Patents by Inventor Samuel S. Epstein

Samuel S. Epstein 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: 7987169
    Abstract: Embodiments of methods and apparatuses for searching contents, including structured search are described herein. Embodiments of the present invention use tree structures (or more generally, graph structures), layout structures, and/or content category information to capture within search results relevant content that would otherwise be missed, to reduce the incidence of false positives within search results, and to improve the accuracy of rankings within search results. Embodiments of the present invention further use tree structures (or more generally, graph structures), layout structures, and/or content category information to extend search results to include sub-document constituents. Embodiments of the present invention also support the use of distribution properties as criteria for ranking search results.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2011
    Assignee: Zalag Corporation
    Inventor: Samuel S. Epstein
  • Patent number: 7765470
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for generating rendering layout specifications for content items to be rendered, using display containers, and/or rendering the content items using the generated rendering layout specification are disclosed. In various embodiments, the generating of a rendering layout specification may include one or more of selecting a display container for a content item, selecting a content item for a display container, and selecting a display container for a display container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: Zalag Corporation
    Inventor: Samuel S. Epstein
  • Publication number: 20090254549
    Abstract: Embodiments of methods and apparatuses for searching contents, including structured search are described herein. Embodiments of the present invention use tree structures (or more generally, graph structures), layout structures, and/or content category information to capture within search results relevant content that would otherwise be missed, to reduce the incidence of false positives within search results, and to improve the accuracy of rankings within search results. Embodiments of the present invention further use tree structures (or more generally, graph structures), layout structures, and/or content category information to extend search results to include sub-document constituents. Embodiments of the present invention also support the use of distribution properties as criteria for ranking search results.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2009
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Applicant: Zalag Corporation
    Inventor: Samuel S. Epstein
  • Publication number: 20090049406
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for generating rendering layout specifications for content items to be rendered, using display containers, and/or rendering the content items using the generated rendering layout specification are disclosed. In various embodiments, the generating of a rendering layout specification may include one or more of selecting a display container for a content item, selecting a content item for a display container, and selecting a display container for a display container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2008
    Publication date: February 19, 2009
    Applicant: Zalag Corporation
    Inventor: Samuel S. Epstein
  • Patent number: 7409635
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for generating rendering layout specifications for content items to be rendered, using display containers, and/or rendering the content items using the generated rendering layout specification are disclosed. In various embodiments, the generating of a rendering layout specification may include one or more of selecting a display container for a content item, selecting a content item for a display container, and selecting a display container for a display container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2008
    Assignee: Zalag Corporation
    Inventor: Samuel S. Epstein
  • Publication number: 20070288438
    Abstract: Embodiments of methods and apparatuses for searching contents, including structured search are described herein. Embodiments of the present invention use tree structures (or more generally, graph structures), layout structures, and/or content category information to capture within search results relevant content that would otherwise be missed, to reduce the incidence of false positives within search results, and to improve the accuracy of rankings within search results. Embodiments of the present invention further use tree structures (or more generally, graph structures), layout structures, and/or content category information to extend search results to include sub-document constituents. Embodiments of the present invention also support the use of distribution properties as criteria for ranking search results.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2007
    Publication date: December 13, 2007
    Applicant: ZALAG CORPORATION
    Inventor: Samuel S. Epstein
  • Patent number: 4156431
    Abstract: An unsulfonated cross-linked polystyrene, silicic acid and a binder comprise a tobacco smoke filter for removing essentially all nitrosamines and secondary amines from the tobacco smoke passing through the tobacco filter attached to the normally unlighted end of the cigarette.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 1977
    Date of Patent: May 29, 1979
    Inventors: Samuel S. Epstein, William Lijinsky