Patents by Inventor Richard Smolen

Richard Smolen 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: 8492798
    Abstract: The electrical fuse includes a cathode pad, an anode pad and a fuse link connecting the cathode pad to the anode pad. The cathode pad includes a group of multiple electrical contacts and a solitary electrical contact disposed a predetermined distance from the group and near the fuse link, i.e., between the group of multiple electrical contacts and the fuse link. The cathode and anode pads as well as the fuse link include a polysilicon layer and a silicide layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Altera Corporation
    Inventors: Shih-Lin S. Lee, Richard Smolen, Peter Mcelheny, Christopher Pass
  • Patent number: 7792791
    Abstract: Systems and/or methods for establishing and maintaining authenticity of a plurality of records and/or documentary materials to be persisted in an electronic archives system are provided. Each record and/or documentary material may be safeguarded throughout its entire lifecycle by monitoring and recording both intended changes to each said record and/or documentary material and its corresponding status, as well as unintended changes to each said record and/or documentary material. Context and structure associated with each said record and/or documentary material may be extracted and preserved. Substantially uninterrupted proof-of-custody including at least a source may be established and preserved for each said record and/or documentary material throughout its entire lifecycle. Essential characteristics of each said record and/or documentary material may be captured and preserved throughout its lifecycle in dependence on one or more changeable definitions of essential characteristic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignees: Lockheed Martin Corporation, Hunter Information Management Services, Inc., Fenestra Technologies Corporation, Tessella Inc., Electronic Data Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Richard Smolen, Fred Y. Robinson, Gregory S. Hunter, Roy S. Rogers, IV, Matthew J. McKennirey, Mark J. Evans, Ken Bedford
  • Patent number: 7783596
    Abstract: Systems and/or methods for storing and/or retrieving assets in connection with an extremely large scale computer storage system are provided. An asset catalog may comprise a plurality of asset catalog entries stored according to at least one schema and corresponding to a plurality of assets. A storage architecture may be capable of storing the plurality of assets, with the storage architecture comprising a storage locator and a federator. An item identification scheme may be capable of providing identifiers to reference, locate, and/or access said assets and/or said asset catalog entries stored in the asset catalog in the storage architecture. The computer storage system may be scalable essentially without limitation while maintaining asset storage and retrieval flexibility and substantially obsolescence-proof survivability of assets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignees: Lockheed Martin Corporation, Business Performance Systems
    Inventors: Richard Smolen, Daniel Earman, Rodney Ripley, David Isaac
  • Patent number: 7759226
    Abstract: The electrical fuse includes a cathode pad, an anode pad and a fuse link connecting the cathode pad to the anode pad. The cathode pad includes a group of multiple electrical contacts and a solitary electrical contact disposed a predetermined distance from the group and near the fuse link, i.e., between the group of multiple electrical contacts and the fuse link. The cathode and anode pads as well as the fuse link include a polysilicon layer and a silicide layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: Altera Corporation
    Inventors: Shih-Lin S. Lee, Richard Smolen, Peter Mcelheny, Christopher Pass
  • Patent number: 7711702
    Abstract: Systems and/or methods for storing and/or retrieving assets in connection with an extremely large scale computer storage system are provided. An asset catalog may comprise a plurality of asset catalog entries stored according to at least one schema and corresponding to a plurality of assets. A storage architecture may be capable of storing the plurality of assets, with the storage architecture comprising a storage locator and a federator. An item identification scheme may be capable of providing identifiers to reference, locate, and/or access said assets and/or said asset catalog entries stored in the asset catalog in the storage architecture. The computer storage system may be scalable essentially without limitation while maintaining asset storage and retrieval flexibility and substantially obsolescence-proof survivability of assets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignees: Lockheed Martin Corporation, Business Performance Systems
    Inventors: Richard Smolen, Daniel Earman, Rodney Ripley, David Isaac
  • Patent number: 7711703
    Abstract: Systems and/or methods for storing and/or retrieving assets in connection with an extremely large scale computer storage system are provided. An asset catalog may comprise a plurality of asset catalog entries stored according to at least one schema and corresponding to a plurality of assets. A storage architecture may be capable of storing the plurality of assets, with the storage architecture comprising a storage locator and a federator. An item identification scheme may be capable of providing identifiers to reference, locate, and/or access said assets and/or said asset catalog entries stored in the asset catalog in the storage architecture. The computer storage system may be scalable essentially without limitation while maintaining asset storage and retrieval flexibility and substantially obsolescence-proof survivability of assets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignees: Lockheed Martin Corporation, Business Performance Systems
    Inventors: Richard Smolen, Daniel Earman, Rodney Ripley, David Isaac
  • Publication number: 20080005194
