US Patent Issued to Optum on June 23 for "Predictive data analysis in conceptually hierarchical domains" (California, Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,664,445, issued on June 23, was assigned to Optum Inc. (Minnetonka, Minn.).

"Predictive data analysis in conceptually hierarchical domains" was invented by Jason Robinson (La Jolla, Calif.), Mariya Wahlstrom (Escondido, Calif.), Ellyn Oliver (San Diego), Michael Pedersen (San Diego), Mark Messer (Escondido, Calif.), Brian C. Potter (Carlsbad, Calif.), Kelly Canter (Roscommon, Mich.) and Mark L. Morsch (San Diego).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "There is a need for solutions for more effective and efficient predictive data analysis systems in conceptually hierarchical domains. This need can be addressed, for example, by a system configured ...