Patents by Inventor Paul E. Friedman

Paul E. Friedman 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 information consolidation
    Patent number: 8515987
    Abstract: A method of consolidating records from databases is disclosed. The method comprises initially making a first identification of a candidate match between records using a first search technique. The method further comprises making a second identification of a candidate match between records using a second search technique, and displacing the first identification of a candidate match between records based on a probability that the second identification is correct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.
    Inventors: Deepak Jain, Neil W. Vaz, Raymond H. Sayre, Stanley G. Knutson, Nathan D. T. Boyd, Paul E. Friedman