Patents by Inventor Scott Sheehan

Scott Sheehan 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: 9977506
    Abstract: A primary user input mechanism is recommended to an application that executes on a computing device which supports a plurality of different user input mechanisms that users of the computing device can utilize to input information into the computing device. The utilization of each of the user input mechanisms is monitored on an ongoing basis, where this monitoring includes weighting each of the user input mechanisms based on its frequency of use. Upon receiving an indication to launch the application on the computing device, a one of the user input mechanisms currently having the highest weight is recommended to the application as being the primary user input mechanism. The weighting of each of the user input mechanisms is also provided to the application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Oren Freiberg, Brandon Walderman, Scott Sheehan
  • Publication number: 20160342216
    Abstract: A primary user input mechanism is recommended to an application that executes on a computing device which supports a plurality of different user input mechanisms that users of the computing device can utilize to input information into the computing device. The utilization of each of the user input mechanisms is monitored on an ongoing basis, where this monitoring includes weighting each of the user input mechanisms based on its frequency of use. Upon receiving an indication to launch the application on the computing device, a one of the user input mechanisms currently having the highest weight is recommended to the application as being the primary user input mechanism. The weighting of each of the user input mechanisms is also provided to the application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2015
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Inventors: Oren Freiberg, Brandon Walderman, Scott Sheehan
  • Publication number: 20110232816
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire is disclosed having circumferential grooves having an asymmetrical cross-sectional shape. The circumferential grooves may also be located asymmetrically on the outer tread surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2011
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Inventors: Daniel Scott Sheehan, Maurice Jacob Frank, Gilles Faber
  • Publication number: 20090284478
    Abstract: This document describes tools capable of initiating a function based on one or more tactile contacts received through a contact detection device, such as a touch pad. In some embodiments, the tools identify tactile contacts in accordance with the tool's input mode. The tools may use the input mode to determine what gestures may be identified for the tactile contacts. In some embodiments, these tools switch input modes based on a number or characteristic of tactile contacts electronically represented in contact data. By so doing, the tools may more accurately determine appropriate gestures or provide a broader range of functions based on tactile contacts received through a contact detection device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2008
    Publication date: November 19, 2009
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Pamela De la Torre Baltierra, Scott Sheehan, Xiao Tu, Bryan D. Scott, Reed L. Townsend
  • Publication number: 20070225372
    Abstract: The present invention provides BRACE inhibitors of Formula (I): methods for their use, and intermediates and methods for their preparation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2005
    Publication date: September 27, 2007
    Inventors: Ana Bueno Melendo, Shu-Hui Chen, Jon Erickson, Maria Rosario Gonzalez-Garcia, Deqi Guo, Alicia Marcos Lorente, James McCarthy, Timothy Shepherd, Scott Sheehan, Yvonne Yip
  • Publication number: 20060052606
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) in which R1, n, Z, R3 and R4 have any of the meanings given in the specification, are inhibitors of the serine protease Factor Xa and are useful in the treatment of thrombotic disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2003
    Publication date: March 9, 2006
    Inventors: Scott Sheehan, Brian Watson, John Liebeschuetz
  • Patent number: D648262
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Robert John Hermann, John David Coots, Jonathan James Shondel, Daniel Scott Sheehan
  • Patent number: D678831
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Robert John Hermann, John David Coots, Jonathan James Shondel, Daniel Scott Sheehan
  • Patent number: D843927
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Mark Anthony Canankamp, Nick Brandon Clark, Christopher Byron Davis, Brian David Digman, Timothy Daniel Donnelly, Logan Paul Gingery, Shannon Joseph Hughes, Eric John Marazzi, Charles Kenneth Schmalix, Daniel Scott Sheehan