Patents by Inventor John B. Gordon

John B. Gordon 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: 11288279
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product are provided for displaying query items (e.g., patient attributes) and answers (e.g., treatment recommendations) by performing a ranking analysis of query items by running a cognitive analysis comparison of each marginal answer confidence improvement metric for each unspecified query item in the first plurality of query items to rank the query items in sorted order from largest to smallest marginal answer confidence improvement metric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Verlyn M. Fischer, John B. Gordon, Mark G. Megerian, Adam M. Tate
  • Patent number: 11106710
    Abstract: A user session for a client device may be initiated by a computerized answering system. Answers to one or more questions may be provided via a network for presentation in a user interface of a display of the client device, where the presentation of the answers may be based on a default profile. User interaction with one or more of the answers presented in the user interface of the display of the client device is monitored during the user session. A first user profile is selected from a plurality of user profiles in response to determining attributes of the user interaction correspond to attributes of the first user profile. The user interface of the display of the client device is modified to change from presenting the answers based on the default profile to presenting the answers based on the first user profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: John B. Gordon, Scott H. Isensee, Mark Marrara, William G. O'Keeffe, Cale Vardy
  • Patent number: 10706362
    Abstract: Certain relationships representing material insights are identified from among a set of discovered relationships. Cognitive discovery of relationships in a knowledge base, or corpus, are ranked according to one or more metrics indicative of material insights, including recentness and degree of alignment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: John B. Gordon, John P. Hogan, Sanjay F. Kottaram
  • Publication number: 20200151186
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product are provided for displaying query items (e.g., patient attributes) and answers (e.g., treatment recommendations) by performing a ranking analysis of query items by running a cognitive analysis comparison of each marginal answer confidence improvement metric for each unspecified query item in the first plurality of query items to rank the query items in sorted order from largest to smallest marginal answer confidence improvement metric.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2020
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Verlyn M. Fischer, John B. Gordon, Mark G. Megerian, Adam M. Tate
  • Patent number: 10585902
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product are provided for displaying query items (e.g., patient attributes) and answers (e.g., treatment recommendations) by performing a ranking analysis of query items by running a cognitive analysis comparison of each marginal answer confidence improvement metric for each unspecified query item in the first plurality of query items to rank the query items in sorted order from largest to smallest marginal answer confidence improvement metric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Verlyn M. Fischer, John B. Gordon, Mark G. Megerian, Adam M. Tate
  • Publication number: 20190012372
    Abstract: A user session for a client device may be initiated by a computerized answering system. Answers to one or more questions may be provided via a network for presentation in a user interface of a display of the client device, where the presentation of the answers may be based on a default profile. User interaction with one or more of the answers presented in the user interface of the display of the client device is monitored during the user session. A first user profile is selected from a plurality of user profiles in response to determining attributes of the user interaction correspond to attributes of the first user profile. The user interface of the display of the client device is modified to change from presenting the answers based on the default profile to presenting the answers based on the first user profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2018
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Inventors: John B. Gordon, Scott H. Isensee, Mark Marrara, William G. O 'Keeffe, Cale Vardy
  • Patent number: 10061842
    Abstract: A question is received in a computerized answering system via an input device. A plurality of classes corresponding to the question are retrieved from a memory device. One or more answers to the question are generated by a processor. Each answer is associated with a confidence value. The confidence values associated with the answers are compared with thresholds associated with the plurality of classes. The answers are classified by the processor into the plurality of classes based on the comparing. The answers are presented via a display device in accordance with the classification of the answers. A user response to at least one of the answers is detected. At least one of the plurality of classes is adjusted based on the user response.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: John B. Gordon, Scott H. Isensee, Mark Marrara, William G. O'Keeffe, Cale Vardy
  • Patent number: 9959504
