Patents by Inventor Brian T. Fleming

Brian T. Fleming 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).

  • Method and system for replacement and extension of container interfaces
    Patent number: 5771384
    Abstract: An improved storage mechanism is provided. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a container is used for storing objects, links to objects, and other containers. The container of the preferred embodiment is programmable so that the methods of the container are replaceable and the functionality of the container is extendible through the use of a command unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 23, 1998
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Darren B. Remington, Brian T. Fleming, David E. McCauley, III, Jan T. Miksovsky, John M. Tippett, Scott R. Ludwig, Robert F. Day
  • System and method having programmable containers with functionality for managing objects
    Patent number: 5682532
    Abstract: An improved storage mechanism is provided. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a container is used for storing objects, links to objects, and other containers. The container of the preferred embodiment is programmable so that the methods of the container are replaceable and the functionality of the container is extendible through the use of a command unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 28, 1997
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Darren B. Remington, Brian T. Fleming, David E. McCauley, III, Jan T. Miksovsky, John M. Tippett, Scott R. Ludwig, Robert F. Day