Patents by Inventor Richard A. Coffman

Richard A. Coffman 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).

  • Patent number: 11320412
    Abstract: A device for measuring strain and volume of a soil sample including an enclosure adapted to receive a soil sample within another enclosure. A base adapted to hold the sample enclosure. The device also has a plurality of moveable arms located between the enclosures which may be a spaced distance apart and adapted to move around the sample. Cameras as included on the arms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas
    Inventors: Sean E. Salazar, Richard A. Coffman
  • Patent number: 10908080
    Abstract: A soil analysis system that provides a field deployable device that is configured to remotely measure in situ soil suction through correlation with relative humidity at the soil surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: Board Of Trustees Of The University Of Arkansas
    Inventors: Sean E. Salazar, Richard A. Coffman, Cyrus D. Garner
  • Publication number: 20200209209
    Abstract: A device for measuring strain and volume of a soil sample including an enclosure adapted to receive a soil sample within another enclosure. A base adapted to hold the sample enclosure. The device also has a plurality of moveable arms located between the enclosures which may be a spaced distance apart and adapted to move around the sample. Cameras as included on the arms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Applicant: BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS
    Inventors: Sean E. Salazar, Richard A. Coffman
  • Patent number: 10542195
    Abstract: A device for measuring strain and volume of a soil sample including an enclosure adapted to receive a soil sample within another enclosure. A base adapted to hold the sample enclosure. The device also has a plurality of moveable arms located between the enclosures which may be a spaced distance apart and adapted to move around the sample. Cameras as included on the arms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Board Of Trustees Of The University Of Arkansas
    Inventors: Sean E. Salazar, Richard A. Coffman
  • Publication number: 20200018695
    Abstract: A soil analysis system that provides a field deployable device that is configured to remotely measure in situ soil suction through correlation with relative humidity at the soil surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Applicant: BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS
    Inventors: Sean E. Salazar, Richard A. Coffman, Cyrus D. Garner
  • Publication number: 20180038787
    Abstract: A soil analysis system that provides a field deployable device that is configured to remotely measure in situ soil suction through correlation with relative humidity at the soil surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Applicant: BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS
    Inventors: Sean E. Salazar, Richard A. Coffman, Cyrus D. Garner
  • Publication number: 20170150015
    Abstract: A device for measuring strain and volume of a soil sample including an enclosure adapted to receive a soil sample within another enclosure. A base adapted to hold the sample enclosure. The device also has a plurality of moveable arms located between the enclosures which may be a spaced distance apart and adapted to move around the sample. Cameras as included on the arms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2016
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: Sean E. Salazar, Richard A. Coffman
  • Patent number: 8874616
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for fusing interaction data, such as intelligence data, comprising, embodying collections of interaction data from different interaction data sources in interaction graphs, defining a plurality of mappings of identifiers to entities, associating each mapping with a fused interaction graph, and identifying an optimal mapping by evaluation of compatibility of identifier attributes, mutual information across interaction data sources, and/or fit with one or more behavior models. Edges in the fused graph can be collapsed. Also claimed are a computer system and a computer-readable medium for fusing interaction data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: 21CT, Inc.
