structural formula ##STR1## having antihypercholesterolemic utility is produced by culturing a Streptomyces sp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 21, 1995
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Magda M. Gagliardi, Shieh-Shung T. Chen, Byron H. Arison, George M. Garrity, Leeyuan Huang, John G. MacConnell, Raymond F. White
  • Patent number: 5290689
    Abstract: Described is a process for producing a new immunosuppressant, a C-19/C-22 cyclic hemiketal (Compound I) biotransformation analog of FR-900520, under novel fermentation conditions utilizing the novel microorganism, Streptomyces sp. (Merck Culture Collection MA6969) ATCC No. 55280. The macrolide immunosuppressant is useful in preventing human host rejection of foreign organ transplants, e.g. bone marrow, liver, lung, kidney and heart transplants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 1, 1994
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: George M. Garrity, Magda M. Gagliardi, Shieh-Shung T. Chen
  • Patent number: 5283183
    Abstract: Described is a process for producing a new immunosuppressant, a C-19/C-22 cyclic hemiketal (Compound I) biotransformation analog of FR-900520, under novel fermentation conditions utilizing the novel microorganism, Streptomyces sp. (Merck Culture Collection MA6971) ATCC No. 55282. The macrolide immunosuppressant is useful in preventing human host rejection of foreign organ transplants, e.g. bone marrow, liver, lung, kidney and heart transplants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 1992
    Date of Patent: February 1, 1994
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: George M. Garrity, Shieh-Shung T. Chen