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).

  • Patent number: 9940363
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: Black Hills IP Holdings, LLC
    Inventor: Steven W. Lundberg
  • Publication number: 20180068409
    Abstract: The present inventive subject matter provides systems, methods, software, and data structures for patent mapping, storage, and searching. Some such embodiments include mapping patent documents, claims, and claim limitations. Some further embodiments provide for searching a universe of patent documents by patent document, claim, limitation, class, element, or concept.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Steven W. Lundberg, Janal M. Kalis, Pradeep Sinha
  • Publication number: 20180060425
    Abstract: Systems and methods for calculating a patent claim scope rating are disclosed. In an example embodiment, a method of calculating a patent claim scope rating includes identifying patent references cited in examination of a subject patent and storing the identified patent references as an applied art list, identifying first backward references for the patent references in the applied art list and storing the first backward references as a first backward list, identifying second backward references for the first backward references in the first backward list and storing the second backward references as a second backward list, identifying forward references for the patent references in the applied art list and storing the forward references as a forward list. A patent claim scope rating is based on a calculation including at least a partial combination listing of the applied art list, the first and second backward lists, and the forward list.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Steven W. Lundberg, Lars Olof Hugo Svensson
  • Patent number: 9904726
    Abstract: An apparatus and computer implemented method that include obtaining, into a computer, text of a patent, automatically finding and extracting, using the computer, a set of claim text from the patent text, identifying, using the computer, text of independent claims from the set of claim text, displaying in a first row on a computer monitor the text of the independent claims, automatically determining a plurality of preliminary scope-concept phrases from the text of the independent claims, displaying in a second row on the computer monitor the text of the plurality of preliminary scope-concept phrases, eliciting and receiving user input to specify a first one of the plurality of preliminary scope-concepts phrases, and highlighting each occurrence of the specified first one of the plurality of preliminary scope-concept phrases in a plurality of the independent claims displayed in the first row. A scope concept builder tool is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: Black Hills IP Holdings, LLC.
    Inventor: Steven W. Lundberg
  • Patent number: 9858319
    Abstract: Systems and computer implemented methods for patent mapping are provided. In one embodiment, a system comprises 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, and one or more specially-configured modules, each including a computer processor executing on software, to perform certain operations. The operations include highlighting claim terms associated with a patent concept across a number of patent claims; storing the associations; and displaying one or more mapped patent claims and the highlighted claim terms associated with the patent concept to a user in a graphic user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: Black Hills IP Holdings, LLC.
    Inventors: Steven W. Lundberg, Tyler L Nasiedlak
  • Publication number: 20170351682
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure include systems and methods for analyzing patents and prior art in a patent management system. In an example embodiment, a computer-implemented method of determining a potential point of novelty for an identified patent comprises retrieving at least one independent claim of the patent in the claim form as issued; retrieving at least one independent claim of the patent in the claim form as published; and automatically comparing the issued claim to the published claim by identifying unique keywords present in the issued claim but not present in the published claim and flagging the unique keywords to a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2017
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventor: Steven W. Lundberg
  • Publication number: 20170316036
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method and system are provided for monitoring developments in a field of prior art. The method comprises using one or more processors receive a search query including a first patent concept related to the field of prior art; search the Internet as a function of the search query; generate a first set of search results; store the first set of search results in a database; conduct a subsequent search on the Internet as a function of the search query; generate a second set of search results; compare the first and second sets of search results to identify differences in the results; and communicate the differences to a user. An ontology of patent concepts may be stored in a system database. The searches may be conducted automatically on a regular basis thereby notifying the user of any intervening changes in the field of prior art.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2017
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventor: Steven W. Lundberg
  • Patent number: 9767190
    Abstract: Systems and methods for calculating a patent claim scope rating are disclosed. In an example embodiment, a method of calculating a patent claim scope rating includes identifying patent references cited in examination of a subject patent and storing the identified patent references as an applied art list, identifying first backward references for the patent references in the applied art list and storing the first backward references as a first backward list, identifying second backward references for the first backward references in the first backward list and storing the second backward references as a second backward list, identifying forward references for the patent references in the applied art list and storing the forward references as a forward list. A patent claim scope rating is based on a calculation including at least a partial combination listing of the applied art list, the first and second backward lists, and the forward list.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: Black Hills IP Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Steven W. Lundberg, Lars Olof Hugo Svensson
  • Patent number: 9697577
    Abstract: The present inventive subject matter provides systems, methods, software, and data structures for patent mapping, storage, and searching. Some such embodiments include mapping patent documents, claims, and claim limitations. Some further embodiments provide for searching a universe of patent documents by patent document, claim, limitation, class, element, or concept.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: Lucid Patent LLC
    Inventors: Steven W. Lundberg, Janal M. Kalis, Pradeep Sinha
  • Patent number: 9679019
    Abstract: Systems and techniques for analyzing patents and prior art in a patent management system are described herein. Claims of an issued and a published patent may be retrieved. The claims may be compared to identify a unique keyword present in the issued claim but not present in the published claim. The unique keyword may be cross-referenced to a passage in a specification of the issued patent. A first and second prior art document may be identified. Overlap scores may be calculated for the first and second prior art document based on the occurrence of the unique keyword. A ranking may be calculated based on a comparison of the overlap scores. The overlap score of the first prior art document, the overlap score of the second prior art document based on the ranking and the passage in the specification of the issued patent may be displayed in a user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Black Hills IP Holdings, LLC
