WILLIAM NELSON
Architects at 53 Pl, Seattle, WA

6681391, Jan 20, 2004

Jun 21, 2000

09/598521

Phillip J. Marino - Dublin OH
David V. Winkler - Seattle WA
Crista Johnson - Seattle WA
William M. Nelson - Seattle WA

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

G06F 9445

717175, 717174, 717176, 711217, 711133, 711134, 711154, 711158, 711165, 709102

A method and system for installing software on a computer generates an installation order that ensures that a component required for the functioning of another component is already installed. Furthermore, it makes possible generating good installation orders to allow related components, e. g. , in a software suite, to be installed close together, thus reducing disk swapping. The method and system take into account the existing configuration on a computer and allow removal of components along with dynamic reconfiguration of a computing system in response to a users choice of an application program to launch. In accordance with the invention, preferably a developer includes information about the components relationship with other components, e. g. , a specific requirement for a preinstalled component or a requirement that a particular component not be present, thus requiring its removal. To remove the possibility of a single identifier referring to more than one component, the preferred embodiments of the invention use globally unique identifiers to label individual components.

6361688, Mar 26, 2002

Feb 10, 2000

09/501808

William R. Nelson - Bainbridge Island WA 98110

B01F 304

210205, 210123, 210188, 210194, 261 75

An inner housing ( ) is positioned within an outer housing ( ). An gas/liquid mixture is caused to flow along a helical path upwardly through an outer chamber ( ) that is formed by and between sidewalls ( ) of the outer and inner housings ( ). The gas/liquid mixture flows through a passageway ( ) between a top end wall ( ) and an upper end edge ( ), from outer chamber ( ) into an inner chamber ( ). Residual gas is removed from the gas/liquid mixture by a gas-vent device that projects from top end wall ( ) downwardly into the inner chamber ( ). Liquid in the inner chamber ( ) flows downwardly through an outlet opening ( ) into an outlet conduit ( ). The outlet conduit ( ) has an effluent branch that removes liquid from the apparatus. It also includes a second branch conduit that delivers some of the liquid to the inlet of a re-circulating pump ( ). The re-circulating pump ( ) pumps the re-circulated liquid back into the lower end of the outer chamber ( ).

5005364, Apr 9, 1991

Feb 7, 1990

7/476516

William R. Nelson - Seattle WA

F25C 100

62 76

An apparatus for and method of making and delivering slush ice includes providing a main housing (28) having a floor (30) and substantially cylindrical sidewalls (32). The housing (28) includes a water inlet (58) and an ice inlet (26). A pump (34) having a delivery outlet (50) is positioned to have an inlet (44) substantially centered axially within the housing (28) and spaced a predetermined distance from the floor (30). A delivery conduit (52) extends from the delivery outlet (50) of the pump (34) to a second end (72, 88) remote therefrom. A rotating agitator member (54, 54') having an axis of rotation substantially centered co-axially within the housing (28) is positioned such that the agitator (54, 54') swirls ice and water in the housing (28) substantially around the pump inlet (44). The pump (34) draws ice and water through the inlet (44) and delivers a mixture of ice and water in the form of slush ice (16) through the delivery outlet (50). Slush ice produced according to this method and by this apparatus is soft, noncaking, and free of irregular and sharp edges.

7418700, Aug 26, 2008

Jan 29, 2001

09/771761

Jeff A. Zimniewicz - Bellevue WA, US
Gary P. Raden - Bellevue WA, US
Ryan M. Helgeson - Snohomish WA, US
William M. Nelson - Seattle WA, US

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

G06F 9/445

717175, 717169, 717170

The present invention provides a system and method to facilitate installation and/or removal of components in which one of the components is a shared component. The components are installed based on a valid order, such that shared components are installed after other components have been installed. According to one aspect, one or more properties associated with a shared component may be manipulated to facilitate installation and/or removal of components, including the shared component and dependent components.