Patents by Inventor Joel Wayne Downer

Joel Wayne Downer 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 for creating and maintaining user data
    Patent number: 6327705
    Abstract: Creating and maintaining user data using an installation file that includes features and user data components. A user data component is associated with two features (or subfeatures), an application feature and a user settings feature. The application feature is used to create user data for the user that installs the application program and the user settings feature is used to create user data for another user that initiates the application program.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2001
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey Eric Larsson, Joel Wayne Downer