Inventor
Steven F. Best
Inventor
Groton, MA, US
Overview
Patents· 38 as inventor
Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.
G06Fprimary
G06FElectric digital data processing63%
G06QInformation and communication technology [ict] specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes12%
H04LTransmission of digital information, e.g. telegraphic communication9%
Y10STechnical subjects covered by former uspc cross-reference art collections [xracs] and digests5%
G11BInformation storage based on relative movement between record carrier and transducer4%
H01RElectrically-conductive connections4%
Y10TTechnical subjects covered by former us classification4%
PatentTitleYear
10,545,843Storage device with error recovery indication202010,359,936Selecting a primary storage device201910,089,217Identification of software test cases20189,916,094'Selecting a primary storage device'20189,910,746'Storage device with error recovery indication'20189,690,484'Minimizing delay periods when accessing mirrored disks'20179,639,350'Tagging non-upstream source code'20179,619,211'Code suggestion in a software development tool'20179,535,612'Selecting a primary storage device'20179,471,450'Reducing data loss in a computing storage environment'20169,317,382'Storage device with error recovery indication'20169,280,431'Prioritizing backups on a disk level within enterprise storage'20169,195,754'Expansion of search result information'20159,104,804'Method and system for invoking just-in-time debugger'20159,081,741'Minimizing delay periods when accessing mirrored disks'20158,984,333'Automatic computer storage medium diagnostics'20158,930,349'Selectively modifying search engine results'20158,719,002'Revising content translations using shared translation databases'20148,645,432'Method and device for customizing a mail history'20148,527,260'User-configurable translations for electronic documents'20138,521,790'Increasing efficiency of data storage in a file system'20138,458,271'Handling email communications having human delegate prepared summaries'20138,407,693'Managing package dependencies'20138,312,430'Guarding code check-in with test case execution results'20128,244,776'Method and device for customizing a mail history'20128,037,451'Method for tracking code revisions with a checksum data value being automatically appended to source files'20117,930,447'Listing windows of active applications of computing devices sharing a keyboard based upon requests for attention'20117,921,235'Identifying a cable with a connection location'20117,865,494'Personalized indexing and searching for information in a distributed data processing system'20117,844,596'System and method for aiding file searching and file serving by indexing historical filenames and locations'20107,818,373'Notifying co-recipients of others currently replying to communications'20107,647,355'Method and apparatus for increasing efficiency of data storage in a file system'20107,526,582'Identifying a cable with a connection location'20097,490,081'Method and system for automatic identification and notification of relevant software defects'20097,308,084'Method and apparatus of associating file description during a browser-initiated download'20077,289,983'Personalized indexing and searching for information in a distributed data processing system'20077,171,679'Generating and maintaining encrypted passwords'20077,092,915'PDA password management tool'2006Career & activity timeline
Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.
2006–2020Patents assigned to IBM (35)· patent assignee history
2006–2015Based in Georgetown, TX, US· patent location history
2011–2015Based in Acton, MA, US· patent location history
2012–2017Patents assigned to BEST STEVEN F (7)· patent assignee history
2012–2015Patents assigned to BEST STEVEN FRANCIS (5)· patent assignee history
2012–2015Patents assigned to EGGERS JR ROBERT JAMES (4)· patent assignee history
2013–2017Patents assigned to GIROUARD JANICE M (4)· patent assignee history
2013–2020Based in Groton, MA, US· patent location history
2013–2015Based in Westford, MA, US· patent location history
Inventor activity
Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.
Assignees
| Assignee | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| IBM | 35 | 2006–2020 |
| BEST STEVEN Fself | 7 | 2012–2017 |
| BEST STEVEN FRANCISself | 5 | 2012–2015 |
| EGGERS JR ROBERT JAMES | 4 | 2012–2015 |
| GIROUARD JANICE M | 4 | 2013–2017 |
Locations
| Location | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| Groton, Massachusetts, US | 15 | 2013–2020 |
| Georgetown, Texas, US | 15 | 2006–2015 |
| Acton, Massachusetts, US | 6 | 2011–2015 |
| Westford, Massachusetts, US | 2 | 2013–2015 |