Patents by Inventor Timothy Hopper

Timothy Hopper 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: 7756828
    Abstract: A configuration management database for storing configuration information about an IT system. The configuration management database may have representations of configuration items that correspond to configuration items in the IT system, indicia of relations between the configuration items, and attributes of the configuration items. The configuration management database may also have configuration state information of the configuration items, where the configuration state information has information indicating whether a configuration item, relation, or attribute is in a state of pending approval or in a state of planned deployment. The configuration management database may also have temporal information indicating a temporal state of a configuration item, relation, or attribute.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Anthony Baron, Anders Vinberg, Andrew Timothy Hopper, Ashvinkumar J. Sanghvi, Dileep R. P. Kumar, Giedrius Zizys, Nigel G. Cain, Vij Rajarajan
  • Patent number: 7634486
    Abstract: Systems management navigation and focus collection is described. In one implementation computing-based managed items which are part of a systems management environment are navigated to locate one or more computing-based managed items. In another implementation, the computing-based managed items are indexed, and then searched to locate one or more of the computing-based managed items from among the computing-based managed items which have been indexed. The searching can be based on one or more search requests. Each of the one or more computing-based managed items located by the navigating and/or the searching is identified by a respective unique identifier, and selected ones of the unique identifiers can be collected in a focus collection where they are at least temporarily maintained for a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Anders B. Vinberg, Steven Karl Abrahams, Andrew Timothy Hopper, Dustin Michael Ingalls, Marisol Ontaneda, Benjamin S. Srour, Travis Dustin Sweat
  • Patent number: 7586071
    Abstract: An RF welder, and a method of operation thereof, is disclosed that has circuitry that automatically affects system impedance so that, throughout the welding or embossing cycle, a generator is capable of delivering the same power to a die and fabric, and cabling is capable of dissipating a load that is less than a preselected amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2009
    Inventors: Mark Gruenspecht, Timothy Hopper
  • Publication number: 20080041847
    Abstract: An RF welder, and a method of operation thereof, is disclosed that has circuitry that automatically affects system impedance so that, throughout the welding or embossing cycle, a generator is capable of delivering the same power to a die and fabric, and cabling is capable of dissipating a load that is less than a preselected amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2007
    Publication date: February 21, 2008
    Inventors: Mark Gruenspecht, Timothy Hopper
  • Publication number: 20080005292
    Abstract: Systems management navigation and focus collection is described. In one implementation computing-based managed items which are part of a systems management environment are navigated to locate one or more computing-based managed items. In another implementation, the computing-based managed items are indexed, and then searched to locate one or more of the computing-based managed items from among the computing-based managed items which have been indexed. The searching can be based on one or more search requests. Each of the one or more computing-based managed items located by the navigating and/or the searching is identified by a respective unique identifier, and selected ones of the unique identifiers can be collected in a focus collection where they are at least temporarily maintained for a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2006
    Publication date: January 3, 2008
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Anders B. Vinberg, Steven Karl Abrahams, Andrew Timothy Hopper, Dustin Michael Ingalls, Marisol Ontaneda, Benjamin Salim Srour, Travis Dustin Sweat
  • Patent number: 7220950
    Abstract: An RF welder is disclosed that has circuitry that automatically affects system impedance so that, throughout the welding or embossing cycle, a generator is capable of sending energy through die and fabric at a predetermined frequency and cabling is capable of dissipating a load that is less than a preselected amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2007
    Inventors: Mark Gruenspecht, Timothy Hopper
  • Publication number: 20060169676
    Abstract: An RF welder is disclosed that has circuitry that automatically affects system impedance so that, throughout the welding or embossing cycle, a generator is capable of sending energy through die and fabric at a predetermined frequency and cabling is capable of dissipating a load that is less than a preselected amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2006
    Publication date: August 3, 2006
    Inventors: Mark Gruenspecht, Timothy Hopper
  • Patent number: 7012232
    Abstract: An RF welder is disclosed that has circuitry that automatically affects system impedance so that, throughout the welding or embossing cycle, a generator is capable of sending energy through die and fabric at a predetermined frequency and cabling is capable of dissipating a load that is less than a preselected amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2006
    Inventors: Mark Gruenspecht, Timothy Hopper
  • Publication number: 20050102789
    Abstract: The generator has a handle part 3 secured to it by screws (not shown) inserted from below the lower casing 2. The handle part has a handle per se 4, which is of U cross-section for accommodating a handle 21 of a hose 22. The hose handle has a resilient button 23 which is received in an aperture 5 in the handle part 3, for retaining the hose handle in place, when not in use. Beneath the handle 4 is an opening 11, covered by a cover plate 12. The plate has depending lugs 14, which are disengageable by lateral finger pressure via cut-outs 15. Removal of the cover plate opens an aperture 31 in a water reservoir 32. The water reservoir has a filling spout 33. The connector moulding 35 has two bored-through projections 40,41.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2004
    Publication date: May 19, 2005
    Inventor: Timothy Hopper
  • Publication number: 20020194026
    Abstract: A data management system accepts input documents having a variety of formats from multiple sources. Typically one or more formats are associated with a source. A document reader parses an input documents using a set of rules. The rules are tailored to the source that provided the document. The rules use format and context to extract data. The data extracted from the input document is stored in a document database and indexed. Typically, demographic data and clinical data are extracted from the input document and the demographic data is used to index the document.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2002
    Publication date: December 19, 2002
    Inventors: Jeffrey Lawrence Klein, Andrew Timothy Hopper
  • Patent number: 5542021
    Abstract: A steam generator for a wall paper steamer having a two section boiler (2, 3). The sections are of light alloy and are secured together with adhesive at a spigot and socket joint (4, 5). The boiler is mounted in a framework of lightweight aluminum tube, having two trapezium ends and interconnecting members. The boiler is secured to bottom members (46). Top members (47) support a stepping board (49).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 30, 1996
    Assignee: Earlex Limited
    Inventors: Timothy Hopper, Leslie M. Bellamy, deceased