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).

  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PATENT PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT AND GENERATION OF ANALYTICS
    Publication number: 20140258151
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: Black Hills IP Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Steven W. Lundberg, Mark D. Stignani
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PATENT PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT AND GENERATION OF ANALYTICS
    Publication number: 20140258149
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: BLACK HILLS IP HOLDINGS, LLC
    Inventors: Steven W. Lundberg, Mark D. Stignani
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PATENT PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT AND GENERATION OF ANALYTICS
    Publication number: 20140258147
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: BLACK HILLS IP HOLDINGS, LLC
    Inventors: Steven W. Lundberg, Mark D. Stignani
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PATENT PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT AND GENERATION OF ANALYTICS
    Publication number: 20140258146
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: Black Hills IP Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Steven W. Lundberg, Mark D. Stignani
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PATENT PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT AND GENERATION OF ANALYTICS
    Publication number: 20140258148
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: Black Hills IP Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Steven W. Lundberg, Mark D Stignani
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PATENT PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT AND GENERATION OF ANALYTICS
    Publication number: 20140108273
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: Black Hills IP Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Steven W. Lundberg, Mark D. Stignani
  • PATENT CONTINUATION ANALYSIS
    Publication number: 20140089210
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure include systems and methods for rating a patent continuation case by comparing the patent continuation case with a priority or parent patent case of the patent continuation case. Comparison elements are used in an embodiment with automatic comparison.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2013
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: BLACK HILLS IP HOLDINGS, LLC
    Inventor: Steven W. Lundberg
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PATENT PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT
    Publication number: 20140052650
    Abstract: Systems and methods for patent portfolio management are described. In some example embodiments, a web site of the patent owner is identified, based on a name of a patent owner. The web site includes content presented in one or more pages. The content of the web site of the patent owner is accessed. Also, patent data that pertains to a patent asset of the patent owner is accessed. The patent data includes a description of the patent asset. The content of the web site and the description of the patent asset are compared. One or more keywords present both in the content of the web site and in the description of the patent asset are identified. A page of the one or more pages where the one or more keywords are present is identified. The page of the one or more pages of the web site is correlated to the patent asset based on the one or more keywords.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2013
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicant: Black Hills IP Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Steven W. Lundberg, Lars Olof Hugo Svensson, Peter W. Rebuffoni, Tyler L. Nasiedlak, Jill D. Young, Piers A. Blewett, Joseph R. Williams
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PATENT PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT
    Publication number: 20140052667
    Abstract: Systems and method for patent portfolio management are described. In some example embodiments, a patent matter database that includes data pertaining to a patent matter is maintained. The data includes a docket activity description for a docket activity pertaining to the patent matter and a docket date that indicates a due date for the docket activity. An analysis on the data is performed based on applying a docketing rule to the data. The docketing rule specifies a condition when the docket date is a critical date. A determination is made that the docket date is the critical date based on the condition being satisfied in the data. The data is tagged to indicate that the docket date is the critical date.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2013
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicant: Black Hills IP Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Steven W. Lundberg, Lars Olof Hugo Svensson, Peter W Rebuffoni, Tyler L Nasiedlak, Jill D. Young, Piers A Blewett, Joseph R. Williams
  • PATENT TROLL MONITOR
    Publication number: 20130346323
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing patent rating metrics and identifying patent troll activity are proposed. In one example embodiment, a method includes identifying a patent or patent application and providing, by a computer processor, a patent rating metric for the patent or patent application based on one or more change identifications. In one example, the patent or patent application is owned by a non-practicing entity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2013
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Applicant: Black Hills IP Holdings, LLC
    Inventor: Steven W. Lundberg
  • SOCIAL MEDIA IN PATENT PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT
    Publication number: 20130346505
    Abstract: Systems and methods for the use of social media in patent portfolio management are proposed. In one example embodiment, a method includes maintaining or accessing, by a computer processor, a database including data relating to patent applications and detecting the grant or publication of a patent application in the database. The method further includes creating, in response to the detection, in a social media network, a fan page including data relating to the granted or published patent application. The owner of the granted or published patent is identified in the social media network and invited to be a fan of the fan page.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2013
