Patents by Inventor Lucas Allen

Lucas Allen 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).

  • Patent number: 8798782
    Abstract: The described embodiment relates generally to the polishing of a device housing. The device housing can be formed of a thermoplastic, or a metal such as aluminum or stainless steel. More particularly, a method and an apparatus are described for accurately measuring the amount of material removed during a polishing process. Accurate measurement of such a polishing process can be especially helpful in measuring material removal on curved surfaces and edges where material removal rates tend to be less predictable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Simon R. Lancaster-Larocque, Lucas Allen Whipple
  • Publication number: 20100306007
    Abstract: A selection of an enterprise project type is received from a plurality of enterprise project types. The enterprise project type may include a plurality of pages. Each page may include a plurality of input fields for collecting values of properties. A project page from the enterprise project type is displayed. The project page may include a create project interface element. When a selection of the create project interface element is received, an instance of the enterprise project type is generated. The instance of the enterprise project type represents an entity, such as a project plan, an application plan, or a product plan. The pages are displayed. The values of properties are collected through the pages. The entity is generated by transforming the values of properties into the entity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2009
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Pradeep GanapathyRaj, Samuel Y. Chung, Alexandru Savescu, Lucas Allen Humphrey