Patents by Inventor Stephen Mandel

Stephen Mandel 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: 11308420
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for scoring member data in a social networking service is provided. A method comprises receiving input that indicates a particular feature that is not in a set of features upon which a first model is based. In response to receiving the input, training a plurality of models based on training data and a plurality of features that includes the set of features and the particular feature, and selecting, based on one or more criteria, a particular model from among the plurality of models that includes a second model that is of the same type as the first model. Using the particular model to score a particular data set based on the plurality of features indicated in the particular data set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Sayan Dasgupta, David Stephen Mandell Freeman
  • Patent number: 10333964
    Abstract: A method involves receiving account registrations and identifying a group of account registrations where each account registration in the group of account registrations shares attributes. The method further involves identifying features of the group of account registrations, and based on the features, determining whether to block a set of accounts that is associated with the group of account registrations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: David Stephen Mandell Freeman, Theodore Hwa, Cao Xiao
  • Publication number: 20190138935
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for scoring member data in a social networking service is provided. A method comprises receiving input that indicates a particular feature that is not in a set of features upon which a first model is based. In response to receiving the input, training a plurality of models based on training data and a plurality of features that includes the set of features and the particular feature, and selecting, based on one or more criteria, a particular model from among the plurality of models that includes a second model that is of the same type as the first model. Using the particular model to score a particular data set based on the plurality of features indicated in the particular data set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2018
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: Sayan Dasgupta, David Stephen Mandell Freeman
  • Patent number: 10204307
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for scoring member data in a social networking service is provided. A method comprises training a model based on training data and a plurality of features that includes (1) one or more first features associated with activities of members of a social network service and (2) one or more second features associated with attributes of the members of the social network service; identifying one or more activities associated with a particular member account that is maintained by the social network service; identifying one or more attributes, associated with the particular member account, that are different than the one or more activities; using the model to generate a score based on the one or more activities and the one or more attributes; determining, based on the score, whether to apply a restriction to the member account to prevent a member of the member account from performing one or more actions associated with the social network service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Sayan Dasgupta, David Stephen Mandell Freeman
  • Patent number: 10158596
    Abstract: Techniques are provided for proposing automatic corrections of online identifiers, such as an email address or a subject name of a directory entry or a certificate. In an embodiment, one or more computers store domain correction records. Each domain correction record comprises a misspelled domain name and candidate domain name corrections. The computers detect that an unprocessed online identifier is not contained in a plurality of known online identifiers. The unprocessed online identifier comprises a misspelled domain name. Each known online identifier of the plurality of known online identifiers comprises a domain name. The computers retrieve, based on the misspelled domain name of the unprocessed online identifier, from the plurality of domain correction records, a matching domain correction record having a same misspelled domain name as the unprocessed online identifiers. A client device displays the one or more candidate domain name corrections of the matching domain correction record.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: David Stephen Mandell Freeman, Qin Sun, Thomas Chow
  • Publication number: 20170012924
    Abstract: Techniques are provided for proposing automatic corrections of online identifiers, such as an email address or a subject name of a directory entry or a certificate. In an embodiment, one or more computers store domain correction records. Each domain correction record comprises a misspelled domain name and candidate domain name corrections. The computers detect that an unprocessed online identifier is not contained in a plurality of known online identifiers. The unprocessed online identifier comprises a misspelled domain name. Each known online identifier of the plurality of known online identifiers comprises a domain name. The computers retrieve, based on the misspelled domain name of the unprocessed online identifier, from the plurality of domain correction records, a matching domain correction record having a same misspelled domain name as the unprocessed online identifiers. A client device displays the one or more candidate domain name corrections of the matching domain correction record.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2015
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Inventors: David Stephen Mandell Freeman, Qin Sun, Thomas Chow
  • Publication number: 20050054110
    Abstract: A method and system are provided for creating a mercury halide standard, and for using that standard to test a mercury analyzer system. Gaseous elemental mercury of a known concentration from a gas cylinder and a halogen donor are fed to a reaction chamber where they react to form mercury halide. The mercury halide is fed to a mercury analyzer system where it is converted to reform gaseous elemental mercury which is then measured by a mercury analyzer. By comparing either the amount of elemental mercury supplied to the reaction chamber or the amount of mercury halide formed in the reaction chamber with the amount of elemental mercury converted from the mercury halide, the ability of the mercury analyzer system to convert mercury halide to gaseous elemental mercury can be evaluated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2004
    Publication date: March 10, 2005
    Applicant: Spectra Gases, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Mandel, Scott Shields
  • Patent number: 5970426
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing output emission data corresponding to output emissions from a source of emissions includes a sensing emission monitoring system that senses the output emissions directly from the source of emissions and a predictive emission monitoring system that predicts the output emissions from the source of emissions. The sensing emission monitoring system provides a first set of output values indicative of the output emissions, while the predictive emission monitoring system provides a second set of output values indicative of the output emissions. The system checks the operating state of the sensing emission monitoring system and generates output emission data from the first set of output values if the sensing emission monitoring system is operable and from the second set of the output values if the sensing emission monitoring system is inoperable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1999
    Assignee: Rosemount Analytical Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Mandel, Richard A. Sobel