Patents by Inventor Joseph Macker

Joseph Macker 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: 20260254868
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for using Connected Dominating Sets (CDS) in a Distributed Average Consensus (DAC) process to bridge the gap between a fully centralized consensus approach and a fully distributed one. Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a process for distributed network consensus using network node proxies based on CDS, demonstrating reductions in both the network-wide convergence time and required network communications to achieve agreement. In an embodiment, CDS are used to act as a subgraph of proxy agents for the network iterative communication and computation process, resulting in a network wide DAC result. Embodiments of the present disclosure reduce the required messages and overall delay needed to converge to a distributed group solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2025
    Publication date: August 27, 2026
    Applicant: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Joseph Macker, Kyle Crandall
  • Patent number: 12147476
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for a hypergraph representation and transformation process enabling the cogeneration and analysis of multiple system attributes alongside system node relationships within real world data models. Embodiments of the present disclosure allow for the cogeneration of attribute embeddings, along with node embeddings, within a single, graph-based data set model. Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a higher level of accuracy in problem space representation compared to conventional systems and methods and help to reveal more complex relationships in real world problems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Joseph Macker, Michael Iannelli
  • Publication number: 20240111807
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for a hypergraph representation and transformation process enabling the cogeneration and analysis of multiple system attributes alongside system node relationships within real world data models. Embodiments of the present disclosure allow for the cogeneration of attribute embeddings, along with node embeddings, within a single, graph-based data set model. Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a higher level of accuracy in problem space representation compared to conventional systems and methods and help to reveal more complex relationships in real world problems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Joseph Macker, Michael lannelli