Raleigh, NC, United States of America

William R Cromer

This inventor holds 1 USPTO granted patent. Top assignee: International Business Machines Corporation. Active years: 1996.

IDiyas Innovation Intelligence. (2026). Inventor Profile: William R Cromer. Retrieved from https://idiyas.com/inventor/william-r-cromer

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% Patents Active = 100.0

Average Co-Inventor Count = 5.0

ph-index = 1

Forward Citations = 32(Granted Patents)


Company Filing History:


Years Active: 1996

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1 patent (USPTO):Explore Patents

Title: William R. Cromer and Database Definition Automation.

Introduction

William R. Cromer is an inventor based in Raleigh, North Carolina. His patent work addresses the automatic creation of database structures from information represented in an existing entity-relationship model.

Latest Patents

Cromer is associated with 1 patent, titled “Method and Apparatus for Automatically Generating Database Definitions.” The invention describes a computer-implemented process that accepts information from an existing entity-relationship model representing a given environment. In response, it automatically creates a new database structural definition representing indirect facts about a base entity indicated by the input.

Career Highlights

Cromer’s listed patent is associated with International Business Machines Corporation (IBM). It highlights an approach to translating model information into database definitions, helping automate the representation of indirect relationships and facts.

Collaborations

Cromer’s listed coworkers include Shihta Lin and Thomas E. Potok. Their names are associated with his professional and patent context.

Conclusion

William R. Cromer’s patent documents an automated method for generating database definitions from entity-relationship model information, reflecting his contribution to database technology at IBM.

Profile summary based on public USPTO records.
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