Patents by Inventor Paul Sappington

Paul Sappington 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).

  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENHANCED TAXONOMY GENERATION
    Publication number: 20100274733
    Abstract: Methods and systems to automate the taxonomy generation process and allow for automatic synchronized cross-industry taxonomy updates. A standardized cross-industry taxonomy generation procedure is provided, which is easy to use and allows for fast generation of taxonomies. The errors in taxonomy generation are reduced, while producing synchronized industry-specific taxonomies. A software application, facilitates the automation of the taxonomy generation process and allows for automatic cross-industry taxonomy updates. A standardized cross-industry taxonomy generation procedure is characterized by error reduction in cross-industry taxonomy generation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2010
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Inventors: Walter Engel, Campbell Pryde, Paul Sappington