Patents by Inventor Terry Patten

Terry Patten 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).

  • Consumer Convenience Product Holder System
    Publication number: 20220087459
    Abstract: This present invention relates to a consumer convenience product holder and includes a tray having a plurality of recesses or areas to hold or receive different sized consumer convenience products, such as a vessel for holding a liquid and one of a vaporizer or a lighter. The product holder may further be provided with indicia and or graphics, and the recesses or receiving areas may include absorbent, anti-slip, or other retention materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventor: Terry Patten
  • System and method for information sharing across security boundaries
    Patent number: 8959045
    Abstract: A system and method for sharing information across security boundaries including a server for sharing information between networks. The method for includes receiving data structured as semantic statements, retrieving a set of rules and ontology, processing a semantic statement from data with rules and ontology, determining whether the semantic statement is consistent with rules and ontology, and determining a fact that gives rise to an inconsistency if the semantic statement is inconsistent. The method further includes removing the fact that gives rise to the inconsistency and releasing data when the semantic statement is consistent with rules and ontology.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Terry Patten, Martin Thurn
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INFORMATION SHARING ACROSS SECURITY BOUNDARIES
    Publication number: 20140081900
    Abstract: A system and method for sharing information across security boundaries including a server for sharing information between networks. The method for includes receiving data structured as semantic statements, retrieving a set of rules and ontology, processing a semantic statement from data with rules and ontology, determining whether the semantic statement is consistent with rules and ontology, and determining a fact that gives rise to an inconsistency if the semantic statement is inconsistent. The method further includes removing the fact that gives rise to the inconsistency and releasing data when the semantic statement is consistent with rules and ontology.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2013
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Terry Patten, Martin Thurn
  • System and method for information sharing across security boundaries
    Patent number: 8589333
    Abstract: A system and method for sharing information across security boundaries including a server for sharing information between networks. The method for includes receiving data structured as semantic statements, retrieving a set of rules and ontology, processing a semantic statement from data with rules and ontology, determining whether the semantic statement is consistent with rules and ontology, and determining a fact that gives rise to an inconsistency if the semantic statement is inconsistent. The method further includes removing the fact that gives rise to the inconsistency and releasing data when the semantic statement is consistent with rules and ontology.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Terry Patten, Martin Thurn
  • System and method for information sharing across security boundaries
    Publication number: 20100049687
    Abstract: A system and method for sharing information across security boundaries including a server for sharing information between networks. The method for includes receiving data structured as semantic statements, retrieving a set of rules and ontology, processing a semantic statement from data with rules and ontology, determining whether the semantic statement is consistent with rules and ontology, and determining a fact that gives rise to an inconsistency if the semantic statement is inconsistent. The method further includes removing the fact that gives rise to the inconsistency and releasing data when the semantic statement is consistent with rules and ontology.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2009
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Applicant: Northrop Grumman Information Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Terry Patten, Martin Thurn
  • Biocircuit
    Patent number: D320655
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 1988
    Date of Patent: October 8, 1991
    Inventors: Leslie Patten, Terry Patten