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Minneapolis, MN, United States of America

Timothy A Bishop

This inventor holds 23 USPTO granted patents and 8 published patent applications, primarily in Natural Language Processing. Top assignee: International Business Machines Corporation. Active years: 2016-2024.

IDiyas Innovation Intelligence. (2026). Inventor Profile: Timothy A Bishop. Retrieved from https://idiyas.com/inventor/timothy-a-bishop

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

USPTO Granted Patents = 23 

% Patents Active = 52.2

Average Co-Inventor Count = 4.2

ph-index = 4

Forward Citations = 50(Granted Patents)


Company Filing History:

goldMedal22 out of 166,351 
 
International Business Machines Corporation
 patents
where one patent can have more than one assignee

Years Active: 2016-2024

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Areas of Expertise:
Disambiguation
Answer Generation
Drug Interactions
Synthetic Events
Lexical Analysis
Medical Systems
Content Processing
Database Lookups
Language Patterns
Precision Reduction
Word-Senses
Complex Relations
23 patents (USPTO):Explore Patents
1. 11942221 - Disambiguation of ambiguous portions of content for processing by automated systems (2024-03-26),
2. 11651279 - LAT based answer generation using anchor entities and proximity (2023-05-16),
3. 11404147 - Treatment recommendations based on drug-to-drug interactions (2022-08-02),
4. 11101037 - Disambiguation of ambiguous portions of content for processing by automated systems (2021-08-24),
5. 11004550 - Treatment recommendations based on drug-to-drug interactions (2021-05-11),
6. 10839961 - Identifying drug-to-drug interactions in medical content and applying interactions to treatment recommendations (2020-11-17),
7. 10818394 - Cognitive building of medical condition base cartridges for a medical system (2020-10-27),
8. 10628521 - Scoring automatically generated language patterns for questions using synthetic events (2020-04-21),
9. 10628413 - Mapping questions to complex database lookups using synthetic events (2020-04-21),
10. 10607153 - LAT based answer generation using anchor entities and proximity (2020-03-31),
11. 10303790 - Processing un-typed triple store data (2019-05-28),
12. 10229156 - Using priority scores for iterative precision reduction in structured lookups for questions (2019-03-12),
13. 10176228 - Identification and evaluation of lexical answer type conditions in a question to generate correct answers (2019-01-08),
14. 10108661 - Using synthetic events to identify complex relation lookups (2018-10-23),
15. 10095736 - Using synthetic events to identify complex relation lookups (2018-10-09),

Title: Innovations and Contributions of Timothy A. Bishop

Introduction

Timothy A. Bishop is a distinguished inventor based in Minneapolis, MN, who has made significant contributions to the field of technology through his innovative patents. With a total of 23 patents to his name, he has developed mechanisms that enhance automated content processing and natural language understanding.

Latest Patents

Among his latest patents are notable inventions focusing on disambiguating ambiguous content for automated systems. One patent describes a disambiguation engine that identifies and clarifies ambiguous portions of electronic content. This technology involves receiving electronic content, analyzing it for ambiguity, determining the context, and applying interpretation rules to generate disambiguated content.

Another recent patent details a proximity-based candidate answer pre-processor engine intended for question and answer (QA) systems. By leveraging a lexical answer type (LAT) and analyzing the proximity of entities within an ontology structure, this invention streamlines the process of generating candidate answers to natural language questions.

Career Highlights

Timothy A. Bishop is employed at the International Business Machines Corporation (IBM), where he engages in groundbreaking research and development activities. His work at IBM showcases his ability to innovate within a leading technology-focused organization, contributing to advancements that streamline automated system operations.

Collaborations

Throughout his career, Bishop has collaborated with numerous talented individuals, including notable coworkers such as Stephen Arthur Boxwell and Benjamin L. Brumfield. These partnerships not only foster innovation but also enhance the quality of projects within the organization.

Conclusion

Timothy A. Bishop's dedication to innovation is evident in his numerous patents that contribute to the advancement of automated systems and natural language processing. As a member of IBM, his efforts in collaboration with other skilled professionals continue to shape the future of technological developments.

Profile summary based on public USPTO records.
Data Sources: USPTO Patent Grant XML, Patent Center, EPO & CIPO • Normalized by IDiyas Innovation Graph. Methodology & provenance architecturePlease report any incorrect information to [email protected]
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