Patents by Inventor Keith A. Carpenter

Keith A. Carpenter 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).

  • Enabling a web application to access a protected file on a secured server
    Publication number: 20040054674
    Abstract: A document exchange environment for allowing a user to access documents. The document exchange environment includes a web server, a document vault database and a file server. The document vault database is coupled to the web server and stores information regarding whether a user is authorized to access a document file. The file server is coupled to the web server and provides a user access to the document file via the web server based upon the information regarding whether the user is authorized to access the document file.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2002
    Publication date: March 18, 2004
    Inventors: Keith A. Carpenter, Amy C. Beisenherz
  • Vehicle extension slide
    Patent number: 6390525
    Abstract: A bed slide for use in a vehicle storage area is designed to provide greater access to stored objects, requires no fasteners for mounting, and is easily removable. The bed slide is characterized by two detachable pieces, a bottom frame that stays stationary, and a top portion that slides forward and back along the bottom frame. The bottom frame is connected to the vehicle storage area by inserting the pegs of the bottom frame into holes in the vehicle storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignee: Innovative Fabworks
    Inventors: Keith A. Carpenter, Steven Robinson
  • Vheicle extension slide
    Publication number: 20020005648
    Abstract: A bed slide for use in a vehicle storage area is disclosed. The bed slide is designed to provide greater access to stored objects, requires no fasteners for mounting, and is easily removable. The bed slide is characterized by two detachable pieces, a bottom frame that stays stationary, and a top portion that slides forward and back along the bottom frame. The bottom frame is connected to the vehicle storage area by inserting the pegs of the bottom frame into holes in the vehicle storage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2000
    Publication date: January 17, 2002
    Inventors: Keith A. Carpenter, Steven Robinson
  • Micromechanical device with reduced load relaxation
    Patent number: 5942054
    Abstract: An improved elastic member (24) for micromechanical devices (12). The micromechanical device (12) includes a stationary member (28) and a moving member (26) which are connected together by a elastic member (24). Because of repeated and frequent movement of the moving member (26), the elastic member (24) can become permanently flexed or deformed, resulting in poor operation of the device. Aluminum alloys are formed to include oxygen, in combination with nitrogen if desired, to obtain a film with dramatically reduced load relaxation characteristics. Oxygen is added to an Argon sputter gas during deposition, and an amorphous film is produced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 24, 1999
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: John Harold Tregilgas, Richard Lee Knipe, Thomas William Orent, Hidekazu Yoshihara, Elliott Keith Carpenter