    Inventors: Thayne Richard Coffman, Jonathan William Mugan, Eric John McDermid
  • Patent number: 8266697
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product for detecting and mapping activity occurring at and between devices on a computer network for utilization within an intrusion detection mechanism. An enhanced graph matching intrusion detection system (eGMIDS) utility executing on a control server provides data collection functions and data fusion techniques. The eGMIDS comprises multiple sensors and associated unique adaptors that are located at different remote devices of the network and utilized to detect specific types of activity occurring at the respective devices relevant to eGMIDS processing. The sensors convert the data into eGMIDS format and encapsulate the data in a special transmission packet that is transmitted to the control server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: 21st Century Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Thayne Richard Coffman
  • Patent number: 7739211
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product for enabling dynamic detection of anomalies occurring within an input graph representing a social network. More specifically, the invention provides an automated computer simulation technique that implements the combination of Social Network Analysis (SNA) and statistical pattern classification for detecting abnormal social patterns or events through the expanded use of SNA Metrics. The simulation technique further updates the result sets generated, based on observed occurrences, to dynamically determine what constitutes abnormal behavior, within the overall context of observed patterns of behavior.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: 21st Century Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Thayne Richard Coffman, Braxton Eastham Thomason
  • Patent number: 7624448
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product for utilizing a mapping of activity occurring at and between devices on a computer network to detect and prevent network intrusions. An enhanced graph matching intrusion detection system (eGMIDS) is provided that provides data collection functions, data fusion techniques, graph matching algorithms, and secondary and other search mechanisms. Threats are modeled as a set of entities and interrelations between the entities and sample threat patterns are stored within a database. The eGMIDS utility initiates a graph matching algorithm by which the threat patterns are compared within the generated activity graph via subgraph isomorphism. A multi-layered approach including a targeted secondary layer search following a match during a primary layer search is provided. Searches are tempered by attributes and constraints and the eGMIDS reduces the number of threat patterns searched by utilizing ontological generalization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2009
    Assignee: 21st Century Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Thayne Richard Coffman
  • Publication number: 20080109730
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product for enabling dynamic detection of anomalies occurring within an input graph representing a social network. More specifically, the invention provides an automated computer simulation technique that implements the combination of Social Network Analysis (SNA) and statistical pattern classification for detecting abnormal social patterns or events through the expanded use of SNA Metrics. The simulation technique further updates the result sets generated, based on observed occurrences, to dynamically determine what constitutes abnormal behavior, within the overall context of observed patterns of behavior.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2006
    Publication date: May 8, 2008
    Inventors: Thayne Richard Coffman, Braxton Eastham Thomason
  • Patent number: 6434635
    Abstract: A scatter-gather list is used to control the transfer of a buffer of data of length L from a first memory to a second memory, such that a pad of length P is inserted after each of successive portions of length S of the data are transferred.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2002
    Assignee: Unisys Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy Case, Richard Coffman
  • Patent number: 6272560
    Abstract: A method and apparatus enables a newly installed peripheral device such as a disk device to be used with a computer system without changing the operating system. The peripheral device is identified as a type which is not recognized by an operating system operating in conjunction with the computer system. A value which identifies at least one logical attribute of said peripheral device is obtained from said peripheral device. A determination is made as to whether the operating system and the peripheral device are compatible based on the logical attribute obtained from the peripheral device. The operating system and the peripheral device communicate if it is determined that the operating system and the peripheral device are compatible (i.e., can operate together).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2001
    Assignee: Unisys Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth A. Kenton, Richard A. Coffman, Jr., Edward A. Miller, Michael Saunders, Jeffery A. Stell
  • Patent number: 5822614
    Abstract: A method and apparatus enables a newly installed peripheral device such as a disk device to be used with a computer system without changing the operating system. The peripheral device is identified as a type which is not recognized by an operating system operating in conjunction with the computer system. A value which identifies at least one logical attribute of said peripheral device is obtained from said peripheral device. A determination is made as to whether the operating system and the peripheral device are compatible based on the logical attribute obtained from the peripheral device. The operating system and the peripheral device communicate if it is determined that the operating system and the peripheral device are compatible (i.e., can operate together).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 13, 1998
    Assignee: Unisys Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth A. Kenton, Richard A. Coffman, Jr., Edward A. Miller, Michael Saunders, Jeffery A. Stell
  • Patent number: 5479612
    Abstract: System and method of encouraging computer system customers to purchase licenses before employing certain types of peripheral devices for use with their computer system. The computer system establishes contact with a peripheral device. It then verifies that the peripheral device is supported by the operating system. If the peripheral device is supported, the system determines whether the peripheral device is licensed (and therefore requires a driver license key in order for the peripheral device to be accessed by the system). If the peripheral device requires a driver license, the system determines whether the corresponding driver license key is installed in the keys file of the computer system. If the driver license key is not installed, the system compels (or encourages) installation of the driver license key by (1) displaying a licensing violation message instructing the customer to obtain the proper license; and/or (2) precluding access of the peripheral device by the computer system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 26, 1995
    Assignee: Unisys Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth Kenton, Jeffery A. Stell, Richard A. Coffman, Jr.