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).
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Patent number: 11817378Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 30, 2021Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: QUALCOMM INCORPORATEDInventors: Nelly Chen, Gary Yao Zhang, Michael Randy May, Shrinivas Gopalan Uppili, Varin Sriboonlue
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Publication number: 20220013442Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2021Publication date: January 13, 2022Inventors: Nelly CHEN, Gary Yao ZHANG, Michael Randy MAY, Shrinivas GOPALAN UPPILI, Varin SRIBOONLUE
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Patent number: 8229814Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 5, 2011Date of Patent: July 24, 2012Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Carl Steven Baumann, Michael Randy May, John Irving Munson, William Montgomery Sjostrom, Sherry Lee Wilson
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Patent number: 8165967Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 5, 2007Date of Patent: April 24, 2012Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Marco Antonio Marquez Gomez, Gautam Majumdar, Michael Randy May, Muthusamy Palanisamy Muthusamy
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Publication number: 20110288955Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2011Publication date: November 24, 2011Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Carl Steven Baumann, Michael Randy May, John Irving Munson, William Montgomery Sjostrom, Sherry Lee Wilson
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Patent number: 8027892Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 28, 2001Date of Patent: September 27, 2011Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Carl Steven Baumann, Michael Randy May, John Irving Munson, William Montgomery Sjostrom, Sherry Lee Wilson
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Patent number: 7895133Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 9, 2007Date of Patent: February 22, 2011Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Susan Bumgardner Cirulli, Gautam Majumdar, Michael Randy May
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Patent number: 7779453Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 12, 2006Date of Patent: August 17, 2010Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Glenn C. Godoy, Gautam Majumdar, Michael Randy May, Terrence L. Woodnorth
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Publication number: 20090083094Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2007Publication date: March 26, 2009Inventors: Michael Randy May, Gautam Majumdar, Muthusamy Palanisamy Muthusamy, Sachin Popli
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Publication number: 20080306748Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2007Publication date: December 11, 2008Inventors: Marco Antonio Marquez Gomez, Gautam Majumdar, Michael Randy May, Muthusamy Palanisamy Muthusamy
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Publication number: 20080247887Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2007Publication date: October 9, 2008Inventors: Susan Bumgardner Cirulli, Gautam Majumdar, Michael Randy May
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Publication number: 20080148356Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2006Publication date: June 19, 2008Inventors: Glenn C. Godoy, Gautam Majumdar, Michael Randy May, Terrence L. Woodnorth
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Publication number: 20020143699Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2001Publication date: October 3, 2002Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Carl Steven Baumann, Michael Randy May, John Irving Munson, William Montgomery Sjostrom, Sherry Lee Wilson