Patents by Inventor Richard Schofield

Richard Schofield 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: 11785954
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a composition comprising two edible components, one being a previously-baked but no-longer-fresh product such as a packaged cookie, the other being a high-concentration sugar solution such as a syrup, the two components being combined in a prescribed ratio and geometrical configuration such that when processed by heating in a microwave oven for a prescribed time, said time being typically less than 30 seconds, the enhanced cookie so produced has the superior taste, smell and mouthfeel of a fresh oven-baked cookie, thereby allowing the rapid production of such enhanced cookies one at a time or a few at a time for personal consumption, or on-demand in a fast-food service environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Inventor: Richard Schofield
  • Publication number: 20210337814
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a composition comprising two edible components, one being a previously-baked but no-longer-fresh product such as a packaged cookie, the other being a high-concentration sugar solution such as a syrup, the two components being combined in a prescribed ratio and geometrical configuration such that when processed by heating in a microwave oven for a prescribed time, said time being typically less than 30 seconds, the enhanced cookie so produced has the superior taste, smell and mouthfeel of a fresh oven-baked cookie, thereby allowing the rapid production of such enhanced cookies one at a time or a few at a time for personal consumption, or on-demand in a fast-food service environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Inventor: Richard Schofield
  • Patent number: 10218661
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system and computer program product for dynamic, granular messaging persistence in a messaging system. In an embodiment of the invention, a method for dynamic, granular messaging persistence in a messaging system is provided. The method includes monitoring operational performance of a message broker and receiving a message for queuing in a message queue of the message broker. The method also includes parsing the message to extract different fields and corresponding priorities and selectively storing in fixed storage, data for corresponding ones of the different fields based upon consideration of corresponding ones of the priorities and the monitored operational performance. Finally, the method includes queuing the message in the message queue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: David Granshaw, Sam T. Massey, Daniel McGinnes, Martin Ross, Richard Schofield, Craig Stirling
  • Publication number: 20170346778
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system and computer program product for dynamic, granular messaging persistence in a messaging system. In an embodiment of the invention, a method for dynamic, granular messaging persistence in a messaging system is provided. The method includes monitoring operational performance of a message broker and receiving a message for queuing in a message queue of the message broker. The method also includes parsing the message to extract different fields and corresponding priorities and selectively storing in fixed storage, data for corresponding ones of the different fields based upon consideration of corresponding ones of the priorities and the monitored operational performance. Finally, the method includes queuing the message in the message queue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: David Granshaw, Sam T. Massey, Daniel McGinnes, Martin Ross, Richard Schofield, Craig Stirling
  • Patent number: 9736103
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system and computer program product for dynamic, granular messaging persistence in a messaging system. In an embodiment of the invention, a method for dynamic, granular messaging persistence in a messaging system is provided. The method includes monitoring operational performance of a message broker and receiving a message for queuing in a message queue of the message broker. The method also includes parsing the message to extract different fields and corresponding priorities and selectively storing in fixed storage, data for corresponding ones of the different fields based upon consideration of corresponding ones of the priorities and the monitored operational performance. Finally, the method includes queuing the message in the message queue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: David Granshaw, Sam T. Massey, Daniel McGinnes, Martin Ross, Richard Schofield, Craig Stirling
  • Publication number: 20160127300
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system and computer program product for dynamic, granular messaging persistence in a messaging system. In an embodiment of the invention, a method for dynamic, granular messaging persistence in a messaging system is provided. The method includes monitoring operational performance of a message broker and receiving a message for queuing in a message queue of the message broker. The method also includes parsing the message to extract different fields and corresponding priorities and selectively storing in fixed storage, data for corresponding ones of the different fields based upon consideration of corresponding ones of the priorities and the monitored operational performance. Finally, the method includes queuing the message in the message queue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2016
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Inventors: David Granshaw, Sam T. Massey, Daniel McGinnes, Martin Ross, Richard Schofield, Craig Stirling
  • Patent number: 9258263
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system and computer program product for dynamic, granular messaging persistence in a messaging system. In an embodiment of the invention, a method for dynamic, granular messaging persistence in a messaging system is provided. The method includes monitoring operational performance of a message broker and receiving a message for queuing in a message queue of the message broker. The method also includes parsing the message to extract different fields and corresponding priorities and selectively storing in fixed storage, data for corresponding ones of the different fields based upon consideration of corresponding ones of the priorities and the monitored operational performance. Finally, the method includes queuing the message in the message queue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: David Granshaw, Sam T. Massey, Daniel McGinnes, Martin Ross, Richard Schofield, Craig Stirling
  • Publication number: 20140149520
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system and computer program product for dynamic, granular messaging persistence in a messaging system. In an embodiment of the invention, a method for dynamic, granular messaging persistence in a messaging system is provided. The method includes monitoring operational performance of a message broker and receiving a message for queuing in a message queue of the message broker. The method also includes parsing the message to extract different fields and corresponding priorities and selectively storing in fixed storage, data for corresponding ones of the different fields based upon consideration of corresponding ones of the priorities and the monitored operational performance. Finally, the method includes queuing the message in the message queue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2012
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: David Granshaw, Sam T. Massey, Daniel McGinnes, Martin Ross, Richard Schofield, Craig Stirling
  • Publication number: 20050269396
    Abstract: A system and method for loading, transferring and redeeming value whereby two different systems of stored value accounts, one system being on a major network and the second system being on a secondary network, are linked, providing multiple paths to perform critical operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2005
    Publication date: December 8, 2005
    Inventor: Richard Schofield