Patents by Inventor Paul W. Lyons, JR.

Paul W. Lyons, JR. 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).

  • Mailing list expansion trace
    Patent number: 8635286
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for providing a trace of mailing list expansion performed on an electronic message delivered to an electronic mailing list. The method comprises receiving an electronic message addressed to an electronic mailing list having a set of recipients; inserting an informational header line in a message header of the electronic message that is indicative of the electronic mailing list; and relaying the message for delivery to the set of recipients on the electronic mailing list.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Sachin O. Agrawal, Paul W. Lyons, Jr., Albert Silliman
  • MAILING LIST EXPANSION TRACE
    Publication number: 20090177747
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for providing a trace of mailing list expansion performed on an electronic message delivered to an electronic mailing list. The method comprises receiving an electronic message addressed to an electronic mailing list having a set of recipients; inserting an informational header line in a message header of the electronic message that is indicative of the electronic mailing list; and relaying the message for delivery to the set of recipients on the electronic mailing list.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2008
    Publication date: July 9, 2009
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sachin O. Agrawal, Paul W. Lyons, JR., Albert Silliman