Patents by Inventor Gregory Portnoy

Gregory Portnoy 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: 10936985
    Abstract: A computer program programmed to assist management of a group in deploying, training, hiring, and firing staff and other resources of the group. The program builds a model of a group, the model including the organizational structure, missions, and tasks that the group performs to achieve its missions. The program queries managers of a group to obtain the managers' requested levels for a plurality of resources for the group, including requested levels of proficiency for a plurality of competencies. The program queries staff members of the group to obtain staff assessments of the degree to which the group meets the requested levels and competencies. The program compares the managers' requested levels and the staff assessments to identify mismatches between the requests and assessments, and reports those mismatches to the managers, for example, in the form of suggestions for training of staff. The program may perturb the model to reflect a change of a requirement imposed on the group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: Avantgarde LLC
    Inventors: Gregory Portnoy, Rebecca Ann Contreras
  • Publication number: 20190066011
    Abstract: A computer program programmed to assist management of a group in deploying, training, hiring, and firing staff and other resources of the group. The program builds a model of a group, the model including the organizational structure, missions, and tasks that the group performs to achieve its missions. The program queries managers of a group to obtain the managers' requested levels for a plurality of resources for the group, including requested levels of proficiency for a plurality of competencies. The program queries staff members of the group to obtain staff assessments of the degree to which the group meets the requested levels and competencies. The program compares the managers' requested levels and the staff assessments to identify mismatches between the requests and assessments, and reports those mismatches to the managers, for example, in the form of suggestions for training of staff. The program may perturb the model to reflect a change of a requirement imposed on the group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicant: Avantgarde LLC
    Inventors: Gregory Portnoy, Rebecca A. Contreras
  • Patent number: 10026045
    Abstract: An enterprise hierarchical performance model and performance monitoring, evaluation and decision support system is disclosed to collect enterprise data, calculate and display performance information including performance, progress, and risk of one or more metrics and/or indicators, and execute an action in accordance with enterprise conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: INFORMATION SCIENCES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Gregory Portnoy, Richard Wiseman
  • Patent number: 7644351
    Abstract: Systems and methods for data collection and processing. A system includes a forms processing subsystem including a form designer and a form processing and workflow module, and a client subsystem including a form submission manager and a client data store. User provided information is maintained locally in the client data store.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2010
    Assignee: Information Sciences Corporation
    Inventors: Gregory Portnoy, Richard A. Wiseman