    Abstract: Certain relationships representing material insights are identified from among a set of discovered relationships. Cognitive discovery of relationships in a knowledge base, or corpus, are ranked according to one or more metrics indicative of material insights, including recentness and degree of alignment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: John B. Gordon, John P. Hogan, Sanjay F. Kottaram
  • Patent number: 9916536
    Abstract: Certain relationships representing material insights are identified from among a set of discovered relationships. Cognitive discovery of relationships in a knowledge base, or corpus, are ranked according to one or more metrics indicative of material insights, including recentness and degree of alignment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: John B. Gordon, John P. Hogan, Sanjay F. Kottaram
  • Publication number: 20180032887
    Abstract: Certain relationships representing material insights are identified from among a set of discovered relationships. Cognitive discovery of relationships in a knowledge base, or corpus, are ranked according to one or more metrics indicative of material insights, including recentness and degree of alignment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventors: John B. Gordon, John P. Hogan, Sanjay F. Kottaram
  • Publication number: 20170344550
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product are provided for displaying query items (e.g., patient attributes) and answers (e.g., treatment recommendations) by performing a ranking analysis of query items by running a cognitive analysis comparison of each marginal answer confidence improvement metric for each unspecified query item in the first plurality of query items to rank the query items in sorted order from largest to smallest marginal answer confidence improvement metric.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2016
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Verlyn M. Fischer, John B. Gordon, Mark G. Megerian, Adam M. Tate
  • Publication number: 20170161263
    Abstract: Certain relationships representing material insights are identified from among a set of discovered relationships. Cognitive discovery of relationships in a knowledge base, or corpus, are ranked according to one or more metrics indicative of material insights, including recentness and degree of alignment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2016
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: John B. Gordon, John P. Hogan, Sanjay F. Kottaram
  • Publication number: 20170161615
    Abstract: Certain relationships representing material insights are identified from among a set of discovered relationships. Cognitive discovery of relationships in a knowledge base, or corpus, are ranked according to one or more metrics indicative of material insights, including recentness and degree of alignment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2015
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: John B. Gordon, John P. Hogan, Sanjay F. Kottaram
  • Publication number: 20160162790
    Abstract: A question is received in a computerized answering system via an input device. A plurality of classes corresponding to the question are retrieved from a memory device. One or more answers to the question are generated by a processor. Each answer is associated with a confidence value. The confidence values associated with the answers are compared with thresholds associated with the plurality of classes. The answers are classified by the processor into the plurality of classes based on the comparing. The answers are presented via a display device in accordance with the classification of the answers. A user response to at least one of the answers is detected. At least one of the plurality of classes is adjusted based on the user response.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2014
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventors: John B. Gordon, Scott H. Isensee, Mark Marrara, William G. O'Keeffe, Cale Vardy
  • Patent number: 6967463
    Abstract: A battery charger for a charging marine batteries in a boat with an automobile while the boat is being towed behind the automobile. The battery charger connects the automobile's charging system to the boat's batteries. The charger causes the boat's batteries to be cyclically charged and monitored to prevent the automobile electrical system from overcharging the boat's batteries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2005
    Inventors: John B. Gordon, Roger M. Burger, David M. Gordon, Stephen E. Gerencser, Daryl D. Hochstetler
  • Patent number: 6471064
    Abstract: The device of this invention is a combination key ring, pill box and light which includes a case containing a compartment for medicine and a compartment for a light and battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2002
    Inventor: John B. Gordon
  • Publication number: 20020020635
    Abstract: The device of this invention is a combination key ring, pill box and light which includes a case containing a compartment for medicine and a compartment for a light and battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2000
    Publication date: February 21, 2002
    Inventor: John B. Gordon
  • Patent number: D265988
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 1980
    Date of Patent: August 31, 1982
    Inventor: John B. Gordon
  • Patent number: D276427
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 1982
    Date of Patent: November 20, 1984
    Inventor: John B. Gordon
  • Patent number: D315217
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 1989
    Date of Patent: March 5, 1991
    Inventor: John B. Gordon