Patents by Inventor Michael Palatnik

Michael Palatnik 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).

  • System, method and medium for managing information
    Patent number: 6199157
    Abstract: A system, method and medium for configuring an item such as a machine having multiple optional components is provided. This is accomplished using “options,” which correspond to the optional components of the machine, and are selected by a user according to those optional components that the user desires to have as part of the machine. Each option is envisioned to be created to contain the necessary properties (such as attributes and constraints) to appropriately configure the corresponding optional component within the machine. Embodiments of the present invention envision that the options can be arranged in a hierarchical option tree to help allow a user to better visualize the structure of the machine in making decisions concerning configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2001
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Dan Bar Dov, Oded Ben-Haim, Roy Lauer, Amotz Maimon, Michael Palatnik