Patents by Inventor Rodney D. Brown

Rodney D. Brown 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).

  • Plug-in installer framework
    Patent number: 9223594
    Abstract: There is provided a system and method for providing a plug-in installer framework. The method includes creating an installer plug-in and reading configuration information with the installer plug-in. An application server may be contacted by the installer plug-in to determine which plug-in files to update in local storage. The updated plug-in files may be downloaded from an application server to local storage, and additional plug-ins may be created within the installer plug-in from the plug-in files in local storage. The additional plug-ins may be loaded through the installer plug-in within a host application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company
    Inventors: Rodney D. Brown, Andy T. Brennan
  • Plug-In Installer Framework
    Publication number: 20140223425
    Abstract: There is provided a system and method for providing a plug-in installer framework. The method includes creating an installer plug-in and reading configuration information with the installer plug-in. An application server may be contacted by the installer plug-in to determine which plug-in files to update in local storage. The updated plug-in files may be downloaded from an application server to local storage, and additional plug-ins may be created within the installer plug-in from the plug-in files in local storage. The additional plug-ins may be loaded through the installer plug-in within a host application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2012
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Inventors: Rodney D. Brown, Andy T. Brennan