Patents by Inventor Paul A. Gearon

Paul A. Gearon 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).

  • Database query system and method
    Publication number: 20030074352
    Abstract: A secure distributed database management query system is disclosed. One or more knowledge stores hold data in the form of statements that represent relationships between nodes in a directed graph data structure. The statements in the database may include security information in the form of statements specifying which users are allowed access at a statement level. A query may include a FROM clause that denotes a multiplicity of knowledge stores that can be queried simultaneously.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2002
    Publication date: April 17, 2003
    Inventors: Simon D. Raboczi, Paul A. Gearon, David P. Hyland-Wood