Patents by Inventor Michael Randy May

Michael Randy May 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: 11817378
    Abstract: A pin map covers a surface area of a layer of a printed circuit board (PCB). The pin map includes a plurality of electrical designations for each pin in the pin map and a plurality of empty spaces within the pin map. Each electrical designation may be assigned to a pin on the pin map. Each electrical designation includes a positive polarity (P+) pin, a negative polarity (P?) pin, or an electrical ground (G) pin. If a space in the pin map does not have an electrical designation, then it may include an empty space/plain portion of the printed circuit board (PCB). The pin map may include a plurality of rows and a first repeating pin polarity pattern. The first repeating pin polarity pattern may include a lane unit tile. The pin map may help couple two circuit elements together that are attached to one layer of a PCB.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Nelly Chen, Gary Yao Zhang, Michael Randy May, Shrinivas Gopalan Uppili, Varin Sriboonlue
  • Publication number: 20220013442
    Abstract: A pin map covers a surface area of a layer of a printed circuit board (PCB). The pin map includes a plurality of electrical designations for each pin in the pin map and a plurality of empty spaces within the pin map. Each electrical designation may be assigned to a pin on the pin map. Each electrical designation includes a positive polarity (P+) pin, a negative polarity (P?) pin, or an electrical ground (G) pin. If a space in the pin map does not have an electrical designation, then it may include an empty space/plain portion of the printed circuit board (PCB). The pin map may include a plurality of rows and a first repeating pin polarity pattern. The first repeating pin polarity pattern may include a lane unit tile. The pin map may help couple two circuit elements together that are attached to one layer of a PCB.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Nelly CHEN, Gary Yao ZHANG, Michael Randy MAY, Shrinivas GOPALAN UPPILI, Varin SRIBOONLUE
  • Patent number: 8229814
    Abstract: An invoice processing system includes a requisition and catalog server (referred to as a Req/Cat Web, or RCW, server), a procurement services system (SAP), and a requester terminal (browser). ReqCat Web allows requesters to input requirements (requisitions) which ReqCat then passes to SAP, which creates purchase orders, sends them to vendors for fulfillment, receives the vendors invoices, and prepares the payments. Commodities may be designated as either receivable or non-receivable, and this designation is stored in ReqCat web and passed to SAP on inbound requisitions. Payments on invoices received for non-receivable items are approved via a positive confirmation process, and payments on invoices received for receivable items are approved via a negative confirmation process. Positive acceptance of an invoice by a requester of commodities triggers automatic generation of a goods received (move) ticket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Carl Steven Baumann, Michael Randy May, John Irving Munson, William Montgomery Sjostrom, Sherry Lee Wilson
  • Patent number: 8165967
    Abstract: A modification method and system. The method includes presenting by a computing system to a requester, templates associated with a candidate request. The computing system receives from the requester, first data associated with the candidate request. The computing system generates a request document comprising the first data. The computing system transmits the request document to at least one supplier. The computing system receives from the at least one supplier, a list of candidates. The computing system receives from the requester, a request for modifying the request document. The computing system generates in response to the request for modifying the request document, a modified request document comprising a modified version of the request document. The computing system receives from the requester, approval data approving a transmission of the modified request document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Marco Antonio Marquez Gomez, Gautam Majumdar, Michael Randy May, Muthusamy Palanisamy Muthusamy
  • Publication number: 20110288955
    Abstract: An invoice processing system includes a requisition and catalog server (referred to as a Req/Cat Web, or RCW, server), a procurement services system (SAP), and a requester terminal (browser). ReqCat Web allows requesters to input requirements (requisitions) which ReqCat then passes to SAP, which creates purchase orders, sends them to vendors for fulfillment, receives the vendors invoices, and prepares the payments. Commodities may be designated as either receivable or non-receivable, and this designation is stored in ReqCat web and passed to SAP on inbound requisitions. Payments on invoices received for non-receivable items are approved via a positive confirmation process, and payments on invoices received for receivable items are approved via a negative confirmation process. Positive acceptance of an invoice by a requester of commodities triggers automatic generation of a goods received (move) ticket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2011
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Carl Steven Baumann, Michael Randy May, John Irving Munson, William Montgomery Sjostrom, Sherry Lee Wilson
  • Patent number: 8027892
    Abstract: An invoice processing system includes a requisition and catalog server (referred to as a Req/Cat Web, or RCW, server), a procurement services system (SAP), and a requester terminal (browser). ReqCat Web allows requesters to input requirements (requisitions) which ReqCat then passes to SAP, which creates purchase orders, sends them to vendors for fulfillment, receives the vendors invoices, and prepares the payments. Commodities may be designated as either receivable or non-receivable, and this designation is stored in ReqCat web and passed to SAP on inbound requisitions. Payments on invoices received for non-receivable items are approved via a positive confirmation process, and payments on invoices received for receivable items are approved via a negative confirmation process. Positive acceptance of an invoice by a requester of commodities triggers automatic generation of a goods received (move) ticket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Carl Steven Baumann, Michael Randy May, John Irving Munson, William Montgomery Sjostrom, Sherry Lee Wilson
  • Patent number: 7895133
