Patents by Inventor Grant V. Macklem

Grant V. Macklem 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).

  • Wiring method for a graphical programming system on a touch-based mobile device
    Patent number: 9134895
    Abstract: A touch-gesture wiring method for connecting data flow wires to input/output terminals of nodes in a graphical program is described. The method may be implemented by a graphical programming application that executes on a mobile device that includes a touch-sensitive screen configured to receive user input as touch gestures. The method may aid the user by displaying a magnified view of the input/output terminals that makes it easier (relative to the default view of the graphical program) for the user to see the input/output terminals and/or easier to select a desired one of the input/output terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: National Instruments Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew P. Dove, Jesse M. Attas, Grant V. Macklem, Jenica A. R. Welch, Jeffrey L. Kodosky, Christopher G. Cifra, J. Adam Kemp
  • Automatic conversion of a textual language into a graphical program representation
    Patent number: 7975233
    Abstract: Automatic conversion of textual program code to graphical program code is performed. The method automatically translates the given functionality of a textual program code into executable graphical program code, corresponding to the same functionality. The method includes a parsing routine that generates a syntax tree and code generation routines, which create graphical program code from the syntax tree.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: National Instruments Corporation
    Inventors: Grant V. Macklem, Lothar Wenzel, Rishi H. Gosalia, James T. Juhasz, Ricardo Dunia
  • Automatic conversion of text-based code having function overloading and dynamic types into a graphical program for compiled execution
    Patent number: 7954059
    Abstract: Automatic conversion of textual program code to graphical program code is performed. The method automatically translates the given functionality of a textual program code into executable graphical program code, corresponding to the same functionality. The method includes a parsing routine that generates a syntax tree and code generation routines, which create graphical program code from the syntax tree.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: National Instruments Corporation
    Inventors: Grant V. Macklem, Lothar Wenzel, Rishi H. Gosalia, James T. Juhasz, Ricardo Dunia
  • Automatic Conversion of Text-Based Code Having Function Overloading and Dynamic Types into a Graphical Program for Compiled Execution
    Publication number: 20080022264
    Abstract: Automatic conversion of textual program code to graphical program code is performed. The method automatically translates the given functionality of a textual program code into executable graphical program code, corresponding to the same functionality. The method includes a parsing routine that generates a syntax tree and code generation routines, which create graphical program code from the syntax tree.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2006
    Publication date: January 24, 2008
    Inventors: Grant V. Macklem, Lothar Wenzel, Rishi H. Gosalia, James T. Juhasz, Ricardo Dunia
  • Automatic Conversion of a Textual Language into a Graphical Program Representation
    Publication number: 20080022259
    Abstract: Automatic conversion of textual program code to graphical program code is performed. The method automatically translates the given functionality of a textual program code into executable graphical program code, corresponding to the same functionality. The method includes a parsing routine that generates a syntax tree and code generation routines, which create graphical program code from the syntax tree.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2006
    Publication date: January 24, 2008
    Inventors: Grant V. MacKlem, Lothar Wenzel, Rishi H. Gosalia, James T. Juhasz, Ricardo Dunia