Patents by Inventor Michael T. Coffey

Michael T. Coffey 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: 6636858
    Abstract: A database system comprising a novel process for the formatting, association, storage and retrieval of amorphous, structured or ordered data. The database system enables the dynamic accumulation and integration of unpredicted or unforeseen data, entities and relationships into a database. Each and every individual datum contained in the database system is associated with a unique license number. Each license number uniquely refers to only one entity, datum, attribute, relationship or relationship attribute. A unique entity license number is established, from which and to which entity attributes, relationships, relationship attributes and other entity license numbers are associated, structured and/or ordered. An entity license list contains a list of unique entity license numbers. Each attribute license includes a unique attribute license number, at least one unique entity license number, at least one value and optionally at least one name descriptor of a value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2003
    Inventors: Michael T. Coffey, Richard G. Waugh, Jr.