Patents by Inventor Steven W. Lundberg
Steven W. Lundberg 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: 20250165481Abstract: A system and computer implemented method of patent mapping are provided. The method comprises maintaining a database of patent portfolios and a database of patents, each patent stored in the database of patents associated with one or more patent portfolios stored in the database of patent portfolios; maintaining a database of ontologies, the ontologies including one or more patent concepts in defined groups; receiving a search query associated with a first patent portfolio; searching the first portfolio as a function of the search query; generating search results, the search results including one or more patent claims associated with the search query; and mapping the one or more patent claims to a patent concept in a defined group.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2024Publication date: May 22, 2025Inventors: Steven W. Lundberg, Lars Olof Hugo Svensson
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Publication number: 20250104171Abstract: Various embodiments disclosed relate to a data interchange system for collaboration between multiple entities.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2024Publication date: March 27, 2025Inventors: Steven W. Lundberg, Elliott M. Higgins
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Publication number: 20250103603Abstract: A system and method for patent mapping are provided. The system comprises a database of patent sets and a database of patents, each patent stored in the database of patents associated with one or more patent sets stored in the database of patent sets; and one or more modules to perform a portion of one or more of the following: receive input identifying a set of keyword source claims associated with a first patent set; automatically extract at least one keyword from the source claims; receive or formulate a search query associated with the first patent set, the search query including the at least one keyword; search the entire first patent set as a function of the search query; generate search results, the search results including one or more patent claims associated with the search query; and map the one or more patent claims to a patent concept.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2024Publication date: March 27, 2025Inventors: Steven W. Lundberg, Lars Olof Hugo Svensson
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Publication number: 20250094430Abstract: A user-interface system is provided for a patent management system having access to at least one patent matter database and at least one reference database. The user interface system comprises a first user interface element allowing selection of data stored in the at least one patent matter database, a second user interface element allowing selection of data stored in the at least one reference database, a third user interface element for linking at least one reference stored in the at least one reference database with at least one patent in the patent matter database, a fourth user interface element allowing the selection for storage of further references into the at least one reference database, and a fifth user interface element allowing analysis of at least one of the linked references.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2024Publication date: March 20, 2025Inventor: Steven W. Lundberg
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Publication number: 20250013349Abstract: Various aspects disclosed relate to a method of creating a manifest record for an outgoing electronic communication. The method includes identifying at least one document to be sent with the outgoing electronic communication, receiving a message comprising unstructured text to be inserted into the outgoing electronic communication, generating a manifest record for attachment to the outgoing electronic communication, attaching the at least one document and the manifest record to the outgoing electronic communication, and sending the outgoing electronic communication with the document and the manifest record attached. The manifest record includes structured data specifying the document type and the message type, wherein generating the manifest record includes assigning the message type associated with the message and the document type associated with the at least one document to the manifest record.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2024Publication date: January 9, 2025Inventors: Steven W. Lundberg, Thomas G. Marlow, Christopher James Kinniburgh
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Patent number: 12189637Abstract: A system and computer implemented method of patent mapping are provided. The method comprises maintaining a database of patent portfolios and a database of patents, each patent stored in the database of patents associated with one or more patent portfolios stored in the database of patent portfolios; maintaining a database of ontologies, the ontologies including one or more patent concepts in defined groups; receiving a search query associated with a first patent portfolio; searching the first portfolio as a function of the search query; generating search results, the search results including one or more patent claims associated with the search query; and mapping the one or more patent claims to a patent concept in a defined group.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2023Date of Patent: January 7, 2025Assignee: Black Hills IP Holdings, LLCInventors: Steven W. Lundberg, Lars Olof Hugo Svensson
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Patent number: 12164533Abstract: Systems and techniques for patent and prior art analysis are described herein. An issued independent claim of the identified patent is electronically retrieved. A pre-allowance published independent claim of the identified patent is electronically retrieved. The issued independent claim is automatically compared to the pre-allowance published independent claim using at least one unique keyword. A search query string is formulated comprising the at least one unique keyword. A search query is executed to a prior art database comprising a set of prior art documents using the search query string to identify a result prior art document set. An owner of each prior art document of the result prior art document set is identified. The owner is automatically ranked based on a number of keywords from the search query string owned by the owner. A user interface is output to a user comprising a visualization of the rank of the owner.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2023Date of Patent: December 10, 2024Assignee: Black Hills IP Holdings, LLC.Inventor: Steven W. Lundberg