    Abstract: A pricing method and system. The method includes receiving, by a computing system, data associated with a business. The data comprises a first list of negotiated pricing rates and associated skills, a second list of requesters, and a third list of suppliers. The computing system receives business factors data. The computing system determines requester options with respect to the negotiated pricing rates. The requester options are dependent on the business factors data. The computing system determines supplier options with respect to the negotiated pricing rates. The supplier options are dependent on the business factors data. The computing system determines sourcing buyer authorization options with respect to suppliers and the negotiated pricing rates. The computing system generates a pricing report comprising the requester options, the supplier options, the sourcing buyer authorization options, and the business factors data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Susan Bumgardner Cirulli, Gautam Majumdar, Michael Randy May
  • Patent number: 7779453
    Abstract: A routing method and system. The method includes receiving by a computing system data associated with a business. The data includes a first list of authorization roles and a second list including locations. The computing system associates at least one authorization role of the authorization roles with each location of the locations. The computing system receives transaction documents associated with the business. The computing system receives a selection for a location of the locations. The computing system receives a selection for a transaction document of the transaction documents. The transaction document is associated with a specified authorization role of the authorization roles. The computing system determines if the specified authorization role is associated with the location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Glenn C. Godoy, Gautam Majumdar, Michael Randy May, Terrence L. Woodnorth
  • Publication number: 20090083094
    Abstract: A renewal method and system. The method includes receiving, by a computing system from a requester, a selection of said first candidate from a list of candidates. The computing system retrieves a portion of candidate related data from an original request document for the candidate. The computing system receives from the requester, a selection of at least a one supplier from a list of suppliers. The computing system generates a first renewal request document associated with the first candidate. The first renewal request document includes the portion of the candidate related data from the original request document. The first renewal request document is for first renewing an association between a first company and the first candidate. The computing system transmits the first renewal request document to the at least one supplier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2007
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Inventors: Michael Randy May, Gautam Majumdar, Muthusamy Palanisamy Muthusamy, Sachin Popli
  • Publication number: 20080306748
    Abstract: A modification method and system. The method includes presenting by a computing system to a requester, templates associated with a candidate request. The computing system receives from the requester, first data associated with the candidate request. The computing system generates a request document comprising the first data. The computing system transmits the request document to at least one supplier. The computing system receives from the at least one supplier, a list of candidates. The computing system receives from the requester, a request for modifying the request document. The computing system generates in response to the request for modifying the request document, a modified request document comprising a modified version of the request document. The computing system receives from the requester, approval data approving a transmission of the modified request document.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2007
    Publication date: December 11, 2008
    Inventors: Marco Antonio Marquez Gomez, Gautam Majumdar, Michael Randy May, Muthusamy Palanisamy Muthusamy
  • Publication number: 20080247887
    Abstract: A pricing method and system. The method includes receiving by a computing system data associated with a business. The data comprises a first list of negotiated pricing rates and associated skills, a second list of requesters, and a third list of suppliers. The computing system, receives business factors data. The computing system determines requester options with respect to the negotiated pricing rates. The requester options are dependent on the business factors data. The computing system determines supplier options with respect to the negotiated pricing rates. The supplier options are dependent on the business factors data. The computing system determines sourcing buyer authorization options with respect to suppliers and the negotiated pricing rates. The computing system generates a pricing report comprising the requester options, the supplier options, the sourcing buyer authorization options, and the business factors data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2007
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Inventors: Susan Bumgardner Cirulli, Gautam Majumdar, Michael Randy May
  • Publication number: 20080148356
    Abstract: A routing method and system. The method includes receiving by a computing system data associated with a business. The data includes a first list of authorization roles and a second list including locations. The computing system associates at least one authorization role of the authorization roles with each location of the locations. The computing system receives transaction documents associated with the business. The computing system receives a selection for a location of the locations. The computing system receives a selection for a transaction document of the transaction documents. The transaction document is associated with a specified authorization role of the authorization roles. The computing system determines if the specified authorization role is associated with the location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2006
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Inventors: Glenn C. Godoy, Gautam Majumdar, Michael Randy May, Terrence L. Woodnorth
  • Publication number: 20020143699
    Abstract: An invoice processing system includes a requisition and catalog server (referred to as a Req/Cat Web, or RCW, server), a procurement services system (SAP), and a requester terminal (browser). ReqCat Web allows requesters to input requirements (requisitions) which ReqCat then passes to SAP, which creates purchase orders, sends them to vendors for fulfillment, receives the vendors invoices, and prepares the payments. Commodities may be designated as either receivable or non-receivable, and this designation is stored in ReqCat web and passed to SAP on inbound requisitions. Payments on invoices received for non-receivable items are approved via a positive confirmation process, and payments on invoices received for receivable items are approved via a negative confirmation process. Positive acceptance of an invoice by a requester of commodities triggers automatic generation of a goods received (move) ticket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2001
    Publication date: October 3, 2002
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Carl Steven Baumann, Michael Randy May, John Irving Munson, William Montgomery Sjostrom, Sherry Lee Wilson