Patents by Inventor James P. McNiel

James P. McNiel 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).

  • System and Method for Managing Location-Independent Objects
    Publication number: 20080168087
    Abstract: A system and method for creation, distribution, integration, and maintenance of visual objects across various locations independent of any underlying operating systems, applications, network locations, etc. In various embodiments, information can be easily communicated, distributed, shared, and updated among various containers (e.g., browsers, applications, desktops, mobile devices, etc.) through dynamically configurable objects, regardless of where the containers are located, or what applications are running underlying the containers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2007
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Applicant: FIFTH GENERATION SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Steven M. Repetti, James P. McNiel, Stephen Muccione