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Patent number: 12164532Abstract: A system and method are provided for automatically proofing the patent specification of a granted patent issued on a patent application. The method comprises the steps of scanning amendments made to the patent application during prosecution; assembling the most recent claims, based on the scanned amendments, to create a test claim set of the claims; comparing the test claim set to the claims of the issued patent as published; and identifying any differences between the compared sets of claims and communicating the differences to a user.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2023Date of Patent: December 10, 2024Assignee: Black Hills IP Holdings, LLCInventor: Steven W. Lundberg
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Patent number: 12147439Abstract: A system and method for patent mapping are provided. The system comprises a database of patent sets and a database of patents, each patent stored in the database of patents associated with one or more patent sets stored in the database of patent sets; and one or more modules to perform a portion of one or more of the following: receive input identifying a set of keyword source claims associated with a first patent set; automatically extract at least one keyword from the source claims; receive or formulate a search query associated with the first patent set, the search query including the at least one keyword; search the entire first patent set as a function of the search query; generate search results, the search results including one or more patent claims associated with the search query; and map the one or more patent claims to a patent concept.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2023Date of Patent: November 19, 2024Assignee: Black Hills IP Holdings, LLC.Inventors: Steven W. Lundberg, Lars Olof Hugo Svensson
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Patent number: 12135724Abstract: A user-interface system is provided for a patent management system having access to at least one patent matter database and at least one reference database. The user interface system comprises a first user interface element allowing selection of data stored in the at least one patent matter database, a second user interface element allowing selection of data stored in the at least one reference database, a third user interface element for linking at least one reference stored in the at least one reference database with at least one patent in the patent matter database, a fourth user interface element allowing the selection for storage of further references into the at least one reference database, and a fifth user interface element allowing analysis of at least one of the linked references.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2021Date of Patent: November 5, 2024Assignee: Black Hills IP Holdings, LLCInventor: Steven W. Lundberg
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Publication number: 20240354879Abstract: Various embodiments disclosed relate to spreadsheet driven alert methods and tools for patent prosecution. The present disclosure includes a method including: producing a user-configurable database on a user interface, the database describing a plurality of matters, wherein for each of the plurality of matters, each of the plurality of matters associated with one or more parameters, receiving an indication in a change in the one or more parameters; creating one or more embedded alerts in the spread sheet according to the change in the one or more parameters, each of the one or more embedded alerts associated with one of the plurality of matters; and notifying a user of one or more embedded alerts in the database.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2024Publication date: October 24, 2024Inventor: Steven W. Lundberg
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Publication number: 20240354880Abstract: Systems and methods for patent portfolio management and generation of analytics are described. A system comprises, for example, one or more modules. A first module is configured to combine data received from an official government source and from a docketing system. The data received may pertain to one or more assets of a patent portfolio. A second module is configured to generate a metric of the patent portfolio based on the combined data. The metric may measure a characteristic of the patent portfolio. A third module is configured to receive a request from a client device to display the metric. A fourth module is configured to, in response to the request to display the metric, display the metric in a user interface that includes one or more filtering elements that are selectable to request a filtering of the displayed metric.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2024Publication date: October 24, 2024Inventor: Steven W. Lundberg
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Publication number: 20240281914Abstract: This document discusses, among other things, a system and method to provide cross-referencing of important IP relationships. The system comprising software executing on a computing platform for displaying relationships between various domains of IP information selected from the group of claims, prosecution history, products, concepts or art.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2023Publication date: August 22, 2024Inventors: Steven W. Lundberg, Janal M. Kalis
