Patents by Inventor Michelle McDevitt

Michelle McDevitt 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).

  • Management of multiple synchronous responses to single question in community-based instant messaging
    Patent number: 8473553
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes sending an instant message communication from a first device of a first person to a plurality of other persons in a topic-based community, and receiving a number of instant message communications at the first device. The method further includes placing each of the response instant message communications in a separate display that is viewable by the first person, and sending a second instant message communication from the first device of the first person to the plurality of other persons after a certain number of response instant message communications have been received by the first device from the plurality of other persons, wherein the second instant message communication is an indication that the first person is satisfied with at least one of the response instant message communications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Michelle McDevitt, Josef Scherpa, Andrew L. Schirmer
  • MANAGEMENT OF MULTIPLE SYNCHRONOUS RESPONSES TO SINGLE QUESTION IN COMMUNITY-BASED INSTANT MESSAGING
    Publication number: 20100211646
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes sending an instant message communication from a first device of a first person to a plurality of other persons in a topic-based community, and receiving a number of instant message communications at the first device. The method further includes placing each of the response instant message communications in a separate display that is viewable by the first person, and sending a second instant message communication from the first device of the first person to the plurality of other persons after a certain number of response instant message communications have been received by the first device from the plurality of other persons, wherein the second instant message communication is an indication that the first person is satisfied with at least one of the response instant message communications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2009
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Applicant: International Business machines Corporation
    Inventors: Michelle McDevitt, Josef Scherpa, Andrew L. Schirmer
  • Remote status display for a transport vehicle
    Patent number: D1111975
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2026
    Assignee: CARRIER CORPORATION
    Inventors: ChingYue Yeung, Michelle McDevitt, Mark Fragnito, Alan Knight