Patents by Inventor Richard Gary Grashel, II

Richard Gary Grashel, II 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 indexing, relating and managing information about entities
    Patent number: 9286374
    Abstract: Systems and methods for use in association with a master entity index system may allow data records to be grouped together into various entities, where each of the entities may represent a logical or physical item. These entities may also be associated with one another in a manner such that relationships between entities may likewise be represented. In one embodiment, an interface may be provided for use in conjunction with the master entity index system such that these various entities and relationships may be better managed, manipulated or visualized. This interface may allow a user to search for or otherwise obtain an entity, where a representation of this entity and one or more associated entities may be presented to the user along with representations of the relationships between these entities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Aaron Dea Ford, Richard Gary Grashel, II, Scott Schumacher, David Wilkinson
  • Method and System For Indexing, Relating and Managing Information About Entities
    Publication number: 20110191349
    Abstract: Systems and methods for use in association with a master entity index system may allow data records to be grouped together into various entities, where each of the entities may represent a logical or physical item. These entities may also be associated with one another in a manner such that relationships between entities may likewise be represented. In one embodiment, an interface may be provided for use in conjunction with the master entity index system such that these various entities and relationships may be better managed, manipulated or visualized. This interface may allow a user to search for or otherwise obtain an entity, where a representation of this entity and one or more associated entities may be presented to the user along with representations of the relationships between these entities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2011
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Aaron Dea Ford, Richard Gary Grashel, II, Scott Schumacher, David Wilkinson