Triple

T12355590
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Patten E294602 entity
Predicate hasNotableBearer P458 FINISHED
Object William H. Patten
William H. Patten is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a namesake or distinguished bearer of the surname Patten.
E1424534 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: William H. Patten | Statement: [Patten, hasNotableBearer, William H. Patten]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William H. Patten
Context triple: [Patten, hasNotableBearer, William H. Patten]
  • A. William J. Patten
    William J. Patten is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a namesake or distinguished bearer of the surname Patten.
  • B. William R. McKeen
    William R. McKeen was a 19th-century American railroad executive and innovator known for his leadership in railway development.
  • C. Harry J. Patterson
    Harry J. Patterson was an American agricultural scientist and educator who served as president of the Maryland Agricultural College (now the University of Maryland) in the early 20th century.
  • D. Charles J. Patten
    Charles J. Patten was an Irish physician and naturalist known for his contributions to ornithology and medical science in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
  • E. Albert S. Ruddy
    Albert S. Ruddy is a Canadian-born film and television producer best known for his Academy Award–winning work on landmark films such as "The Godfather" and "Million Dollar Baby."
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: William H. Patten
Triple: [Patten, hasNotableBearer, William H. Patten]
Generated description
William H. Patten is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a namesake or distinguished bearer of the surname Patten.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William H. Patten
Target entity description: William H. Patten is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a namesake or distinguished bearer of the surname Patten.
  • A. William J. Patten
    William J. Patten is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a namesake or distinguished bearer of the surname Patten.
  • B. William R. McKeen
    William R. McKeen was a 19th-century American railroad executive and innovator known for his leadership in railway development.
  • C. Harry J. Patterson
    Harry J. Patterson was an American agricultural scientist and educator who served as president of the Maryland Agricultural College (now the University of Maryland) in the early 20th century.
  • D. Charles J. Patten
    Charles J. Patten was an Irish physician and naturalist known for his contributions to ornithology and medical science in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
  • E. Albert S. Ruddy
    Albert S. Ruddy is a Canadian-born film and television producer best known for his Academy Award–winning work on landmark films such as "The Godfather" and "Million Dollar Baby."
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69d6ab6ccbec8190b09e2d357aa80064 completed April 8, 2026, 7:24 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d93f8bc60c8190b0ceb84093e70db4 completed April 10, 2026, 6:20 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a08693797cc8190a9718a377734c897 completed May 16, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a0869e2a80481909105005195330dc9 completed May 16, 2026, 12:58 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a086a6ad6c88190be1770758d2e1bbf completed May 16, 2026, 1 p.m.
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:54 p.m.