Tampa, FL, United States of America

David W Hixon

This inventor holds 1 USPTO granted patent. Top assignee: International Business Machines Corporation. Active years: 2011.

IDiyas Innovation Intelligence. (2026). Inventor Profile: David W Hixon. Retrieved from https://idiyas.com/inventor/david-w-hixon

Data source: USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) public patent records. Weekly synchronization. How IDiyas builds this profile

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Average Co-Inventor Count = 6.0

ph-index = 1

Forward Citations = 2(Granted Patents)


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Years Active: 2011

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1 patent (USPTO):Explore Patents

Title: David W. Hixon and His EDI Enveloping Invention.

Introduction

David W. Hixon is an inventor associated with Tampa, Florida, and International Business Machines Corporation. His patent work addresses electronic data interchange (EDI), a technology used to exchange business documents between organizations.

Latest Patents

Hixon is credited with 1 patent: “Multiple Message Source Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Enveloper with Batching Support.” The invention describes receiving messages from multiple concurrent sources, transforming them into EDI format, placing them in a minimal number of envelopes, and forwarding those envelopes to designated trading partners. Its batching approach is intended to support efficient EDI processing across multiple message formats and sources.

Career Highlights

Hixon’s listed invention reflects work on enterprise data exchange and the handling of EDI messages. His association with International Business Machines Corporation connects his patent activity to a company with a substantial history in computing and business technology.

Collaborations

The provided information lists Rayne Anderson and Ashutosh Arora as Hixon’s coworkers. Their names are associated with his professional context, though no specific roles in the patent are provided.

Conclusion

David W. Hixon’s patent focuses on batching messages from multiple sources into EDI envelopes for delivery to trading partners, highlighting a practical contribution to business data exchange.

Profile summary based on public USPTO records.
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