Patents by Inventor Honor E. McClellan

Honor E. McClellan 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).

  • Method for iterative design of products
    Patent number: 7730002
    Abstract: The invention involves generating and presenting, typically electronically, a number of design alternatives to persons who are participating in the design, selection, or market research exercise. The participants (referred to as “selectors”) transmit data indicative of their preferences among or between the presented design alternatives, and that data is used to derive a new generation of design alternatives or proposals. The new designs are generated through the use of a computer program exploiting a genetic or evolutionary computational technique. The process is repeated, typically for many iterations or cycles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Inventors: Noubar B. Afeyan, Kamal M. Malek, Nigel J. Bufton, Sevan G. Ficici, Howard A. Austin, Larry J. Austin, legal representative, Honor E. McClellan, legal representative
  • Method and apparatus for evolutionary design
    Patent number: 7610249
    Abstract: The invention involves generating and presenting, typically electronically, a number of design alternatives to persons who are participating in the design, selection, or market research exercise. The participants (referred to as “selectors”) transmit data indicative of their preferences among or between the presented design alternatives, and that data is used to derive a new generation of design alternatives or proposals. The new designs are generated through the use of a computer program exploiting a genetic or evolutionary computational technique. The process is repeated, typically for many iterations or cycles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2009
    Assignee: Affinova, Inc.
    Inventors: Noubar B. Afeyan, Kamal M. Malek, Nigel J. Bufton, Sevan G. Ficici, Howard A. Austin, Larry J. Austin, legal representative, Honor E. McClellan, legal representative
  • Method and apparatus for dynamic, real-time market segmentation
    Patent number: 7177851
    Abstract: The invention involves generating and presenting, typically electronically, a number of design alternatives to persons who are participating in the design, selection, or market research exercise. The participants (referred to as “selectors”) transmit data indicative of their preferences among or between the presented design alternatives, and that data is used to derive a new generation of design alternatives or proposals. The new designs are generated through the use of a computer program exploiting a genetic or evolutionary computational technique. The process is repeated, typically for many iterations or cycles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2007
    Assignee: Affinnova, Inc.
    Inventors: Noubar B. Afeyan, Kamal M. Malek, Nigel J. Bufton, Sevan G. Ficici, Larry J. Austin, legal representative, Honor E. McClellan, legal representative, Howard A. Austin, deceased
  • Method and apparatus for evolutionary design
    Patent number: 7016882
    Abstract: The invention involves generating and presenting, typically electronically, a number of design alternatives to persons who are participating in the design, selection, or market research exercise. The participants (referred to as “selectors”) transmit data indicative of their preferences among or between the presented design alternatives, and that data is used to derive a new generation of design alternatives or proposals. The new designs are generated through the use of a computer program exploiting a genetic or evolutionary computational technique. The process is repeated, typically for many iterations or cycles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2006
    Assignee: Affinnova, Inc.
    Inventors: Noubar B. Afeyan, Kamal M. Malek, Nigel J. Bufton, Sevan G. Ficici, Larry J. Austin, legal representative, Honor E. McClellan, legal representative, Howard A. Austin, deceased
  • Method and apparatus for evolutionary design
    Publication number: 20040204957
    Abstract: The invention involves generating and presenting, typically electronically, a number of design alternatives to persons who are participating in the design, selection, or market research exercise. The participants (referred to as “selectors”) transmit data indicative of their preferences among or between the presented design alternatives, and that data is used to derive a new generation of design alternatives or proposals. The new designs are generated through the use of a computer program exploiting a genetic or evolutionary computational technique. The process is repeated, typically for many iterations or cycles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2004
    Publication date: October 14, 2004
    Applicant: Affinnova, Inc.
    Inventors: Noubar B. Afeyan, Kamal M. Malek, Nigel J. Bufton, Sevan G. Ficici, Howard A. Austin, Larry J. Austin, Honor E. McClellan
  • Method and apparatus for dynamic, real-time market segmentation
    Publication number: 20030088458
    Abstract: The invention involves generating and presenting, typically electronically, a number of design alternatives to persons who are participating in the design, selection, or market research exercise. The participants (referred to as “selectors”) transmit data indicative of their preferences among or between the presented design alternatives, and that data is used to derive a new generation of design alternatives or proposals. The new designs are generated through the use of a computer program exploiting a genetic or evolutionary computational technique. The process is repeated, typically for many iterations or cycles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2001
    Publication date: May 8, 2003
    Inventors: Noubar B. Afeyan, Kamal M. Malek, Nigel J. Bufton, Sevan G. Ficici, Howard A. Austin, Larry J. Austin, Honor E. McClellan
  • Method and apparatus for evolutionary design
    Patent number: RE46178
    Abstract: The invention involves generating and presenting, typically electronically, a number of design alternatives to persons who are participating in the design, selection, or market research exercise. The participants (referred to as “selectors”) transmit data indicative of their preferences among or between the presented design alternatives, and that data is used to derive a new generation of design alternatives or proposals. The new designs are generated through the use of a computer program exploiting a genetic or evolutionary computational technique. The process is repeated, typically for many iterations or cycles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
    Inventors: Noubar B. Afeyan, Kamal M. Malek, Nigel J. Bufton, Steven G. Ficici, Howard A. Austin, Larry J. Austin, Honor E. McClellan