Patents by Inventor Stephen Wharton

Stephen Wharton 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).

  • Publication number: 20110204196
    Abstract: An aerial movement system for supporting an object that includes main reels with associated motors and support lines and an auxiliary reel with an associated motor and auxiliary line wherein upon failure of the main reels, the auxiliary reel switches from a first mode of operation to a second mode of operation. The auxiliary line may also be capable of transmitting data from the object to a computer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2010
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Applicant: CABLECAM, INC.
    Inventor: Stephen Wharton
  • Publication number: 20110204197
    Abstract: An aerial movement system and method for calibrating same includes, generally, registration points and wireless position transceivers proximate the registration points and the object that communicate with a computer and allow for the computer to determine the appropriate amount of support lines to draw in or release.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2010
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Applicant: CABLECAM, INC.
    Inventor: Stephen Wharton
  • Patent number: 7917887
    Abstract: A system and method for providing DDEX (data designer extensibility) default object implementations by bundling information associated with a support entity and information required to instantiate a new default instance is provided. Metadata associated with the definition of the support entity indicates if a default implementation exists and includes information associated with the creation of the default implementation. The metadata of the support entity is analyzed to automatically create and return a default implementation if the provider does not supply a specific implementation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventor: Stephen Wharton Provine
  • Publication number: 20090006446
    Abstract: A system and method for providing DDEX (data designer extensibility) default object implementations by bundling information associated with a support entity and information required to instantiate a new default instance is provided. Metadata associated with the definition of the support entity indicates if a default implementation exists and includes information associated with the creation of the default implementation. The metadata of the support entity is analyzed to automatically create and return a default implementation if the provider does not supply a specific implementation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2007
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventor: Stephen Wharton Provine