Patents by Inventor Robert E. Coifman

Robert E. Coifman 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: 7426468
    Abstract: The present invention involves the dynamic loading and unloading of relatively small text-string vocabularies within a speech recognition system. In one embodiment, sub-databases of high likelihood text strings are created and prioritized such that those text strings are made available within definable portions of computer-transcribed dictations as a first-pass vocabulary for text matches. Failing a match within the first-pass vocabulary, the voice recognition software attempts to match the speech input to text strings within a more general vocabulary. In another embodiment, the first-pass text string vocabularies are organized and prioritized and loaded in relation to specific fields within an electronic form, specific users of the system and/or other general context-based, interrelationships of the data that provide a higher probability of text string matches then those otherwise provided by commercially available speech recognition systems and their general vocabulary databases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2008
    Inventors: Robert E. Coifman, Frederick J. Bender
  • Patent number: 7029656
    Abstract: Formulations, methods and devices for producing formulations and methods for nebulizer delivery of formulations of water-insoluble drugs are provided. Also provided are methods for minimizing wastage of drugs administered by nebulizer, and for the achievement of quantitative dosing with diluent from a mass marketed formulations, which because of the mass market is much less costly per dose than formulations manufactured specifically for much lower volume medical use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2006
    Inventor: Robert E. Coifman
  • Publication number: 20040254791
    Abstract: The present invention involves the dynamic loading and unloading of relatively small text-string vocabularies within a speech recognition system. In one embodiment, sub-databases of high likelihood text strings are created and prioritized such that those text strings are made available within definable portions of computer-transcribed dictations as a first-pass vocabulary for text matches. Failing a match within the first-pass vocabulary, the voice recognition software attempts to match the speech input to text strings within a more general vocabulary. In another embodiment, the first-pass text string vocabularies are organized and prioritized and loaded in relation to specific fields within an electronic form, specific users of the system and/or other general context-based, interrelationships of the data that provide a higher probability of text string matches then those otherwise provided by commercially available speech recognition systems and their general vocabulary databases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2004
    Publication date: December 16, 2004
    Inventors: Robert E. Coifman, Frederick J. Bender
  • Publication number: 20030211046
    Abstract: Formulations, methods and devices for producing formulations and methods for nebulizer delivery of formulations of water-insoluble drugs are provided Also provided are methods for minimizing wastage of drugs administered by nebulizer, and for the achievement of quantitative dosing with diluent from a mass marketed formulations, which because of the mass market is much less costly per dose than formulations manufactured specifically for much lower volume medical use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2002
    Publication date: November 13, 2003
    Inventor: Robert E. Coifman