Patents by Inventor Laurent Flores

Laurent Flores 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: 7890362
    Abstract: The invention provides improved methods for selecting items most likely to be the best items in a population of items. In accordance with certain preferred embodiments the probability that an item is among the best items in the population is determined by calculating the misclassification probability of each item and designating as the best items those with a misclassification index above a first threshold value from among the values thus determined and as the not best items those with a misclassification index below a second threshold value from among the values thus determined. In further preferred methods of the invention, the misclassification probabilities are determined by rankings of the items by respondents. In certain preferred embodiments the selection methodology of the invention is used to involve consumers in the screening stage of the idea generation process. The methodology is faster and more accurate in selecting the best items in a population than other methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: SoftNovation, LLC
    Inventor: Laurent Flores
  • Publication number: 20070203782
    Abstract: The invention provides improved methods for selecting items most likely to be the best items in a population of items. In accordance with certain preferred embodiments the probability that an item is among the best items in the population is determined by calculating the misclassification probability of each item and designating as the best items those with a misclassification index above a first threshold value from among the values thus determined and as the not best items those with a misclassification index below a second threshold value from among the values thus determined. In further preferred methods of the invention, the misclassification probabilities are determined by rankings of the items by respondents. In certain preferred embodiments the selection methodology of the invention is used to involve consumers in the screening stage of the idea generation process. The methodology is faster and more accurate in selecting the best items in a population than other methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2007
    Publication date: August 30, 2007
    Inventor: Laurent Flores