Patents by Inventor Greg Merrill

Greg Merrill 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).

  • Computer program product and method for sharing information between multiple computer applications using a grafted model network
    Patent number: 8086588
    Abstract: A computer program product and method for sharing information between multiple computer applications using a grafted model network. The method includes creating a first model having one or more pre-defined fields, defining one or more application-defined fields, associating the first model with the first application project, associating the one or more application-defined fields with the second application project, grafting the one or more application-defined fields to the first model, building the first and second application projects, and dynamically installing the first and second application projects on a software platform. Building the first application project comprises creating a first database table having one or more table columns corresponding to the pre-defined fields of the first model in a database. Building the second application project comprises adding one or more table columns to the first database table corresponding to the application-defined fields in the database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Inventors: Ranjit Notani, Greg Merrill
  • COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT AND METHOD FOR SHARING INFORMATION BETWEEN MULTIPLE COMPUTER APPLICATIONS USING A GRAFTED MODEL NETWORK
    Publication number: 20110029577
    Abstract: A computer program product and method for sharing information between multiple computer applications using a grafted model network. The method includes creating a first model having one or more pre-defined fields, defining one or more application-defined fields, associating the first model with the first application project, associating the one or more application-defined fields with the second application project, grafting the one or more application-defined fields to the first model, building the first and second application projects, and dynamically installing the first and second application projects on a software platform. Building the first application project comprises creating a first database table having one or more table columns corresponding to the pre-defined fields of the first model in a database. Building the second application project comprises adding one or more table columns to the first database table corresponding to the application-defined fields in the database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2009
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Applicant: One Network Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Ranjit Notani, Greg Merrill