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SHEPPARD MICHAEL
US138 patents
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NIELSEN CO US LLC
42 patentsUS11483606B2Oct 25, 2022
Methods and apparatus to estimate population reach from different marginal rating unions
NIELSEN CO US LLC15 citations94
US11438662B2Sep 6, 2022
Methods and apparatus to determine synthetic respondent level data
NIELSEN CO US LLC15 citations94
US11425458B2Aug 23, 2022
Methods and apparatus to estimate population reach from marginal ratings
NIELSEN CO US LLC17 citations94
US11323772B2May 3, 2022
Methods and apparatus to estimate population reach from different marginal rating unions
NIELSEN CO US LLC18 citations94
US11216834B2Jan 4, 2022
Methods and apparatus to estimate population reach from different marginal ratings and/or unions of marginal ratings based on impression data
NIELSEN CO US LLC20 citations94
US11140449B2Oct 5, 2021
Methods and apparatus to determine synthetic respondent level data
NIELSEN CO US LLC23 citations94
US11115710B2Sep 7, 2021
Methods and apparatus to determine synthetic respondent level data using constrained Markov chains
NIELSEN CO US LLC19 citations94
US10856027B2Dec 1, 2020
Methods and apparatus to estimate population reach from different marginal rating unions
NIELSEN CO US LLC22 citations94
US10728614B2Jul 28, 2020
Methods and apparatus to replicate panelists using a local minimum solution of an integer least squares problem
NIELSEN CO US LLC22 citations94
US10681414B2Jun 9, 2020
Methods and apparatus to estimate population reach from different marginal rating unions
NIELSEN CO US LLC18 citations94
US10602224B2Mar 24, 2020
Methods and apparatus to determine synthetic respondent level data
NIELSEN CO US LLC26 citations94
US10382818B2Aug 13, 2019
Methods and apparatus to determine synthetic respondent level data using constrained Markov chains
NIELSEN CO US LLC18 citations94
US10091547B2Oct 2, 2018
Methods and apparatus to utilize minimum cross entropy to calculate granular data of a region based on another region for media audience measurement
NIELSEN CO US LLC19 citations94
US11553226B2Jan 10, 2023
Methods and apparatus to estimate population reach from marginal ratings with missing information
NIELSEN CO US LLC14 citations90
US11523177B2Dec 6, 2022
Methods and apparatus to replicate panelists using a local minimum solution of an integer least squares problem
NIELSEN CO US LLC15 citations86
US11381860B2Jul 5, 2022
Methods and apparatus to correct for deterioration of a demographic model to associate demographic information with media impression information
NIELSEN CO US LLC7 citations86
US10924791B2Feb 16, 2021
Methods and apparatus to estimate demographics of a household
NIELSEN CO US LLC4 citations84
US10861031B2Dec 8, 2020
Methods and apparatus to facilitate dynamic classification for market research
NIELSEN CO US LLC17 citations84
US10791355B2Sep 29, 2020
Methods and apparatus to determine probabilistic media viewing metrics
NIELSEN CO US LLC5 citations84
US10602223B2Mar 24, 2020
Methods and apparatus to categorize media impressions by age
NIELSEN CO US LLC4 citations84
US10200757B2Feb 5, 2019
Methods and apparatus to categorize media impressions by age
NIELSEN CO US LLC5 citations84
US10187675B2Jan 22, 2019
Methods and apparatus to identify co-relationships between media using social media
NIELSEN CO US LLC5 citations84
US10127567B2Nov 13, 2018
Methods and apparatus to apply household-level weights to household-member level audience measurement data
NIELSEN CO US LLC4 citations84
US9986272B1May 29, 2018
Methods and apparatus to determine a duration of media presentation based on tuning session duration
NIELSEN CO US LLC5 citations84
US9848224B2Dec 19, 2017
Methods and apparatus to estimate demographics of a household
NIELSEN CO US LLC9 citations84
US9743141B2Aug 22, 2017
Methods and apparatus to determine viewing condition probabilities
NIELSEN CO US LLC13 citations84
US9569692B2Feb 14, 2017
Context-based image recognition for consumer market research
NIELSEN CO US LLC7 citations83
US10332158B2Jun 25, 2019
Methods and apparatus to adjust media impressions based on media impression notification loss rates in network communications
NIELSEN CO US LLC6 citations80
US11983730B2May 14, 2024
Methods and apparatus to correct for deterioration of a demographic model to associate demographic information with media impression information
NIELSEN CO US LLC2 citations73
US11871058B2Jan 9, 2024
Methods and apparatus to determine a duration of media presentation based on tuning session
NIELSEN CO US LLC1 citations73
US11856250B2Dec 26, 2023
Methods and apparatus to determine a duration of media presentation based on tuning session duration
NIELSEN CO US LLC1 citations73
US11836750B2Dec 5, 2023
Methods, systems, articles of manufacture, and apparatus to estimate audience population
NIELSEN CO US LLC2 citations73
US11689767B2Jun 27, 2023
Methods and apparatus to estimate population reach from different marginal rating unions
NIELSEN CO US LLC2 citations73
US11659242B2May 23, 2023
Methods, systems, articles of manufacture, and apparatus to estimate audience population
NIELSEN CO US LLC2 citations73
US11574226B2Feb 7, 2023
Methods and apparatus to determine a conditional probability based on audience member probability distributions for media audience measurement
NIELSEN CO US LLC1 citations73
US11544726B2Jan 3, 2023
Methods, systems, articles of manufacture, and apparatus to estimate audience population
NIELSEN CO US LLC2 citations73
US11432026B2Aug 30, 2022
Methods and apparatus to determine a duration of media presentation based on tuning session duration
NIELSEN CO US LLC2 citations73
US11321623B2May 3, 2022
Methods and apparatus to determine a conditional probability based on audience member probability distributions for media audience measurement
NIELSEN CO US LLC1 citations73
US11151589B2Oct 19, 2021
Methods and apparatus to determine reach with time dependent weights
NIELSEN CO US LLC2 citations73
US11095940B1Aug 17, 2021
Methods, systems, articles of manufacture, and apparatus to estimate audience population
NIELSEN CO US LLC3 citations73
US11089369B2Aug 10, 2021
Methods and apparatus to categorize media impressions by age
NIELSEN CO US LLC1 citations73
US11055752B2Jul 6, 2021
Methods and apparatus to adjust media impressions based on media impression notification loss rates in network communications
NIELSEN CO US LLC4 citations73
JOHNSON ASHLEY
3 patentsUS8757294B2Jun 24, 2014
System and method for controlling a drilling system for drilling a borehole in an earth formation
JOHNSON ASHLEY21 citations92
US8727036B2May 20, 2014
System and method for drilling
JOHNSON ASHLEY17 citations91
US8899352B2Dec 2, 2014
System and method for drilling
JOHNSON ASHLEY10 citations83
WEBCORE TECHNOLOGIES INC
1 patentDAY STEPHEN W
1 patentPRAD RES & DEV NV
1 patentANADRILL INC
1 patentSCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORP
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