Patents by Inventor Michael L. Locke

Michael L. Locke 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: 7703603
    Abstract: A software box or package with reduced original dimensions may be configured to be manipulated to form a box with at least one dimension that is longer than the original dimensions. For example, the box may be manipulated to form an expanded box with a longer height, depth, and/or width than the un-expanded box. In some embodiments, one or more sides of the box may be unfolded and/or one or more internal boxes may be unfolded or pulled out of the un-expanded box to form the expanded box. The expanded box may be used to store documents, back-up software copies, instructions, etc. The expanded box may have a height and width approximately the same as a file folder and may be stored in a filing cabinet. Such software boxes may include boxes for tax software, real estate software, résumés, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: Intuit Inc.
    Inventors: William W. Huckabee, Pamela R. Welch, James G. Johnson, Jennifer L. Reeves, Sara D. Mattice, Michael L. Locke, David N. Sterling, Hiep Nguyen