ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,380,171, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to Black Hills IP Holdings LLC (Minneapolis).
"Patent mapping" was invented by Steven W. Lundberg (Edina, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "System and method permit patent mapping. A method may comprise maintaining a database of patent portfolios and a database of patents with each patent stored in the database of patents associated with one or more patent portfolios stored in the database of patent portfolios. A target subject matter to be mapped is identified and a search query associated with the target subject matter is received. Search results are generated to define a first patent portfolio...