Patents by Inventor Robert A. Flavin
Robert A. Flavin 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).
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Publication number: 20240399023Abstract: A polymer composite alloy for orthopedic implants includes a magnesium alloy coated with a polymer composite. The polymer composite can be polydioxanone. Alternatively, the polymer composite can be polyglyconate. Implants manufactured from the alloy composite are also provided. In an exemplary embodiment, the implant includes at least one through passage from one side of the implant to a distal side of implant.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2024Publication date: December 5, 2024Inventor: Robert A. Flavin
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Publication number: 20240389994Abstract: A bone anchor for rotator cuff repair, comprising a solid cylinder extending in a proximal to distal direction and defining a longitudinal axis (L-L); a thread on the solid cylinder encircling the solid cylinder at least twice; a connection, at the proximal end of the solid cylinder, for connecting to a tool to drive the thread into bone; an unthreaded endpiece, extending from the distal end of the solid cylinder, having a distal end; and a tunnel across the unthreaded endpiece, wherein the thread is configured to define at least two straight longitudinal passageways from the distal end of the solid cylinder to the proximal end of the solid cylinder.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2022Publication date: November 28, 2024Inventors: Robert A. FLAVIN, Ivana IVANKOVIC
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Patent number: 10789204Abstract: Access is obtained to a plurality of intermediately transformed electronic documents (with a plurality of sections and subsections) which have been transformed, by topical analysis and text summarization techniques, from a plurality of original electronic documents comprising at least some unstructured electronic documents. Audit and retrieval agent code is appended to the sections and subsections to create a plurality of finally transformed electronic documents. Users are allowed to access the finally transformed electronic documents. The users are provided with accountability reminders contemporaneous with the access. The access of the users to the sections and subsections of the finally transformed electronic documents is logged. An audit report is provided based on the logging. Also provided is a cloud service for enterprise-level sensitive data protection with variable data granularity, using one or more one guest virtual machine images.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2018Date of Patent: September 29, 2020Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Lawrence D. Bergman, Kumar Bhaskaran, Winnie W. Cheng, Robert A. Flavin, Milton H. Hernandez, Hai Huang, Ravi B. Konuru, Yaoping Ruan, Sambit Sahu
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Patent number: 10606927Abstract: Access is obtained to a hierarchically structured document having a plurality of hierarchical levels. For each of the hierarchical levels, a word list with a word count for each word included therein is obtained. For each of the hierarchical levels, a tag cloud based on a corresponding one of the word counts is created. At least one of the tag clouds is displayed in association with a label for a corresponding one of the hierarchical levels.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2013Date of Patent: March 31, 2020Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Lawrence D. Bergman, Robert A. Flavin, Ravindranath Konuru
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Patent number: 10394936Abstract: Access is obtained to a hierarchically structured document having a plurality of hierarchical levels. For each of the hierarchical levels, a word list with a word count for each word included therein is obtained. For each of the hierarchical levels, a tag cloud based on a corresponding one of the word counts is created. At least one of the tag clouds is displayed in association with a label for a corresponding one of the hierarchical levels.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2012Date of Patent: August 27, 2019Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Lawrence D. Bergman, Robert A. Flavin, Ravindranath Konuru
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Publication number: 20180246884Abstract: Access is obtained to a plurality of intermediately transformed electronic documents (with a plurality of sections and subsections) which have been transformed, by topical analysis and text summarization techniques, from a plurality of original electronic documents comprising at least some unstructured electronic documents. Audit and retrieval agent code is appended to the sections and subsections to create a plurality of finally transformed electronic documents. Users are allowed to access the finally transformed electronic documents. The users are provided with accountability reminders contemporaneous with the access. The access of the users to the sections and subsections of the finally transformed electronic documents is logged. An audit report is provided based on the logging. Also provided is a cloud service for enterprise-level sensitive data protection with variable data granularity, using one or more one guest virtual machine images.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2018Publication date: August 30, 2018Inventors: Lawrence D. Bergman, Kumar Bhaskaran, Winnie W. Cheng, Robert A. Flavin, Milton H. Hernandez, Hai Huang, Ravi B. Konuru, Yaoping Ruan, Sambit Sahu
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Patent number: 9959273Abstract: Access is obtained to a plurality of intermediately transformed electronic documents (with a plurality of sections and subsections) which have been transformed, by topical analysis and text summarization techniques, from a plurality of original electronic documents comprising at least some unstructured electronic documents. Audit and retrieval agent code is appended to the sections and subsections to create a plurality of finally transformed electronic documents. Users are allowed to access the finally transformed electronic documents. The users are provided with accountability reminders contemporaneous with the access. The access of the users to the sections and subsections of the finally transformed electronic documents is logged. An audit report is provided based on the logging. Also provided is a cloud service for enterprise-level sensitive data protection with variable data granularity, using one or more one guest virtual machine images.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2012Date of Patent: May 1, 2018Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Lawrence D. Bergman, Kumar Bhaskaran, Winnie W. Cheng, Robert A. Flavin, Milton H. Hernandez, Hai Huang, Ravi B. Konuru, Yaoping Ruan, Sambit Sahu