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Patent number: 12067213Abstract: Various aspects disclosed relate to a method of creating a manifest record for an outgoing electronic communication. The method includes identifying at least one document to be sent with the outgoing electronic communication, receiving a message comprising unstructured text to be inserted into the outgoing electronic communication, generating a manifest record for attachment to the outgoing electronic communication, attaching the at least one document and the manifest record to the outgoing electronic communication, and sending the outgoing electronic communication with the document and the manifest record attached. The manifest record includes structured data specifying the document type and the message type, wherein generating the manifest record includes assigning the message type associated with the message and the document type associated with the at least one document to the manifest record.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2020Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: Black Hills IP Holdings, LLCInventors: Steven W. Lundberg, Thomas G. Marlow, Christopher James Kinniburgh
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Publication number: 20240257061Abstract: Various embodiments disclosed relate to a guided reminder tool and method for use with a docketing system. The present disclosure includes a method of providing recommendations for project tasks by reminding a user of an upcoming task with an associated deadline, providing information related to the upcoming task, producing one or more considerations for the user related to the upcoming task and the associated deadline, receiving input from the user related to the one or more considerations, weighing the one or more considerations according to predetermined parameters, and recommending a course of action related to the upcoming task accordingly.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2024Publication date: August 1, 2024Inventor: Steven W. Lundberg
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Publication number: 20240232802Abstract: Various embodiments disclosed relate to a method of structured analysis management using a data drive software tool.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2023Publication date: July 11, 2024Inventors: Steven W. Lundberg, Russell D. Slifer
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Publication number: 20240232807Abstract: Various embodiments disclosed relate to an automated dynamic reminder tool for project management. The present disclosure includes a method of receiving an indication of a task to be worked on, the task to be worked on associated with a deadline, a party responsible for the deadline, and a cost associated with the deadline, wherein the cost is related to an expense incurred for extending the deadline; determining, based on the task and the deadline, at least one or more reminders associated with the task to be worked on; prioritizing the one or more reminders associated with the task to be worked on based on one or more of the deadline, the party responsible, and the cost associated with the task to be worked on; displaying, on a user interface at least one of the one or more prioritized reminders; and dynamically updating the one or more reminders based on the party responsible for the deadline and the cost associated with the deadline.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2023Publication date: July 11, 2024Inventors: Steven W. Lundberg, Russell D. Slifer
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Patent number: 12008670Abstract: Systems and methods for patent portfolio management and generation of analytics are described. A system comprises, for example, one or more modules. A first module is configured to combine data received from an official government source and from a docketing system. The data received may pertain to one or more assets of a patent portfolio. A second module is configured to generate a metric of the patent portfolio based on the combined data. The metric may measure a characteristic of the patent portfolio. A third module is configured to receive a request from a client device to display the metric. A fourth module is configured to, in response to the request to display the metric, display the metric in a user interface that includes one or more filtering elements that are selectable to request a filtering of the displayed metric.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2022Date of Patent: June 11, 2024Assignee: Black Hills IP Holdings, LLC.Inventor: Steven W. Lundberg
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Publication number: 20240168962Abstract: A system and method are provided for automatically proofing the patent specification of a granted patent issued on a patent application. The method comprises the steps of scanning amendments made to the patent application during prosecution; assembling the most recent claims, based on the scanned amendments, to create a test claim set of the claims; comparing the test claim set to the claims of the issued patent as published; and identifying any differences between the compared sets of claims and communicating the differences to a user.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2023Publication date: May 23, 2024Inventor: Steven W. Lundberg
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Publication number: 20240168608Abstract: Disclosed here are methods of creating a manifest record for an outgoing electronic communication and associated systems. The method can include identifying at least one document to be sent with the outgoing electronic communication, receiving a message comprising unstructured text to be inserted into the outgoing electronic communication, generating a manifest record for attachment to the outgoing electronic communication, attaching the at least one document and the manifest record to the outgoing electronic communication, and sending the outgoing electronic communication with the document and the manifest record attached. The manifest record can be creating using an official record of the matter.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2023Publication date: May 23, 2024Inventors: Steven W. Lundberg, Thomas G. Marlow, Christopher Jarnes Kinniburgh