Steven B Abrams

US Patent:

6658309, Dec 2, 2003

Filed:

Nov 21, 1997

Appl. No.:

08/976147

Inventors:

Steven R. Abrams - New City NY
Daniel V. Oppenheim - Corton-on-Hudson NY
Donald P. Pazel - Montrose NY
James L. Wright - Chappaqua NY

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G10H 700

US Classification:

700 94, 84609, 84645, 84649

Abstract:

The present invention discloses a computer system adapted for composing sound. Sound is composed via a combination of blocks and modifiers, where a block is an abstraction of a collection of data that, when processed by appropriate algorithms and hardware, produces sound. Further, the current invention also comprises one or more modifiers, each of which, when applied to a block, alters the sound produced by that block.

US Patent:

6675350, Jan 6, 2004

Filed:

Nov 4, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/433872

Inventors:

Steven R. Abrams - New City NY
David H. Jameson - Chappaqua NY

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 1721

US Classification:

7155011, 7155001, 715513, 705 75, 705 21, 707 3, 707 4, 7071041, 717143, 717165

Abstract:

A system is described for collecting and displaying summary information from disparate sources. The system provides for user customization of data acquisition parameters for locating articles to be summarized, user customization of parameters for parsing the located source material so as to extract headlines, and user organization of extracted headlines into groups.

US Patent:

7048477, May 23, 2006

Filed:

Jun 28, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/878928

Inventors:

Steven Abrams - Flanders NJ, US

Assignee:

I.D.M.S., L.L.C. - Budd Lake NJ

International Classification:

B23B 51/00
B23B 51/02

US Classification:

408 1R, 408 16, 408202, 408226, 408239 A, 408241 S, 433 75, 433165

Abstract:

A depth stop for use with a drill bit comprises a tubular body having an opening therethrough. Used with a drill bit whose bit portion includes a cutting end, and a shank portion, the depth stop is frictionally positionable on the bit portion at a specified point from the cutting end, thereby indicating a specified depth. Depth stops are manufactured in different colors, each color corresponding to a specified range of drill bits that the depth stops will fit. The depth stops, manufactured from a sterilizable material, are intended for single use. The depth stop can be used with a drill bit and drill extender, where one or more depth stops provide multiple visual points of reference for the operator. The depth stops can be quickly mounted onto most any manufacturer's drill bits.

US Patent:

8438541, May 7, 2013

Filed:

Jun 15, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/815623

Inventors:

Steven R. Abrams - New City NY, US
Jean-Michel Lemieux - Ottawa, CA

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 9/44

US Classification:

717120, 717121, 717122

Abstract:

Software change management (SCM) systems can be extended to uniformly handle artifacts which lack constraints typically imposed on managed items. In the solution, a data type associated with a SCM system can enable management of unmanaged artifacts. Unmanaged artifacts can include, but is not limited to, artifacts which lack can traditional change management constraints, managed artifacts not directly associated with the SCM, artifacts with different constraints than the SCM imposed constraints, and the like. In one embodiment, an unmanaged artifact can have different lifecycles, policies, and the like which can make it unsuitable for traditional management approaches by the SCM. The SCM can utilize the data type to manage unmanaged artifacts without requiring significant change in functionality of the SCM by permitting change management processes to be applied to the unmanaged artifacts.

US Patent:

8499238, Jul 30, 2013

Filed:

Jul 11, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/776028

Inventors:

Steven R. Abrams - New City NY, US
Bard Bloom - Yorktown Heights NY, US
Paul T. Keyser - New York NY, US
Douglas N. Kimelman - Winnipeg, CA
Eric M. Nelson - Durham NC, US
Tova Roth - Woodmere NY, US
Ian Simmonds - Dobbs Ferry NY, US
Steven Tang - San Jose CA, US
Dru Ann Vlissides - Clifton VA, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 17/00

US Classification:

715255, 715221, 715234

Abstract:

A method and system are disclosed for manipulating a model, where that model represents some or all of a design. The design includes a multitude of design elements, the model includes a multitude of model elements, and each of the design elements is represented by a single model element. The method comprises the steps of generating a suite of documents from the model, each of the documents describing a view of the model; and displaying the documents to a user as a series of forms. The user provides information to the forms to change the documents, and changes to the documents result in both changes to the model and consistent changes across the suite of documents. In the preferred embodiment, the model identifies specific relationships between the elements of the model, and each of the model elements has defined properties.

US Patent:

8561023, Oct 15, 2013

Filed:

Mar 5, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/411755

Inventors:

Steven R. Abrams - New City NY, US
Jean-Michel Lemieux - Ottawa, CA

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 9/44

US Classification:

717120, 717121, 717122

Abstract:

Software change management (SCM) systems can be extended to uniformly handle artifacts which lack constraints typically imposed on managed items. In the solution, a data type associated with a SCM system can enable management of unmanaged artifacts. Unmanaged artifacts can include, but is not limited to, artifacts which lack can traditional change management constraints, managed artifacts not directly associated with the SCM, artifacts with different constraints than the SCM imposed constraints, and the like. In one embodiment, an unmanaged artifact can have different lifecycles, policies, and the like which can make it unsuitable for traditional management approaches by the SCM. The SCM can utilize the data type to manage unmanaged artifacts without requiring significant change in functionality of the SCM by permitting change management processes to be applied to the unmanaged artifacts.

US Patent:

20030097640, May 22, 2003

Filed:

Jul 25, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/201914

Inventors:

Steven Abrams - New City NY, US
Ralph Bellofatto - Ridgefield CT, US
Robert Fuhrer - New York NY, US
Daniel Oppenheim - Croton on Hudson NY, US
James Wright - Chappaqua NY, US
Richard Boulanger - Somerset MA, US
Neil Leonard - Jamaica Plain MA, US
David Mash - Framingham MA, US
Michael Rendish - North Sandwich NH, US
Joseph Smith - Framingham MA, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F015/00

US Classification:

715/530000, 715/501100

Abstract:

A system for creating and editing documents may include a reference view function which allows a user to quickly and easily refer to data that may not be included in a document. The inventive system may also include a function for saving and restoring view configurations to ensure that valuable ideas may be stored and recalled, and/or a function for tracking of motivic re-use of data.

US Patent:

20060155746, Jul 13, 2006

Filed:

Jan 13, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/034951

Inventors:

Steven Abrams - New City NY, US
Ian Simmonds - Dobbs Ferry NY, US
John Vlissides - Mohegan Lake NY, US

Assignee:

International business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707102000

Abstract:

The invention broadly and generally provides, in a computer-controlled display, a method of simplifying a graphical representation of a set of connected nodes comprising the steps of: (a) selecting a subset of the aforesaid set; and (b) under computer program control, hiding representations of all nodes except (i) nodes within the aforesaid subset and (ii) at least one node having a defined relationship to the aforesaid subset.