Patents by Inventor DON FREEMAN

DON FREEMAN has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20070108076
    Abstract: A storage case allows access to the accessories therein regardless of the length of the accessories. The case may be telescopic such that the length of the case may be adjusted to store accessories of various lengths and to facilitate the access to these accessories. The storage case may have fixed dimensions with a slidably removable wall that allows easy access to the accessories stored therein. The storage case may be fixed in dimension and has panels with multiple hinges that allow the different hinges to provide varying degrees of access to the accessories therein. The storage case may be fixed in dimension and have a pivotal sidewall that may be pivoted to allow access to the accessories stored therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2005
    Publication date: May 17, 2007
    Inventors: Mark Miller, Michael Peters, Rickey Thomas, Mark Brunson, Don Freeman
  • Publication number: 20060243617
    Abstract: A tool holder insert for use with storage containers is provided including a base portion and a sleeve. The base portion has a first end and a second end. The first end includes an interlock feature adapted to be a non-rotatably coupled to the storage container. The sleeve is rotatably coupled to the base between the first and second ends. A specialized tool accessory is supported within the storage container by the tool holder insert.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2005
    Publication date: November 2, 2006
    Applicant: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Brunson, Michael Peters, DON FREEMAN
  • Patent number: 6373482
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product for modifying blending between at least first and second clip-map tiles. Blending of a texel accessed in a modified blending region of the first clip-map tile is modified such that a blending profile between the first clip-map tile and a second clip-map tile is more smooth. Sharp transitions in blending between the first and second clip-map tiles are reduced or avoided. The magnitude of the modification of blending is a function of the location of the texel within the modified blending region. In one example, a determination is made on whether a texel to be accessed lies within a modified blending region within the first clip-map tile. A modified blending coefficient b is calculated when the texel to be accessed lies within the modified blending region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2002
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher J. Migdel, Don Freeman Hatch