Patents by Inventor Mark W. Shafer

Mark W. Shafer 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).

  • REBAR TIE WIRE WITH BONDED COATING AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20240068249
    Abstract: A rebar tie wire, including an inner wire portion including a radially outward facing surface, and a coating arranged on the radially outward facing surface, the coating including high density polyethylene (HDPE), and a bonding agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Mark Andrew Burr, Monty W. Shafer, Marc E. De Clerck
  • System and method for hybrid hierarchical segmentation
    Patent number: 8402027
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for clustering a plurality of observations included in a dataset. The method includes selecting a subset of variables from a set of variables, where each variable in the subset is associated with each observation in the dataset; for each of a first number of times, randomly selecting an initial value for each variable in the subset to generate a seed value set that includes an initial value for each variable in the subset; generating a number of pre-clusters equal to the first number based on a similarity between each observation in the dataset and each of the first number of seed value sets; and applying a hierarchical clustering algorithm to the first number of pre-clusters to derive a second number of clusters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Anjali Dange, Xia Ying, Rudranil Manna, Cameron Davies, Phi Hoang, Deborah Montague, Mark W. Shafer