Patents by Inventor Wayne C Higgins

Wayne C Higgins 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).

  • Use of touch and gestures related to tasks and business workflow
    Patent number: 9645650
    Abstract: A business data system generates a user interface display showing a business data record. The business data system receives a touch gesture user input to manipulate the business data record to perform an operation, a task or a workflow within the business data system. The business data system performs the operation, task or workflow based on the touch gesture user input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Michael J. McCormack, Ramanathan Ananthanarayan Pallassana, Anastasia Paushkina, Wayne C. Higgins, Ted A. Cyrek, Christian Heydemann, Ron Mondri, Richard Lee Dickinson
  • Filtering content on a role tailored workspace
    Patent number: 9589057
    Abstract: A workspace display includes a plurality of different groups, each group including a plurality of different components. Each group corresponds to a task, set of tasks or topic of information related to a user's role. The particular components included in each group are user interface display elements that are each related to an item of content within the corresponding group. The workspace display has filter mechanisms that are actuated to filter the content displayed in the components on the workspace display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: John P Burrows, Ted A Cyrek, Jeremy S Ellsworth, Sunil Garg, Chris R Garty, Brian R Glaeske, Julie B Hagen, Claudia Betz-Haubold, Wayne C Higgins, Kevin M Honeyman, Rupa Mantravadi, Michael J McCormack, Lisa R Mueller, Adrian L Orth, Anastasia Paushkina, Julianne Prekaski, Ray J Ridl, Michael M Santos, Prasant Sivadasan, Brian L Welcker, Kyle S Young
  • FILTERING CONTENT ON A ROLE TAILORED WORKSPACE
    Publication number: 20140365511
    Abstract: A workspace display includes a plurality of different groups, each group including a plurality of different components. Each group corresponds to a task, set of tasks or topic of information related to a user's role. The particular components included in each group are user interface display elements that are each related to an item of content within the corresponding group. The workspace display has filter mechanisms that are actuated to filter the content displayed in the components on the workspace display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2013
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Inventors: John P. Burrows, Ted A. Cyrek, Jeremy S. Ellsworth, Sunil Garg, Chris R. Garty, Brian R. Glaeske, Julie B. Hagen, Claudia Betz-Haubold, Wayne C. Higgins, Kevin M. Honeyman, Rupa Mantravadi, Michael J. McCormack, Lisa R. Mueller, Adrian L. Orth, Anastasia Paushkina, Julianne Prekaski, Ray J. Ridl, Michael M. Santos, Prasant Sivadasan, Brian L. Welcker, Kyle S. Young
  • NAVIGATION AND MODIFYING CONTENT ON A ROLE TAILORED WORKSPACE
    Publication number: 20140365952
    Abstract: A user interface is displayed that has one or more workspace display sectors, based on a user role. Each workspace display selector corresponds to a given workspace display. A workspace display includes a plurality of different groups, each group including a plurality of different components. Each group corresponds to a task, set of tasks or topic of information related to a user's role. The particular components included in each group are user interface display elements that are each related to an item of content within the corresponding group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2013
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Inventors: Kevin M. Honeyman, Jeremy Stack-Ellsworth, Prasant Sivadasan, Michael M. Santos, Raymond J. Ridl, Brian R. Glaeske, Wayne C. Higgins, Anastasia Paushkina, Ted A. Cyrek, Michael J. McCormack, Crystal Gilson, Julie B. Hagen, Sunil Garg, Julianne Prekaski, Rupa Mantravadi, Lisa R. Mueller, Kyle S. Young, Claudia Betz-Haubold, John P. Burrows, Brian L. Welcker, Adrian L. Orth, Chris R. Garty
  • USE OF TOUCH AND GESTURES RELATED TO TASKS AND BUSINESS WORKFLOW
    Publication number: 20130241852
    Abstract: A business data system generates a user interface display showing a business data record. The business data system receives a touch gesture user input to manipulate the business data record to perform an operation, a task or a workflow within the business data system. The business data system performs the operation, task or workflow based on the touch gesture user input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2013
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Michael J. McCormack, Ramanathan Ananthanarayan Pallassana, Anastasia Paushkina, Wayne C. Higgins, Ted A. Cyrek, Christian Heydemann, Ron Mondri, Richard Lee Dickinson
  • USE OF TOUCH AND GESTURES RELATED TO TASKS AND BUSINESS WORKFLOW
    Publication number: 20130246913
    Abstract: A business data system generates a user interface display showing a business data record. The business data system receives a touch gesture user input to manipulate the business data record to perform an operation, a task or a workflow within the business data system. The business data system performs the operation, task or workflow based on the touch gesture user input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Michael J. McCormack, Ramanathan Ananthanarayan Pallassana, Anastasia Paushkina, Wayne C. Higgins, Ted A. Cyrek, Christian Heydemann, Ron Mondri, Richard Lee Dickinson
  • USE OF TOUCH AND GESTURES RELATED TO TASKS AND BUSINESS WORKFLOW
    Publication number: 20130246111
    Abstract: A business data system generates a user interface display showing a business data record. The business data system receives a touch gesture user input to manipulate the business data record to perform an operation, a task or a workflow within the business data system. The business data system performs the operation, task or workflow based on the touch gesture user input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Michael J. McCormack, Ramanathan Ananthanarayan Pallassana, Anastasia Paushkina, Wayne C. Higgins, Ted A. Cyrek, Christian Heydemann, Ron Mondri, Richard Lee Dickinson
  • Retractable wheel assembly
    Patent number: 7503439
    Abstract: A retractable wheel assembly (110) for a carrier (100) is disclosed wherein the wheels (120) are rotatably mounted in cowls (130), which are pivotably disposed in wheel wells (116L, 116R) on a housing. The cowls are connected with a cowl axle assembly (140) that includes a coil spring, preferably a constant force spring (150) that biases the cowls towards a retracted position. The constant force spring is connected to a retractable handle (104), preferably with a spring engagement member (160), such that extending the retractable handle will bias the cowls towards an extended position, wherein the wheels extend out of the wheel wells for use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2009
    Inventors: Timothy J. C. O'Shea, Terence R Ellard, Wayne C Higgins
  • Display card mounting device
    Patent number: 5031870
    Abstract: A display device for releasably supporting cards, signs, and the like, the display device including a frame having an aperture for receiving at least part of a display card, means housed in the frame for securing the display card within the frame, the means for securing including a card engaging member movable between a card retaining position wherein the card is secured in the frame and a card releasing position. The display device also includes manually operable means at least partially housed in the frame for selectively moving the card engaging member between the card retaining and the card releasing positions, and means for locking the card engaging member in the card retaining or card releasing position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 16, 1991
    Assignee: Eddy Associates, Inc.
    Inventor: Wayne C. Higgins