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Applicant: Black Hills IP Holdings, LLC
    Inventor: Steven W. Lundberg
  • MOBILE APPLICATIONS IN PATENT PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT AND ANNUITY PAYMENTS
    Publication number: 20130346116
    Abstract: Systems and methods for the use of mobile applications in patent portfolio management are proposed. In one example embodiment, a method includes providing or enabling a mobile application for a portable electronic device, the mobile application relating to payment of patent annuity fees and allowing presentation of an interactive user interface to a user. The method includes displaying, in the user interface, a cost projection for paying one or more patent annuity fees and allowing a user to select one or more of the displayed patent annuity fees for payment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2013
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Applicant: Black Hills IP Holdings, LLC
    Inventor: Steven W. Lundberg
  • PATENT GUARD TOOL
    Publication number: 20130346265
    Abstract: Systems and methods for the enhanced use of patent protection monitors in patent portfolio management are proposed. In one example embodiment, a method includes providing, via a website or other communication portal, a patent monitoring tool including at least one interactive user interface. A user identifies a patent for automated monitoring at a patent office. A user can select engagement of an automated advisory monitors for the identified patent. The automated monitors may include a no-assignment-filed monitor, an assignment-changed monitor, and a patent-fee monitor. The patent-fee monitor may automatically initiate a patent revival process in the event a patent fee is not paid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2013
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Applicant: BLACK HILLS IP HOLDINGS, LLC
    Inventor: Steven W. Lundberg
  • Patent continuation analysis
    Patent number: 8600900
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure include systems and methods for rating a patent continuation case by comparing the patent continuation case with a priority or parent patent case of the patent continuation case. Comparison elements are used in an embodiment with automatic comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Black Hills IP Holdings, LLC
    Inventor: Steven W. Lundberg
  • SYSTEMS, METHODS AND INTERFACES IN A PATENT PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20130132302
    Abstract: Systems, methods and interfaces for patent portfolio management are proposed. In one example embodiment, a system comprises at least one module, executing on one or more computer processors, to assign a first, arbitrary patent value unit to any issued patent in the portfolio that has not been cited forward against another patent or application, assign a second, arbitrary patent value unit to any issued patent in the portfolio that has been cited forward against another patent or application, and sum the first and second arbitrary patent values units to derive the aggregate value of the patent portfolio.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2012
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Applicant: Black Hills IP Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Steven W. Lundberg, Lars Olof Hugo Svensson, Peter W. Rebuffoni, Tyler L. Nasiedlak, Jill D. Young, Piers A. Blewett, Joseph R. Williams
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PATENT AND PRIOR ART ANALYSIS
    Publication number: 20130086094
    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: December 6, 2011
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Inventor: Steven W. Lundberg
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRIOR ART ANALYTICS AND MAPPING
    Publication number: 20130086032
    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: October 18, 2011
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Inventor: Steven W. Lundberg
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRACKING PATENT OWNERSHIP CHANGE
    Publication number: 20130086043
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method and system are provided for automatically tracking change in ownership status of patents listed in a database at a patent registry. The method comprises receiving input from a user identifying one or more patents of interest to be tracked and, based on the input received, automatically performing a search of the registry database to identify changes in ownership status for any one or more of the patents of interest. The search results are formatted and transmitted to a user. The automatic search may be conducted on a regular basis thereby notifying as user of any intervening changes in ownership.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2011
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Inventor: Steven W. Lundberg
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRIOR ART ANALYSIS
    Publication number: 20130086050
    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 and a database of prior art documents including data about the prior art documents such as the priority or publication dates of the documents. 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: October 5, 2011
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Inventor: Steven W. Lundberg
  • PATENT REGISTRY ARCHITECTURE
    Publication number: 20130085912
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure include systems and methods for managing patent annuity fee payments. One method comprises using one or more processors to provide a registry of patent matters comprising, at least, a listing of patent matters representing all patent matters registered at a national patent office for which respective patent annuity fees are payable. The method further includes registering customers of the registry as registered users of the registry, and allowing at least one registered user of the registry to tag one or more patent matters in the registry listing for payment of patent annuity fees.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2012
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Applicant: BLACK HILLS IP HOLDINGS, LLC
    Inventor: Steven W. Lundberg