Austin, TX, United States of America

John P Barrett

This inventor holds 1 USPTO granted patent. Top assignee: International Business Machines Corporation. Active years: 1994.

IDiyas Innovation Intelligence. (2026). Inventor Profile: John P Barrett. Retrieved from https://idiyas.com/inventor/john-p-barrett-h1ph2oxm

Data source: USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) public patent records. Weekly synchronization. How IDiyas builds this profile


% Patents Active = 100.0

Average Co-Inventor Count = 3.0

ph-index = 1

Forward Citations = 35(Granted Patents)


Company Filing History:


Years Active: 1994

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1 patent (USPTO):Explore Patents

Title: John P. Barrett and Graphical User Interface Innovation.

Introduction

John P. Barrett is an inventor associated with Austin, Texas, and International Business Machines Corporation. His work includes a patent concerning the editing and updating of graphical user interface panels.

Latest Patents

Barrett is credited with 1 patent: “Graphical User Interface Including Updating of Multiple Panels Using.” The patent describes a method for defining, creating, or editing a graphical user interface panel file containing nested graphical objects. An end user can operate on an object that contains other objects, such as a box containing pushbuttons. The file represents these objects as a linked list with start and end identifiers and pointers to included objects. Operating on the start identifier initiates a search for the included objects, allowing the same operation to be applied to them.

Career Highlights

Barrett’s documented patent work focuses on making it possible to update multiple nested interface objects through a single operation. This approach can simplify the editing of graphical user interface panels.

Collaborations

Barrett’s listed coworkers include John D. Montgomery and Robert P. Hoffmann. His patent is associated with International Business Machines Corporation.

Conclusion

John P. Barrett’s patent describes a method for applying interface edits across nested graphical objects, reflecting his contribution to graphical user interface development.

Profile summary based on public USPTO records.
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