Patents by Inventor Michael R. Conners

Michael R. Conners 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: 10599610
    Abstract: Through analysis of content of a received electronic data interchange (EDI) instance document, an EDI standard and syntax formatting of encoded hierarchical envelopes of the EDI instance document that each package a portion of payload data within the received EDI instance document are determined. An EDI reception processing sequence definition that encodes a hierarchical EDI reception processing rule sequence is configured, that is usable to partition the encoded hierarchical envelopes and to invoke processing of the payload data packaged within the encoded hierarchical envelopes, in accordance with the determined EDI standard and syntax formatting of the encoded hierarchical envelopes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Michael R. Conners, Fredrick W. Fahrenback, Stephanie A. Fetzer, Michael J. Hudson
  • Publication number: 20170075906
    Abstract: Through analysis of content of a received electronic data interchange (EDI) instance document, an EDI standard and syntax formatting of encoded hierarchical envelopes of the EDI instance document that each package a portion of payload data within the received EDI instance document are determined. An EDI reception processing sequence definition that encodes a hierarchical EDI reception processing rule sequence is configured, that is usable to partition the encoded hierarchical envelopes and to invoke processing of the payload data packaged within the encoded hierarchical envelopes, in accordance with the determined EDI standard and syntax formatting of the encoded hierarchical envelopes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventors: Michael R. Conners, Fredrick W. Fahrenback, Stephanie A. Fetzer, Michael J. Hudson
  • Patent number: 9542367
    Abstract: In response to reception of an electronic data interchange (EDI) instance document, a determination is made that a hierarchical EDI reception processing rule sequence, useable to partition encoded hierarchical envelopes of the EDI instance document and to invoke processing of payload data packaged within the encoded hierarchical envelopes, has not been configured. Through analysis of content of the EDI instance document, an EDI standard and syntax formatting of the encoded hierarchical envelopes that package the payload data within the EDI instance document are determined. An EDI reception processing sequence definition that encodes the hierarchical EDI reception processing rule sequence is configured that is usable to partition the encoded hierarchical envelopes of the EDI instance document and to invoke the processing of the payload data packaged within the encoded hierarchical envelopes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael R. Conners, Fredrick W. Fahrenback, Stephanie A. Fetzer, Michael J. Hudson
  • Publication number: 20160314098
    Abstract: In response to reception of an electronic data interchange (EDI) instance document, a determination is made that a hierarchical EDI reception processing rule sequence, useable to partition encoded hierarchical envelopes of the EDI instance document and to invoke processing of payload data packaged within the encoded hierarchical envelopes, has not been configured. Through analysis of content of the EDI instance document, an EDI standard and syntax formatting of the encoded hierarchical envelopes that package the payload data within the EDI instance document are determined. An EDI reception processing sequence definition that encodes the hierarchical EDI reception processing rule sequence is configured that is usable to partition the encoded hierarchical envelopes of the EDI instance document and to invoke the processing of the payload data packaged within the encoded hierarchical envelopes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2015
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Inventors: Michael R. Conners, Fredrick W. Fahrenback, Stephanie A. Fetzer, Michael J. Hudson
  • Patent number: 8001985
    Abstract: A self-contained shelter that may be used for survival purposes or recreational activities includes a number of floor panels, a number of which form an enclosure, which may be held together by one or more straps. Inside the enclosure are several more floor panels, an inflatable tent, and life-supporting accessories. The shelter, when the enclosure is secured, may be airdropped or trucked into an area that may have experienced a recent disaster, such as flooding, hurricanes, or earthquakes. For recreational purposes, the shelter may be placed in a motor vehicle. When the straps are released, the floor panels may be attached along their edges to each other to form a raised floor that is placed on a surface. A raised floor provides a buffer between the user of the shelter and the surface, which may be wet or muddy. The tent is inflated and attached to the floor and is supported by external beams and internal braces. The tent forms an air chamber that provides insulation from the outside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Inventor: Michael R. Conner