Patents by Inventor Michael P. Thole

Michael P. Thole 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).

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    Patent number: 9350786
    Abstract: A new resource address is registered in response to input received from a user. The user is then notified when a visually non-empty portion of content from the resource address has been loaded into a viewing area of the content viewing application. The notification cues the user to direct his/her attention to the viewing area of the content viewing application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Decker, Timothy G. Hatcher, Michael P. Thole
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    Patent number: 8375319
    Abstract: A new resource address is registered in response to input received from a user. The user is then notified when a visually non-empty portion of content from the resource address has been loaded into a viewing area of the content viewing application. The notification cues the user to direct his/her attention to the viewing area of the content viewing application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Decker, Timothy G. Hatcher, Michael P. Thole
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    Publication number: 20100313159
    Abstract: A new resource address is registered in response to input received from a user. The user is then notified when a visually non-empty portion of content from the resource address has been loaded into a viewing area of the content viewing application. The notification cues the user to direct his/her attention to the viewing area of the content viewing application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2009
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Applicant: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Kevin Decker, Timothy G. Hatcher, Michael P. Thole