Patents by Inventor Tracy Potter

Tracy Potter 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: 12236253
    Abstract: Methods and corresponding systems and apparatuses for using keyboard input to configure targeted prompts in association with graphical elements of a software application being developed and to access the targeted prompts during runtime execution of the software application. A user interface of a builder application can include a first region and a second region. The first region displays options for configuring targeted prompts. The second region is a canvas region that displays a second user interface generated through execution of the software application. Keyboard input can include a shortcut that updates the user interface to switch between the first region and the second region and/or a shortcut that sequentially navigates between graphical elements that can be associated with targeted prompts. Other keyboard shortcuts can be made available for use with the builder application and/or during runtime execution of the software application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: Salesforce, Inc.
    Inventors: Tracy Potter, Nithyanandniranjan Chandarraj, Timothy Dubois, Cordelia McGee-Tubb, Lee White
  • Publication number: 20220391234
    Abstract: Methods and corresponding systems and apparatuses for using keyboard input to configure targeted prompts in association with graphical elements of a software application being developed and to access the targeted prompts during runtime execution of the software application. A user interface of a builder application can include a first region and a second region. The first region displays options for configuring targeted prompts. The second region is a canvas region that displays a second user interface generated through execution of the software application. Keyboard input can include a shortcut that updates the user interface to switch between the first region and the second region and/or a shortcut that sequentially navigates between graphical elements that can be associated with targeted prompts. Other keyboard shortcuts can be made available for use with the builder application and/or during runtime execution of the software application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: Tracy Potter, Nithyanandniranjan Chandarraj, Timothy Dubois, Cordelia McGee-Tubb, Lee White
  • Patent number: 5602350
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an improved method for compacting powdered materials, including ferrous alloys, non-ferrous metals or non-metal powders, wherein the improved method includes the use of an improved lubricant during the compaction process. The improved lubricant includes vinyl halides, generally, and polytetrafluroethylene, specifically. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, 0.2 to 0.6 wt. % of the vinyl halide is added to the powdered form of the compactable material before the compaction and sintering of the compactable material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 11, 1997
    Assignee: The Penn State Research Foundation
    Inventors: Randall M. German, Anthony Griffo, Tracy Potter