Patents by Inventor Michael Forney

Michael Forney 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: 20220211411
    Abstract: A needle assembly comprises an outer cannula having a longitudinally extending cannula wall with a sharpened distal tip. An inner surface of the cannula wall defines a longitudinally extending cannula lumen. A plunger housing is connected to a proximal end portion of the outer cannula. A plunger is received in the plunger housing and is spring biased in a proximal direction. An inner surface of a longitudinally extending plunger wall defines a plunger lumen aligned with the cannula lumen. The inner surface of a proximal end portion of the plunger wall has an orientation specific configuration. A needle is receivable in the plunger and cannula lumens. An outer surface of a proximal end portion of a longitudinally extending needle wall has an orientation specific configuration complementary to and fitting within the orientation specific configuration of the plunger wall. A cap covers the distal end portions of the plunger and the needle when the needle is received in the plunger and cannula lumens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2021
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Inventor: Michael Forney
  • Patent number: 10726372
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a user interface that enables an administrator to monitor the status of one or more long-running processes executing on a system. According to one or more embodiments, information about the long-running processes is received, analyzed and converted into a single format. This information is then stored in a storage device in the single format. In response to a command request periodically received from a user interface, summary information about the one or more long-running processes is provided to, and displayed on, the user interface. Upon receipt of a user selection of at least a portion of the summary information, the user interface issues a second command request that is similar to the first command request, but includes additional parameters, to retrieve additional information about the selected summary information. Once the additional information is received, the additional information is presented on the user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Sanjay Ramaswamy, Jimin Jia, Qi Ren, Wenjie Liang, Michael Forney, Michael Butler
  • Publication number: 20170316356
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a user interface that enables an administrator to monitor the status of one or more long-running processes executing on a system. According to one or more embodiments, information about the long-running processes is received, analyzed and converted into a single format. This information is then stored in a storage device in the single format. In response to a command request periodically received from a user interface, summary information about the one or more long-running processes is provided to, and displayed on, the user interface. Upon receipt of a user selection of at least a portion of the summary information, the user interface issues a second command request that is similar to the first command request, but includes additional parameters, to retrieve additional information about the selected summary information. Once the additional information is received, the additional information is presented on the user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2017
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Sanjay RAMASWAMY, Jimin JIA, Qi REN, Wenjie LIANG, Michael FORNEY, Michael BUTLER
  • Patent number: 9741003
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a user interface that enables an administrator to monitor the status of one or more long-running processes executing on a system. According to one or more embodiments, information about the long-running processes is received, analyzed and converted into a single format. This information is then stored in a storage device in the single format. In response to a command request periodically received from a user interface, summary information about the one or more long-running processes is provided to, and displayed on, the user interface. Upon receipt of a user selection of at least a portion of the summary information, the user interface issues a second command request that is similar to the first command request, but includes additional parameters, to retrieve additional information about the selected summary information. Once the additional information is received, the additional information is presented on the user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Sanjay Ramaswamy, Jimin Jia, Qi Ren, Wenjie Liang, Michael Forney, Michael Butler
  • Patent number: 9629254
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of an epoxy casting resin system which can be used to at least partially cover an electronic component or mechanism. In some embodiments, the epoxy resin can have a low viscosity, while maintaining advantageous physical, thermal, and electrical properties. Further described are methods for making embodiments of the epoxy casting resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: PLASMA SYSTEMS HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Michael Forney, James Stameson
  • Publication number: 20140272328
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of an epoxy casting resin system which can be used to at least partially cover an electronic component or mechanism. In some embodiments, the epoxy resin can have a low viscosity, while maintaining advantageous physical, thermal, and electrical properties. Further described are methods for making embodiments of the epoxy casting resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Plasma Systems Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Forney, James Stameson
  • Publication number: 20130154916
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a user interface that enables an administrator to monitor the status of one or more long-running processes executing on a system. According to one or more embodiments, information about the long-running processes is received, analyzed and converted into a single format. This information is then stored in a storage device in the single format. In response to a command request periodically received from a user interface, summary information about the one or more long-running processes is provided to, and displayed on, the user interface. Upon receipt of a user selection of at least a portion of the summary information, the user interface issues a second command request that is similar to the first command request, but includes additional parameters, to retrieve additional information about the selected summary information. Once the additional information is received, the additional information is presented on the user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2011
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Sanjay Ramaswamy, Jimin Jia, Qi Ren, Wenjie Liang, Michael Forney
  • Patent number: 7653638
    Abstract: A user input is received. The user input creates or alters an association that links at least two elements within a system of data. A user is provided with, based at least in part on the association, an indication of relevant data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2010
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventor: Michael Forney
  • Patent number: 7613713
    Abstract: Information pertaining to human interactions with multiple data systems is collected. At least one of the human interactions occurs outside of an Internet environment. A user is provided with, based at least in part on the collected information, an indication of relevant data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventor: Michael Forney
  • Patent number: 7565613
    Abstract: A graphical user interface is disclosed. The interface includes an active document that has been created or opened by a user. The interface also includes a plurality of data display components that are displayed simultaneously with the active document. A user illustratively utilizes tools associated with an application to create an edit content within the document. The display components each contain an indication of data that is automatically selected based on a calculated assumption of contextual relevance to the user that is working with the active document. The individual items within each display component may be selected and listed in a ranked order based on an automatically computed determination of what is most likely to be of interest to the user. The content of the data display components may be automatically selected based on people-to-document, people-to-people and/or document-to-document associations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventor: Michael Forney
  • Publication number: 20070130502
    Abstract: A computer-readable medium has computer-executable instructions for generating a user interface on a display device, the user interface includes a grid having a plurality of cells. The user interface also includes a visual affordance presented on the grid and visually connected to one of the plurality of cells, the visual affordance exposing properties of the one of the plurality of cells to which it is visually connected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2005
    Publication date: June 7, 2007
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Karl Tolgu, Michael Forney
  • Publication number: 20070130182
    Abstract: Information pertaining to human interactions with multiple data systems is collected. At least one of the human interactions occurs outside of an Internet environment. A user is provided with, based at least in part on the collected information, an indication of relevant data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2005
    Publication date: June 7, 2007
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventor: Michael Forney
  • Publication number: 20070130170
    Abstract: A user input is received. The user input creates or alters an association that links at least two elements within a system of data. A user is provided with, based at least in part on the association, an indication of relevant data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2005
    Publication date: June 7, 2007
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventor: Michael Forney
  • Publication number: 20070129977
    Abstract: A computer-implemented user interface embodied in a screen display comprises a plurality of data display components that each contain an indication of data that is selected based on a calculated assumption of contextual relevance to a characteristic of another display component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2005
    Publication date: June 7, 2007
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventor: Michael Forney
  • Publication number: 20050203760
    Abstract: A system for capturing time and expense information over a network and for processing the information into a project accounting system has a project accounting system adapted to store time and expense data associated with a project. A user interface provides a form accessible over a network by a user via a browser. The form comprises fields for data entry by the user and a button for electronic submission of the form. A services API is adapted to invoke transactions with the project accounting system based on data contained in the submitted form.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2004
    Publication date: September 15, 2005
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Ramakanthachary Gottumukkala, David Dennis, Karl Tolgu, Michael Forney, Victor Rethy, Kamran Saadat, Zhongming Liu