William J Tobin

US Patent:

7107174, Sep 12, 2006

Filed:

Dec 23, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/746536

Inventors:

Frank McGrath - Wellesley MA, US
Mark Metheny - Shirley MA, US
Kenneth Sandler - Billerica MA, US
William C. Tobin - Chelmsford MA, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 19/00

US Classification:

702123, 702108, 702188, 717124, 717126, 717130, 370254, 714 38, 714 32, 706 11, 712228

Abstract:

The present invention is a system, method and apparatus for disambiguating two like objects in two separate application containers. In accordance with the present invention, a pointer to one of the application containers can be obtained. Subsequently, the pointer can be provided as a parameter to a function call for an object in the one of the separate application containers. Notably, the application container can include one of a content browser and a distributable application.

US Patent:

7191172, Mar 13, 2007

Filed:

Dec 23, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/745821

Inventors:

Frank McGrath - Wellesley MA, US
Mark Metheny - Shirley MA, US
William C. Tobin - Chelmsford MA, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707 2

Abstract:

A method, system and apparatus for locating a testable object in a functional testing tool is provided. The system can include a record process configured to produce both a test script and an object mapping, and a playback process configured to process the test script. An object manager can be coupled to the playback process and configured to locate among candidate objects in a GUI, a candidate object having a set of properties which partially matches another set of properties associated with a corresponding test object in the object mapping.

US Patent:

8261239, Sep 4, 2012

Filed:

Dec 23, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/745822

Inventors:

Frank McGrath - Wellesley MA, US
Mark Metheny - Shirley MA, US
Kenneth Sandler - Billerica MA, US
William C. Tobin - Chelmsford MA, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 9/44
G06F 3/00

US Classification:

717125, 717124, 717128, 715704

Abstract:

A method, system and apparatus for locating a testable object in a functional testing tool is provided. The method can include comparing object properties for a mapped testable object to object properties for each of a set of candidate testable objects organized in a hierarchy, computing an anchor object in the hierarchy, and determining a best matching candidate testable object for the mapped testable object without requiring an exact match of the object properties while constraining the comparing and determining steps with respect to the anchor object.

US Patent:

51694751, Dec 8, 1992

Filed:

Oct 10, 1991

Appl. No.:

7/774556

Inventors:

William P. Tobin - Salem NH

Assignee:

Polaroid Corporation - Cambridge MA

International Classification:

B32B 3500
G03C 1112

US Classification:

156344

Abstract:

A novel laminar sheet structure having at least two sheets of different stiffnesses in releasably adhering engagement with each other, the sheet of the lesser stiffness having a marginal portion extending beyond on adjacent margin of the sheet with the greater stiffness. Also disclosed is an apparatus for delaminating the laminar sheet structure having at least one rotatably mounted roller with an axial slot in its peripheral surface for receiving the marginal portion of the sheet of lesser stiffness so that the sheet may be wound upon the roller while the sheet of greater stiffness is separated therefrom, and a method of delaminating the structure by the apparatus.

US Patent:

51415844, Aug 25, 1992

Filed:

Nov 27, 1991

Appl. No.:

7/800466

Inventors:

Dana F. Schuh - Derry NH
Frank S. Silveira - Wilmington MA
William P. Tobin - Salem NH

Assignee:

Polaroid Corporation - Cambridge MA

International Classification:

B32B 3500
G03C 1112

US Classification:

156344

Abstract:

Apparatus and method for delaminating a composite sheet structure of the kind comprising a vertically frangible layer having a first surface adhesively bonded to a first sheet at a substantially uniform strength and an opposite surface abutting areas which are, respectively, adhesively bonded to a second sheet at strengths less or greater than the uniform strength and having a marginal portion or tab extending beyond the first sheet. The composite sheet structure is fed into the nip of upper and lower peel rollers and upon passage therethrough a strip sheet roller is rotated into position to bend and hold the laminate against the upper peel roller in a position to fracture the tab from the first sheet. On reversal of the feed direction and passage of the laminate back through the nip of the strip sheet and upper peel rollers, the thicker "keeper sheet" of the flexed laminate breaks from the "throw-away" sheet containing the tab, at the preformed tab. A roller configuration and drive train structure are provided that provides a more predictable and repeatable steady state condition and allows for control of the location of the peel point to be accomplished.

US Patent:

51694760, Dec 8, 1992

Filed:

Nov 27, 1991

Appl. No.:

7/800467

Inventors:

Frank S. Silveira - Wilmington MA
William P. Tobin - Salem NH

Assignee:

Polaroid Corporation - Cambridge MA

International Classification:

B32B 3500

US Classification:

156344

Abstract:

Apparatus and method for delaminating a composite sheet structure of the kind comprising a vertically frangible layer having a first surface adhesively bonded to a first sheet at a substantially uniform strength and an opposite surface abutting areas which are, respectively, adhesively bonded to a second sheet at strengths less or greater than the uniform strength and having a marginal portion or tab extending beyond the first sheet. The composite sheet structure is fed into the nip of upper and lower peel rollers and upon passage therethrough a strip sheet roller is rotated into position to bend and hold the laminate against the upper peel roller in a position to fracture the tab from the first sheet. On reversal of the feed direction and passage of the laminate back through the nip of the strip sheet and upper peel roller, the thicker "keeper sheet" of the flexed laminate breaks from the "throw-away" sheet containing the tab, at the preformed tab.