Patents by Inventor Thomas T. Chronis

Thomas T. Chronis 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).

  • Computer based method and apparatus for mining and displaying patent data
    Publication number: 20040103112
    Abstract: A computer based method and apparatus for mining data from a patent-related document having, a number of independent claims including the steps of analyzing the patent-related document and identifying a section of the document containing claims of the patent-related document and determining which of the claims are independent in nature. The invention also provides a method and apparatus for ranking a set of patents according to strength.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2003
    Publication date: May 27, 2004
    Inventors: Thomas J. Colson, Thomas T. Chronis, George B. Osborne
  • Computer user interface for graphical analysis of information using multiple attributes
    Patent number: 6275229
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for efficiently analyzing information on a computer is provided. The information contains information items where each information item has a plurality of attributes. The information is re-organized based on the attributes and displayed in graphical form on a computer display screen. By viewing the information in graphical form, a user can quickly analyze the information to determine trends or qualities. In addition, the graphical form provides a way for the user to quickly identify the information items most relevant to specific criteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2001
    Assignee: Manning & Napier Information Services
    Inventors: Michael Weiner, Thomas T. Chronis