Michael Geiger

US Patent:

20020143816, Oct 3, 2002

Filed:

Mar 6, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/800436

Inventors:

Michael Geiger - Palo Alto CA, US
William Laubenheimer - Sunnyvale CA, US

International Classification:

G06F015/00

US Classification:

707/513000

Abstract:

A method and system for describing information within a structured document, such as an XML document. A declarative description that describes both the location and the format and structure of the information is included in the structured document. This declarative description can be subsequently employed by a transformation engine to extract and transform described information according to a transformation specification.

US Patent:

20060086668, Apr 27, 2006

Filed:

Oct 26, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/973565

Inventors:

Manoj Bhinde - Boothwyn PA, US
Michael Geiger - Newark DE, US

International Classification:

C02F 1/28

US Classification:

210670000, 210683000

Abstract:

The content of fluoride ions in aqueous solutions of calcium chloride is reduced by contacting with activated alumina. The contacting can be accomplished either as a batch slurry process or a continuous process using a fixed bed. The adsorption rate of fluoride ions by the activated alumina is increased by pre-treating the alumina with either an aqueous acid or a sulfate solution. Spent alumina can be regenerated by washing with dilute caustic.

US Patent:

62369008, May 22, 2001

Filed:

May 3, 1999

Appl. No.:

9/303873

Inventors:

Michael P. Geiger - Palo Alto CA

International Classification:

G06F15500

US Classification:

700 91

Abstract:

A method and system for providing an Internet-based competitive speculation forum in which participants can submit predictions of future events, obtain rewards for correct predictions and suffer penalties for incorrect predictions. Each competitive speculation forum is defined by a number of future events, such as sporting contests, elections and election debates, and stock price fluctuations. Participants may submit straight predictions, each based on a single future event, combination predictions, each based on a set of future events, and aggregation predictions, each based on a single future event and automatically resubmitted at fixed intervals. When an event occurs, points are awarded or subtracted from a participant's point holdings based on the length of time between the prediction and the occurrence of the event or events on which the prediction is based, the degree to which the occurrence of the event exceeds or falls short of an expected outcome, the reciprocal probability of the occurrence of the event, and a participant's confidence, measured in points, in the prediction.