Patents by Inventor James L. Rucker

James L. Rucker 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: 6195657
    Abstract: A system for determining recommendations which are likely to be relevant to a user's current tasks. The determination is made based on the user's grouping behavior as applied to collected references, documents and information objects. The recommendations are with respect to one or more of the “target” user's existing groupings or categories, and can be of information objects, categories of information objects, or other users who have created similar groupings of objects to the target user's groupings. The basis for recommendations is the discovery of “matching” categories for a “target” category, where a matching category is one that includes at least one object also included in the target category. Objects which are in matching categories but not in the target category are candidates for recommendation. In this way the recommendation system aids the target user by taking advantage of objects gathered and grouped by other users over time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2001
    Assignee: Imana, Inc.
    Inventors: James L. Rucker, Marcos J. Polanco
  • Patent number: 4542044
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for applying a dust inhibitor consisting of a 50% oil, 50% water emulsion in a ratio of 0.5% by weight to milled fiberglass blowing wool is disclosed. The apparatus senses the weight of fiberglass being milled and selectively and automatically sprays the emulsion on the fiberglass as it is being transported through the production system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 1983
    Date of Patent: September 17, 1985
    Assignee: Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation
    Inventors: Barclay P. Gano, James L. Rucker