Patents by Inventor Mark Allan Lochbaum

Mark Allan Lochbaum 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).

  • Installation and deinstallation of application programs
    Patent number: 5953532
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for a computer implemented method of installing and deinstalling Windows.TM. application programs. The present invention provides two windows. The first window displays application programs that can be installed. The second window displays application programs that have been installed. When a user drags and drops an application program from the first window to the second window, the application program is installed. Similarly, when the user drags and drops an installed application program from the second window to the first window, the application program is deinstalled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1999
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventor: Mark Allan Lochbaum