Patents by Inventor Richard A. Wolpert

Richard A. Wolpert 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: 8930808
    Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for storing rich text data that comprises identifying plain text and rich text attributes from the rich text data, wherein the rich text attributes specify richness features of the plain text, storing the plain text in a first legacy data record, and storing the rich text attributes in a second legacy data record prefixed by a token, wherein the token is recognizable by an application capable of applying the rich text attributes to the plain text to present the rich text data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph Moulton Jaquinta, Craig Richard Wolpert
  • Publication number: 20130024765
    Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for storing rich text data that comprises identifying plain text and rich text attributes from the rich text data, wherein the rich text attributes specify richness features of the plain text, storing the plain text in a first legacy data record, and storing the rich text attributes in a second legacy data record prefixed by a token, wherein the token is recognizable by an application capable of applying the rich text attributes to the plain text to present the rich text data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2011
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph Moulton Jaquinta, Craig Richard Wolpert
  • Patent number: 8140574
    Abstract: Described are a method and apparatus for searching for user relevant information in content repositories using community search scopes. According to the method, a user is presented with a selection of search scopes in which the user is a member. The user selects one of the search scopes according to the desired information and provides a search request that can include, for example, keywords, phrases and data attributes. Searching is performed in each content repository assigned to the search scope if the user is a member of the content repository. Relevant information found in the search content repositories is presented to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: David Andrew Brooks, Hong Dai, Craig Richard Wolpert, Eric Leonard Masselle
  • Publication number: 20110215063
    Abstract: A jewelry display system where each component fits inside an industry standard jewelry tray. The system includes at least one vertical display component (including earring ladder and wall, necklace wall) that engages with an edge of the vertical walls of the jewelry tray to support itself in its upright display position. When in an essentially horizontal storage position, the display component fits inside the jewelry tray. Other components of the system include a bracelet bar that engages with one of the rungs of the earring ladder, a swivel base on which a vertical display component can be installed, and nesting display blocks that nest inside each for and display earrings, rings, and other items of jewelry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2010
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Inventors: Janet Wolpert, Richard Wolpert
  • Patent number: 7151234
    Abstract: A device for providing electrical power that includes one or more single pin outlets and one or more switches, each of the switches coupled to a respective one of the one or more single pin outlets. The at least one switch is actuatable by insertion of a pin in the single pin outlet. The device also includes a current device coupled to the one or more switches and configured to prevent the flow of electrical current to the single pin outlets unless all of the switches are actuated. Thus, the device is configured to prevent the flow of electrical power to all of the single pin outlets unless all of the single pin outlets have a pin properly inserted therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2006
    Inventors: Richard Wolpert, Raymond Wolpert
  • Publication number: 20040201934
    Abstract: A device for providing electrical power that includes one or more single pin outlets and one or more switches, each of the switches coupled to a respective one of the one or more single pin outlets. The at least one switch is actuatable by insertion of a pin in the single pin outlet. The device also includes a current device coupled to the one or more switches and configured to prevent the flow of electrical current to the single pin outlets unless all of the switches are actuated. Thus, the device is configured to prevent the flow of electrical power to all of the single pin outlets unless all of the single pin outlets have a pin properly inserted therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2003
    Publication date: October 14, 2004
    Inventors: Richard Wolpert, Raymond Wolpert
  • Patent number: 6634646
    Abstract: A portable game table having a protective outer surface when in the closed position. The portable game table includes a game table having an outer surface and a case configured to attach to the game table. A portion of the outer surface of the game table includes a portion of the protective outer surface. The game table may be configured to have a game played thereon, such as football, billiards and air hockey.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2003
    Inventors: Richard Wolpert, Raymond Wolpert
  • Publication number: 20030122307
    Abstract: A portable game table having a protective outer surface when in the closed position. The portable game table includes a game table having an outer surface and a case configured to attach to the game table. A portion of the outer surface of the game table includes a portion of the protective outer surface. The game table may be configured to have a game played thereon, such as foosball, billiards and air hockey.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2002
    Publication date: July 3, 2003
    Inventors: Richard Wolpert, Raymond Wolpert
  • Patent number: 6004452
    Abstract: A process is provided for producing high purity benzene and high purity paraxylene from a hydrocarbon feed. In one aspect, the process comprises: (a) reforming a hydrocarbon feed using either a monofunctional catalyst or a bifunctional catalyst to provide one or more reformate streams; (b) fractionating the reformate stream to provide a toluene stream, a benzene stream, and a xylene stream; (c) subjecting the toluene stream to disproportionation; (d) purifying the benzene stream by extraction followed by distillation to provide a high purity benzene product; and (e) purifying the xylene stream by simulated moving bed countercurrent adsorption followed by crystallization to provide a high purity paraxylene product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 21, 1999
    Assignee: Chevron Chemical Company LLC
    Inventors: Gary A Ash, Nhu Q Dao, Arnold J Gloyn, N J Haritatos, Paul I Hodgen, Stuart R MacPherson, Scott Gordon Morrison, Gerald J Nacamuli, Paul M Spindler, Bruce J Thom, Eric P Weber, Richard Wolpert
  • Patent number: 5381308
    Abstract: A device and method for locking an electrical component, having a body and a flange portion, with a panel through a panel opening, in which the flange abuts a first face of the panel, which includes moving an actuator on the body of the component to displace a cam follower on the body from a first to a second position in which the cam follower projects beyond the contour of the body enough to abut another panel face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 10, 1995
    Inventors: Richard W. Wolpert, Alan T. Wolpert, Richard A. Wolpert