Patents by Inventor James Herschel Gryphon Shafer

James Herschel Gryphon Shafer 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: 20220245138
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for sharing access to a database of records relating to clinical trial investigators amongst a number of users is disclosed. Each record includes a number of data fields associated with a clinical trial investigator and has associated metadata indicating a record owner. The method comprises: a) receiving a database query from a first user; b) resolving the query using a first subset of the records in the database including only those records for which the associated metadata indicates that the record owner is the first user and those records for which the associated metadata indicates that the record owner is another user which has registered a sharing rule in respect of the first user, whereby the first user is granted permission to access its records; and c) generating a result set including only those records used to resolve the query that satisfy the query.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2022
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Dimitrie Hugo Stephenson, James Herschel Gryphon Shafer, Melissa Jane Easy
  • Patent number: 11321335
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for sharing access to a database of records relating to clinical trial investigators amongst a number of users is disclosed. Each record includes a number of data fields associated with a clinical trial investigator and has associated metadata indicating a record owner. The method comprises: a) receiving a database query from a first user; b) resolving the query using a first subset of the records in the database including only those records for which the associated metadata indicates that the record owner is the first user and those records for which the associated metadata indicates that the record owner is another user which has registered a sharing rule in respect of the first user, whereby the first user is granted permission to access its records; and c) generating a result set including only those records used to resolve the query that satisfy the query.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: DRUGDEV INC.
    Inventors: Dimitrie Hugo Stephenson, James Herschel Gryphon Shafer, Melissa Jane Easy
  • Publication number: 20190197035
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for sharing access to a database of records relating to clinical trial investigators amongst a number of users is disclosed. Each record includes a number of data fields associated with a clinical trial investigator and has associated metadata indicating a record owner. The method comprises: a) receiving a database query from a first user; b) resolving the query using a first subset of the records in the database including only those records for which the associated metadata indicates that the record owner is the first user and those records for which the associated metadata indicates that the record owner is another user which has registered a sharing rule in respect of the first user, whereby the first user is granted permission to access its records; and c) generating a result set including only those records used to resolve the query that satisfy the query.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2019
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: Dimitrie Hugo Stephenson, James Herschel Gryphon Shafer, Melissa Jane Easy
  • Patent number: 10255332
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for sharing access to a database of records relating to clinical trial investigators amongst a number of users is disclosed. Each record includes a number of data fields associated with a clinical trial investigator and has associated metadata indicating a record owner. The method comprises: a) receiving a database query from a first user; b) resolving the query using a first subset of the records in the database including only those records for which the associated metadata indicates that the record owner is the first user and those records for which the associated metadata indicates that the record owner is another user which has registered a sharing rule in respect of the first user, whereby the first user is granted permission to access its records; and c) generating a result set including only those records used to resolve the query that satisfy the query.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: DRUGDEV INC.
    Inventors: Dimitrie Hugo Stephenson, James Herschel Gryphon Shafer, Melissa Jane Easy
  • Publication number: 20150154381
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for sharing access to a database of records relating to clinical trial investigators amongst a number of users is disclosed. Each record includes a number of data fields associated with a clinical trial investigator and has associated metadata indicating a record owner. The method comprises: a) receiving a database query from a first user; b) resolving the query using a first subset of the records in the database including only those records for which the associated metadata indicates that the record owner is the first user and those records for which the associated metadata indicates that the record owner is another user which has registered a sharing rule in respect of the first user, whereby the first user is granted permission to access its records; and c) generating a result set including only those records used to resolve the query that satisfy the query.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2013
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Applicant: DrugDev Inc.
    Inventors: Dimitrie Hugo Stephenson, James Herschel Gryphon Shafer, Melissa Jane Easy