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).

  • 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
  • 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