Patents by Inventor Paul Raff

Paul Raff 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).

  • Publication number: 20230080313
    Abstract: A system, method, and apparatus for managing care gaps associated with a member are provided. The method may include determining a plurality of current gaps-in-care for the member, where each of the plurality of current gaps-in-care for the member is defined as a difference between a current health-related behavior of the member and a guideline behavior for the member; determining for each of the plurality of current gaps-in-care for the member a potential expected value to be captured by reducing the difference; selecting a current gap-in-care from among the plurality of gaps-in-care as a gap-to-address, where the current gap-in-care is selected based on having a higher potential value as compared to at least one other gap-in-care among the plurality of gaps-in-care; and communicating one or more actions for the member to take in connection with at least partially closing the gap-in-care.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Eli Goldberg, Lauren Lamonica, Paul Raff, Michael Turner, Eugenio Zuccarelli, Lingli Duan
  • Publication number: 20230083562
    Abstract: A system, method, and apparatus for observing member behavior and managing a care gap associated with the member are proided that include: determining a current gap-in-care for the member by: receiving an electronic record associated with the member that describes a current health-related behavior of the member; receiving guideline behavior for the member supported by a professional clinical recommendation; and determining a difference between the current health-related behavior of the member and the guideline behavior for the member. Some examples of the system, method, and apparatus may include determining, for a current gap-in-care for the member, actions that, if followed, are capable of at least partially closing the current gap-in-care within a clinically-defined period of time for the member; determining an impact associated with at least partially closing the current gap-in-care for the member according to the actions; and providing a communication to the member that describes the actions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Eli Goldberg, Lauren Lamonica, Paul Raff, Michael Turner, Eugenio Zuccarelli, Lingli Duan
  • Publication number: 20170039269
    Abstract: Architecture that operates in combination with an integrated search framework to derive user intent associated with a search query, and then based on the derived intent, choose the search method: a local search on the current local device from which the search is initiated, a non-local search of data sources other than the local device, or both the local search and the non-local search. The query context can be derived to more effectively assess the query intent. The architecture employs predictive models trained with candidate features that enable the prediction of a singular intent (or degree of intent) in the integrated search environment. The models can be trained using historical and real-time features. A classifier is trained using the features. The user intent is then derived based on the classifier output and the search is performed accordingly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2014
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Paul Raff, Xiao Huang, Yichao Cai, Rui Ma, Aidan Crook, An Yan
  • Patent number: 8498888
    Abstract: Systems and methods for cost-based fulfillment tie breaking are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method may include receiving an indication of an order for an item stocked in a plurality of fulfillment centers, where a difference between a cost of fulfilling the order with one of the plurality of fulfillment centers and a cost of fulfilling the order with another one of the plurality of fulfillment centers is within a specified amount. The method may also include selecting a given one of the plurality of fulfillment centers to fulfill the order based, at least in part, upon expected costs corresponding to inventory positions that would result from fulfilling the order with each of the plurality of fulfillment centers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2013
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Raff, Xiao Yu Li
  • Patent number: 5996272
    Abstract: In a multipurpose container, a primary receptacle defines an interior area, and includes a top portion, a bottom surface and upstanding sidewalls extending from the bottom surface. At least one compartment is removably attached to the exterior surface of the upstanding sidewalls. A lid is provided and is removably attached to the top section of the primary receptacle, to enclose the interior area. A cushion is attached to the lid, and allows the multipurpose container to be used as a seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 7, 1999
    Inventor: William Paul Raff
  • Patent number: 4288640
    Abstract: Process for carrying out exothermic reactions between a gas and a liquid in the presence of a solid catalyst by passing the gas and the liquid cocurrently through a packed reaction vessel, preferably of elongated shape, wherein the gas and liquid pass through the packed reaction vessel in transition flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1976
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1981
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Ludwig Schuster, Paul Raff, Herwig Hoffmann, Rolf Schneider, Erich Flickinger
  • Patent number: 4158001
    Abstract: Triorganotin compounds of hydroxydiazenium oxides having a good fungicidal action, fungicides containing these compounds, and processes for their manufacture by reacting a triorganotin halide with a sodium or potassium salt of an N'-hydroxydiazenium oxide or with the N'-hydroxydiazenium oxide in the presence of an acid binder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 1977
    Date of Patent: June 12, 1979
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Wolfgang Reuther, Paul Raff, Ernst-Heinrich Pommer, Hans-Peter Heidenreich
  • Patent number: 4143153
    Abstract: A fungicidal composition for wood preservation containing derivatives of heavy metal salts of N-nitroso-N-cyclohexylhydroxylamine, and a process for combatting fungi with these derivatives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 1975
    Date of Patent: March 6, 1979
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Ernst-Heinrich Pommer, Wolfgang Reuther, Paul Raff, Reimer Goettsche
  • Patent number: 4104374
    Abstract: Wood preservatives containing a boric acid/alkylene oxide adduct, with alkylene of 2 to 8 carbon atoms, and a process for protecting wood against fungi and insects with this agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 1976
    Date of Patent: August 1, 1978
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Wolfgang Reuther, Knut Oppenlaender, Paul Raff, Ernst-Heinrich Pommer, Manfred Siegler