Patents by Inventor Kevin McDowell

Kevin McDowell 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 AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING HELP FILES BASED ON USER QUERIES
    Publication number: 20070294251
    Abstract: A method and system for generating a help file based on failed user queries. A help file generation system collects failed user queries from user computer systems. The generation system assists a developer in identifying failed user queries that are related to a topic. The generation system then updates the entry in the help file for that topic based on the identified user queries. When a help system subsequently uses that help file, it checks the updated entry when searching for a match and will likely find a match to a relevant topic for a user query that previously failed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2007
    Publication date: December 20, 2007
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Christine Vadai, Kevin McDowell, Mark Huentelman, Robert Ashby
  • Method and system for generating help files based on user queries
    Patent number: 7277884
    Abstract: A method and system for generating a help file based on failed user queries. A help file generation system collects failed user queries from user computer systems. The generation system assists a developer in identifying failed user queries that are related to a topic. The generation system then updates the entry in the help file for that topic based on the identified user queries. When a help system subsequently uses that help file, it checks the updated entry when searching for a match and will likely find a match to a relevant topic for a user query that previously failed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2007
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Christine Vadai, Kevin McDowell, Mark Huentelman, Robert Ashby
  • Method and system for generating help files based on user queries
    Publication number: 20050182783
    Abstract: A method and system for generating a help file based on failed user queries. A help file generation system collects failed user queries from user computer systems. The generation system assists a developer in identifying failed user queries that are related to a topic. The generation system then updates the entry in the help file for that topic based on the identified user queries. When a help system subsequently uses that help file, it checks the updated entry when searching for a match and will likely find a match to a relevant topic for a user query that previously failed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2004
    Publication date: August 18, 2005
    Inventors: Christine Vadai, Kevin McDowell, Mark Huentelman, Robert Ashby
  • Mechanical deaeration of bituminous froth
    Patent number: 6391190
    Abstract: Aerated bitumen froth obtained from oil sands must be deaerated so that it can be pumped through a pipeline. Mechanical shearing is effective to deaerate bitumen froth to an air content of below 10 volume percent. Mechanical deaeration of bitumen froth can be achieved either by passing the froth through a confining passageway and shearing the froth with an impeller while it is in the passageway or temporarily retaining the aerated froth in a tank and circulating it repeatedly through a pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignees: AEC Oil Sands, L.P., AEC Oil Sands Limited Partnership, Athabasco Oil Sands Investments Inc., Nexen Inc., Canadian Oil Sand Investments Inc., Conoco Oilsands Partnership, Imperial Oil Resources, Mocal Energy Limited, Murphy Oil Company Ltd., Petro-Canada Oil and Gas
    Inventors: Jonathan R. Spence, Kevin McDowell, Mike P. Wagner, Sean Sanders