    Inventor: Steven W. Lundberg
  • Patent number: 9659071
    Abstract: The present subject matter provides systems, methods, software, and data structures for patent mapping, storage, and searching. Some such embodiments include mapping patent documents, claims, and claim limitations. Some further embodiments provide for searching a universe of patent documents by patent document, claim, limitation, class, element, or concept.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
    Inventors: Steven W. Lundberg, Janal M. Kalis, Pradeep Sinha
  • Patent number: 9652546
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method and system are provided for monitoring developments in a field of prior art. The method comprises using one or more processors receive a search query including a first patent concept related to the field of prior art; search the Internet as a function of the search query; generate a first set of search results; store the first set of search results in a database; conduct a subsequent search on the Internet as a function of the search query; generate a second set of search results; compare the first and second sets of search results to identify differences in the results; and communicate the differences to a user. An ontology of patent concepts may be stored in a system database. The searches may be conducted automatically on a regular basis thereby notifying the user of any intervening changes in the field of prior art.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: Black Hills IP Holdings, LLC
    Inventor: Steven W. Lundberg
  • Publication number: 20170075929
    Abstract: The present inventive subject matter relates to prior art analysis. Various embodiments of the present inventive subject matter include systems and methods for analyzing prior art in a patent portfolio and annuity management system. In an example embodiment, a method comprises maintaining a patent matter database. The database includes data about the patent matters including for at least one patent matter a claim set or statement of invention and a priority date for the claim set or statement of invention. A database of prior art documents is maintained including data about the prior art documents. The data may include for at least one prior art document a priority date or publication date of the document. A keyword analysis is performed on a given patent matter and associated prior art documents to identify keywords occurring uniquely in the first patent matter as potential claim elements differentiating the patent matter over the disclosures contained in the one or more prior art documents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventor: Steven W. Lundberg
  • Publication number: 20160378766
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure include systems and methods for analyzing patents and prior art in a patent management system. In an example embodiment, a computer-implemented method of determining a potential point of novelty for an identified patent comprises retrieving at least one independent claim of the patent in the claim form as issued; retrieving at least one independent claim of the patent in the claim form as published; and automatically comparing the issued claim to the published claim by identifying unique keywords present in the issued claim but not present in the published claim and flagging the unique keywords to a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2016
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Inventor: Steven W. Lundberg
  • Patent number: 9396274
    Abstract: Systems and methods for prior art analysis are provided. An example method comprises maintaining a patent matter database including, for at least one patent matter, a claim set or statement of invention, and a priority date. The method also includes maintaining a database of prior art documents and associating a prior art document with a first patent matter in the patent matter database. An automatic keyword analysis is performed on both the first patent matter and associated prior art document and a keyword pool is identified. Combined information is provided at a user interface information including at least identification of the first patent matter, the keyword pool, at least one keyword occurring uniquely in the first patent matter, and a timeline representing the priority date of the first patent matter and the priority or publication date of the prior art document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: Black Hills IP Holdings, LLC
    Inventor: Steven W. Lundberg
  • Publication number: 20160154863
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method and system are provided for monitoring developments in a field of prior art. The method comprises using one or more processors receive a search query including a first patent concept related to the field of prior art; search the Internet as a function of the search query; generate a first set of search results; store the first set of search results in a database; conduct a subsequent search on the Internet as a function of the search query; generate a second set of search results; compare the first and second sets of search results to identify differences in the results; and communicate the differences to a user. An ontology of patent concepts may be stored in a system database. The searches may be conducted automatically on a regular basis thereby notifying the user of any intervening changes in the field of prior art.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2015
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventor: Steven W. Lundberg
  • Publication number: 20160078109
    Abstract: The present subject matter provides systems, methods, software, and data structures for patent mapping, storage, and searching. Some such embodiments include mapping patent documents, claims, and claim limitations. Some further embodiments provide for searching a universe of patent documents by patent document, claim, limitation, class, element, or concept.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2015
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Inventors: Steven W. Lundberg, Janal M. Kalis, Pradeep Sinha
  • Patent number: 9286351
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure include systems and methods for analyzing patents and prior art in a patent management system. In an example embodiment, a computer-implemented method of determining a potential point of novelty for an identified patent comprises retrieving at least one independent claim of the patent in the claim form as issued; retrieving at least one independent claim of the patent in the claim form as published; and automatically comparing the issued claim to the published claim by identifying unique keywords present in the issued claim but not present in the published claim and flagging the unique keywords to a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: Black Hills IP Holdings, LLC
    Inventor: Steven W. Lundberg
  • Publication number: 20150371349
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2015
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Inventors: Steven W. Lundberg, Janal M. Kalis
  • Publication number: 20150348217
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure include systems and methods of assigning a rating to a subject patent owned by a subject entity. In one example embodiment, a system includes a memory storing instructions and one or more computer processors specially configured by the instructions to receive user input identifying the subject patent; receive and store aggregated patent metric data; assign a rating to the subject patent automatically based on a selected aggregated metric included in the aggregated patent metric data, wherein the aggregated metric is based on, for a technology class, one or more of a waiting time for examination; a waiting time in prosecution with no claims allowed; a waiting time in prosecution with some claims allowed; an appeal time; an allowance time; and an issue time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2015
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventor: Steven W. Lundberg