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Patent number: 9811687Abstract: A method and apparatus for managing authorizations to access personal data of a user is disclosed. A computer retrieves a set of authorizations for a plurality of web based applications, wherein an authorization enables an application of the plurality of web based applications to access at least a portion of the personal data of the user. The computer presents the set of authorizations on a graphical user interface. The computer receives a user input indicating a change to a particular authorization in the set of authorizations for a particular web based application in the plurality of web based applications. Responsive to receiving the user input indicating the change to the particular authorization in the set of authorizations, the computer then stores the change to the particular authorization in the set of authorizations for the plurality of web based applications to access the personal data.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: November 7, 2017Assignee: International Business Machines corporationInventors: Robert A. Flavin, David G. Robinson, Andrew B. Smith
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Publication number: 20140283023Abstract: A method and apparatus for managing authorizations to access personal data of a user is disclosed. A computer retrieves a set of authorizations for a plurality of web based applications, wherein an authorization enables an application of the plurality of web based applications to access at least a portion of the personal data of the user. The computer presents the set of authorizations on a graphical user interface. The computer receives a user input indicating a change to a particular authorization in the set of authorizations for a particular web based application in the plurality of web based applications. Responsive to receiving the user input indicating the change to the particular authorization in the set of authorizations, the computer then stores the change to the particular authorization in the set of authorizations for the plurality of web based applications to access the personal data.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2013Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Robert A. Flavin, David G. Robinson, Andrew B. Smith
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Publication number: 20140129921Abstract: Access is obtained to a hierarchically structured document having a plurality of hierarchical levels. For each of the hierarchical levels, a word list with a word count for each word included therein is obtained. For each of the hierarchical levels, a tag cloud based on a corresponding one of the word counts is created. At least one of the tag clouds is displayed in association with a label for a corresponding one of the hierarchical levels.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2013Publication date: May 8, 2014Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Lawrence D. Bergman, Robert A. Flavin, Ravindranath Konuru
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Publication number: 20140129918Abstract: Access is obtained to a hierarchically structured document having a plurality of hierarchical levels. For each of the hierarchical levels, a word list with a word count for each word included therein is obtained. For each of the hierarchical levels, a tag cloud based on a corresponding one of the word counts is created. At least one of the tag clouds is displayed in association with a label for a corresponding one of the hierarchical levels.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2012Publication date: May 8, 2014Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Lawrence D. Bergman, Robert A. Flavin, Ravindranath Konuru
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Publication number: 20130291127Abstract: Access is obtained to a plurality of intermediately transformed electronic documents (with a plurality of sections and subsections) which have been transformed, by topical analysis and text summarization techniques, from a plurality of original electronic documents comprising at least some unstructured electronic documents. Audit and retrieval agent code is appended to the sections and subsections to create a plurality of finally transformed electronic documents. Users are allowed to access the finally transformed electronic documents. The users are provided with accountability reminders contemporaneous with the access. The access of the users to the sections and subsections of the finally transformed electronic documents is logged. An audit report is provided based on the logging. Also provided is a cloud service for enterprise-level sensitive data protection with variable data granularity, using one or more one guest virtual machine images.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2012Publication date: October 31, 2013Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Lawrence D. Bergman, Kumar Bhaskaran, Winnie W. Cheng, Robert A. Flavin, Milton H. Hernandez, Hai Huang, Ravi B. Konuru, Yaoping Ruan, Sambit Sahu
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Patent number: 8375086Abstract: A shared state manager (SSM) for collaboration includes an updating module for updating a shared state of data based on a request to edit the data made by a client, and a notifying module for, upon the updating the shared state, notifying another client of the updated state.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2007Date of Patent: February 12, 2013Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventor: Robert A. Flavin
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Publication number: 20080301228Abstract: A shared state manager (SSM) for collaboration includes an updating module for updating a shared state of data based on a request to edit the data made by a client, and a notifying module for, upon the updating the shared state, notifying another client of the updated state.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2007Publication date: December 4, 2008Inventor: Robert A. Flavin
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Publication number: 20080270406Abstract: A method for modifying knowledge documents, includes: retrieving an authored document per a client request; wiki-fying a copy of the retrieved authored document; accepting client comments into the wiki-fied authored document, while maintaining the integrity of the authored documents; notifying one or more authors of the authored document of the client comments in the wiki-fied copy of the authored document; modifying the authored document based on the determination of the one or more authors to the validity of the client comments; and replacing the authored document with the modified authored document.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2007Publication date: October 30, 2008Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Robert A. Flavin, Ryan K. Gunderson, Jonathan Lenchner, Laura Z. Luan, William L. Luken