Patents by Inventor Dennis W. Minium, Jr.

Dennis W. Minium, Jr. 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).

  • Patent number: 7827565
    Abstract: Architecture that facilitates interfacing non-integrated applications. The disclosed architecture comprises a set of APIs and conventions used to enable integration between tools that were not previously architected to be integrated. This provides the basis for server-based partner integration and client integration of tools, and can facilitate the foundation for building a third-party ecosystem. In support thereof, an artifact provider API exposes artifacts of a first application, and an artifact consumer API exposes a reference of a second application, which reference is associated with a link to one at least one of the artifacts of the artifact provider.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Dennis W. Minium, Jr., Ozan Hafizogullari, Xiongjian Fu