Patents by Inventor Gary Minnaert

Gary Minnaert 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).

  • Internet-based application program interface (API) documentation interface
    Patent number: 6405216
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for customizing a document interface for display on a computer monitor. In accordance with the present invention, a documentation file is retrieved. Next, an input from a user is received. The input from the user comprises an instruction for customizing a hierarchical format of the retrieved documentation file. Based on the received input from the user, the hierarchical format of the retrieved documentation file is dynamically customized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2002
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Gary Minnaert, Ayanna Sawyer, Alexander Thayer