Patents by Inventor Lawrence Steele

Lawrence Steele 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: 20240098151
    Abstract: Disclosed are techniques for processing user profiles using data structures that are specialized for processing by a GPU. More particularly, the disclosed techniques relate to systems and methods for evaluating characteristics of user profiles to determine whether to offload certain user profiles to the GPU for processing or to process the user profiles locally by one or more central processing units (CPUs). Processing user profiles may include comparing the interest tags included in the user profiles with logic trees, for example, logic trees representing marketing campaigns, to identify user profiles that match the campaigns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: David Lawrence Rager, Andrew Edward Brownsword, Guy Lewis Steele, JR.
  • Patent number: 4157879
    Abstract: A pipe reaming tool for use with a bit driver includes a hollow cylindrical member having a plurality of cutting teeth disposed along the edge of one end of the cutting member and extending outwardly therefrom. A stop member is connected to the other end for limiting the depth of the ream to a predetermined length and a rod is connected to the stop member for engagement by a bit driver for rotating the tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 1977
    Date of Patent: June 12, 1979
    Inventor: Lawrence Steele