Patents by Inventor Mark R. Ligameri

Mark R. Ligameri 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 apparatus for providing an instant message notification
    Patent number: 6907447
    Abstract: An instant messaging client application is provided that receives requests to initiate instant messaging conversations and, in response to the requests, displays a notification window. The notification window includes information that may allow a user to decide whether or not the user would like to participate in the instant messaging conversation. The notification window is displayed gradually and removed gradually. The notification window contains an indication that another instant messaging user would like to initiate an instant messaging conversation and may include an identification of the remote user. The notification window also contains a description of the topic for the requested instant messaging conversation. The instant messaging client application may also display a notification window each time an instant message is received from a remote user and the application window is in a non-visible or non-active window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2005
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Hillel N. Cooperman, Stephen P. Proteau, Mark R. Ligameri, Austina M. De Bonte, Kathleen B. McNamee, Cornelis K. Van Dok
  • Portion of a display screen
    Patent number: D501483
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2005
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Colin R. Anthony, Richard M. Banks, Mark R. Ligameri, Kanwal VedBrat, Greg S. Melander, Marcus Harvey, Charles W. Stabb
  • Portion of a display screen
    Patent number: D507576
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2005
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Judson Craig Hally, Mark R. Ligameri, Kanwal VedBrat, Paul A. Gusmorino, Jan T. Miksovsky, Cornelis K. van Dok, Tjeerd Hoek, Jenny T. Lam, Richard M. Banks, Charles Cummins
  • Portion of a display screen
    Patent number: D508494
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2005
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventor: Mark R. Ligameri
  • Interface for a display screen
    Patent number: D522525
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2006
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Greg S. Melander, Mark R. Ligameri
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    Patent number: D526656
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2006
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Charles W. Stabb, Greg S. Melander, Michael James Hone, Mark R. Ligameri
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    Patent number: D528122
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2006
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Charles Cummins, Cornelis K. Van Dok, Mark R. Ligameri, Greg S. Melander
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    Patent number: D529508
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2006
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Paul A. Gusmorino, Mark R. Ligameri, Jenny T. Lam, Greg S. Melander
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    Patent number: D529510
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2006
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Charles Cummins, Mark R. Ligameri
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    Patent number: D529918
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2006
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Charles W. Stabb, Greg S. Melander, Mark R. Ligameri
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    Patent number: D530337
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2006
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Charles W. Stabb, Greg S. Melander, Michael James Hone, Mark R. Ligameri
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    Patent number: D530720
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2006
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Charles W. Stabb, Charles Cummins, Greg S. Melander, Mark R. Ligameri
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    Patent number: D531188
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2006
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Paul Gusmorino, Mark R. Ligameri, Jenny T. Lam, Greg S. Melander
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    Patent number: D532016
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2006
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Paul Gusmorino, Mark R. Ligameri, Jenny T. Lam, Greg S. Melander
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    Patent number: D532017
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2006
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Paul Gusmorino, Mark R. Ligameri, Jenny T. Lam, Greg S. Melander
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    Patent number: D533183
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2006
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Paul Gusmorino, Mark R. Ligameri, Jenny T. Lam, Greg S. Melander
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    Patent number: D533872
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2006
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Mark R. Ligameri, Jenny T. Lam, Greg S. Melander, Robert Kenneth Stein, III, Charles Cummins, William Mak
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    Patent number: D533873
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2006
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Paul Gusmorino, Mark R. Ligameri, Jenny T. Lam, Greg S. Melander
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    Patent number: D533874
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2006
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Paul Gusmorino, Mark R. Ligameri, Jenny T. Lam, Greg S. Melander
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    Patent number: D534178
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2006
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Paul Gusmorino, Mark R. Ligameri, Jenny T. Lam, Greg S. Melander