    Abstract: Systems and/or methods for storing and/or retrieving assets in connection with an extremely large scale computer storage system are provided. An asset catalog may comprise a plurality of asset catalog entries stored according to at least one schema and corresponding to a plurality of assets. A storage architecture may be capable of storing the plurality of assets, with the storage architecture comprising a storage locator and a federator. An item identification scheme may be capable of providing identifiers to reference, locate, and/or access said assets and/or said asset catalog entries stored in the asset catalog in the storage architecture. The computer storage system may be scalable essentially without limitation while maintaining asset storage and retrieval flexibility and substantially obsolescence-proof survivability of assets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2007
    Publication date: January 3, 2008
    Applicants: LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION, BUSINESS PERFORMANCE SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Richard Smolen, Daniel Earman, Rodney Ripley, David Isaac
  • Publication number: 20070283417
    Abstract: Systems and/or methods for establishing and maintaining authenticity of a plurality of records and/or documentary materials to be persisted in an electronic archives system are provided. Each record and/or documentary material may be safeguarded throughout its entire lifecycle by monitoring and recording both intended changes to each said record and/or documentary material and its corresponding status, as well as unintended changes to each said record and/or documentary material. Context and structure associated with each said record and/or documentary material may be extracted and preserved. Substantially uninterrupted proof-of-custody including at least a source may be established and preserved for each said record and/or documentary material throughout its entire lifecycle. Essential characteristics of each said record and/or documentary material may be captured and preserved throughout its lifecycle in dependence on one or more changeable definitions of essential characteristic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2007
    Publication date: December 6, 2007
    Applicants: LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION, HUNTER INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC., FENESTRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, TESSELLA INC., ELECTRONIC DATA SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Richard Smolen, Fred Robinson, Gregory Hunter, Roy Rogers, Matthew McKennirey, Mark Evans, Ken Bedford
  • Publication number: 20070260476
    Abstract: Systems and/or methods for storing and/or retrieving assets in connection with an extremely large scale computer storage system are provided. An asset catalog may comprise a plurality of asset catalog entries stored according to at least one schema and corresponding to a plurality of assets. A storage architecture may be capable of storing the plurality of assets, with the storage architecture comprising a storage locator and a federator. An item identification scheme may be capable of providing identifiers to reference, locate, and/or access said assets and/or said asset catalog entries stored in the asset catalog in the storage architecture. The computer storage system may be scalable essentially without limitation while maintaining asset storage and retrieval flexibility and substantially obsolescence-proof survivability of assets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2007
    Publication date: November 8, 2007
    Applicants: LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION, BUSINESS PERFORMANCE SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Richard Smolen, Daniel Earman, Rodney Ripley, David Isaac
  • Publication number: 20070260621
    Abstract: Systems and/or methods for storing and/or retrieving assets in connection with an extremely large scale computer storage system are provided. An asset catalog may comprise a plurality of asset catalog entries stored according to at least one schema and corresponding to a plurality of assets. A storage architecture may be capable of storing the plurality of assets, with the storage architecture comprising a storage locator and a federator. An item identification scheme may be capable of providing identifiers to reference, locate, and/or access said assets and/or said asset catalog entries stored in the asset catalog in the storage architecture. The computer storage system may be scalable essentially without limitation while maintaining asset storage and retrieval flexibility and substantially obsolescence-proof survivability of assets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2007
    Publication date: November 8, 2007
    Applicants: LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION, BUSINESS PERFORMANCE SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Richard Smolen, Daniel Earman, Rodney Ripley, David Isaac
  • Publication number: 20070260620
    Abstract: Systems and/or methods for storing and/or retrieving assets in connection with an extremely large scale computer storage system are provided. An asset catalog may comprise a plurality of asset catalog entries stored according to at least one schema and corresponding to a plurality of assets. A storage architecture may be capable of storing the plurality of assets, with the storage architecture comprising a storage locator and a federator. An item identification scheme may be capable of providing identifiers to reference, locate, and/or access said assets and/or said asset catalog entries stored in the asset catalog in the storage architecture. The computer storage system may be scalable essentially without limitation while maintaining asset storage and retrieval flexibility and substantially obsolescence-proof survivability of assets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2007
    Publication date: November 8, 2007
    Applicants: LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION, BUSINESS PERFORMANCE SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Richard Smolen, Daniel Earman, Rodney Ripley, David Isaac