Patents by Inventor Susan C. Nicholson

Susan C. Nicholson 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).

  • Method for operating a computer which searches a relational database organizer using a hierarchical database outline
    Patent number: 5724577
    Abstract: A computer data organization method in which data is organized in a hierarchical outline with each data element in the outline having a key field in which an identifier is inserted which is unique to that data element. Data related to each data element in the hierarchical outline are stored in a relational data base table with the unique key identifier of the hierarchical data element to which it is related inserted in a key index column. To make a fresh entry, a user types an appropriate outline heading in the field presented by the hierarchical data base manager and an identifier key unique to this entry is inserted, preferably automatically.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1998
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Francis E. Exley, Glenn C. McCoy, Susan C. Nicholson, Eric Masselle