Patents by Inventor Melanie Hendricks

Melanie Hendricks 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).

  • Transfer of mail folders between e-mail users
    Patent number: 7216114
    Abstract: A method and structure for transferring e-mail folders and files of a sender obtains sender input regarding which folders and files are to be transferred, and a list of recipients of the folders and the files. The invention automatically copies selected folders and selected files into a separate database and notifies the recipient of the transfer. The invention automatically creates, upon acknowledgment of the recipient, new folders in the recipient's e-mail files and copies the selected files into the new folders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2007
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Melanie Hendricks
  • Transfer of mail folders between e-mail users
    Publication number: 20030033271
    Abstract: A method and structure for transferring e-mail folders and files of a sender obtains sender input regarding which folders and files are to be transferred, and a list of recipients of the folders and the files. The invention automatically copies selected folders and selected files into a separate database and notifies the recipient of the transfer. The invention automatically creates, upon acknowledgment of the recipient, new folders in the recipient's e-mail files and copies the selected files into the new folders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2001
    Publication date: February 13, 2003
    Inventor: Melanie Hendricks