Patents by Inventor R. Scott Butner

R. Scott Butner 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).

  • Data Structures and Apparatuses for Representing Knowledge
    Publication number: 20110276524
    Abstract: Data structures and apparatuses to represent knowledge are disclosed. The processes can comprise labeling elements in a knowledge signature according to concepts in an ontology and populating the elements with confidence values. The data structures can comprise knowledge signatures stored on computer-readable media. The knowledge signatures comprise a matrix structure having elements labeled according to concepts in an ontology, wherein the value of the element represents a confidence that the concept is present in an information space. The apparatus can comprise a knowledge representation unit having at least one ontology stored on a computer-readable medium, at least one data-receiving device, and a processor configured to generate knowledge signatures by comparing datasets obtained by the data-receiving devices to the ontologies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2011
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Applicant: BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Ryan E. Hohimer, Judith R. Thomson, William J. Harvey, Patrick R. Paulson, Mark A. Whiting, Stephen C. Tratz, Alan R. Chappell, R. Scott Butner
  • Processes, data structures, and apparatuses for representing knowledge
    Patent number: 8023739
    Abstract: Processes, data structures, and apparatuses to represent knowledge are disclosed. The processes can comprise labeling elements in a knowledge signature according to concepts in an ontology and populating the elements with confidence values. The data structures can comprise knowledge signatures stored on computer-readable media. The knowledge signatures comprise a matrix structure having elements labeled according to concepts in an ontology, wherein the value of the element represents a confidence that the concept is present in an information space. The apparatus can comprise a knowledge representation unit having at least one ontology stored on a computer-readable medium, at least one data-receiving device, and a processor configured to generate knowledge signatures by comparing datasets obtained by the data-receiving devices to the ontologies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: Battelle Memorial Institute
    Inventors: Ryan E. Hohimer, Judi R. Thomson, William J. Harvey, Patrick R. Paulson, Mark A. Whiting, Stephen C. Tratz, Alan R. Chappell, R. Scott Butner
  • Apparatus and method for oxidizing organic materials
    Patent number: 5707508
    Abstract: The invention is a method and apparatus using high cerium concentration in the anolyte of an electrochemical cell to oxidize organic materials. The method and apparatus further use an ultrasonic mixer to enhance the oxidation rate of the organic material in the electrochemical cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 13, 1998
    Assignee: Battelle Memorial Institute
    Inventors: Jeffrey E. Surma, Garry H. Bryan, John G. H. Geeting, R. Scott Butner