Michael D Rubin

US Patent:

6379472, Apr 30, 2002

Filed:

Nov 10, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/710791

Inventors:

Christian K. Kisielowski - Piedmont CA
Michael Rubin - Berkeley CA

Assignee:

The Regents of the University of California - Oakland CA

International Classification:

C30B 2938

US Classification:

148 331, 117103, 117108, 117952

Abstract:

The present invention comprises growing gallium nitride films in the presence of bismuth using MBE at temperatures of about 1000 K or less. The present invention further comprises the gallium nitride films fabricated using the inventive fabrication method. The inventive films may be doped with magnesium or other dopants. The gallium nitride films were grown on sapphire substrates using a hollow anode Constricted Glow Discharge nitrogen plasma source. When bismuth was used as a surfactant, two-dimensional gallium nitride crystal sizes ranging between 10 m and 20 m were observed. This is 20 to 40 times larger than crystal sizes observed when GaN films were grown under similar circumstances but without bismuth. It is thought that the observed increase in crystal size is due bismuth inducing an increased surface diffusion coefficient for gallium. The calculated value of 4.

US Patent:

6717686, Apr 6, 2004

Filed:

May 10, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/568644

Inventors:

Royal P. Farros - Woodside CA
Ryan Bell - Mountain View CA
Nickoletta T. Farros - Los Gatos CA
David Hodson - Palo Alto CA
Igor Pozdnyakov - Mountain View CA
Michael Rubin - Atherton CA

Assignee:

iPrint.com - Redwood City CA

International Classification:

G06F 1500

US Classification:

358 11, 358 115, 358 118

Abstract:

A user of an electronic printing system in accordance with the invention may create custom print designs locally and provide those custom print designs to a local or remote printer for printing. Upon a user creating a custom print design, the electronic printing system may store the custom design information until an order is placed by the user. Every order may have associated design files and an order file (for example, multiple items in an order). The design file(s) may describe the initial layout of a print design and may reflect updates to the initial layout based upon the custom design created by a user. An imaging engine resident on the remote server(s) of the electronic printing system may convert the information in the design file(s) into an image file for on-screen representation as well as a âready-to-printâ output file that may be retrieved electronically by a remote or local printer facility. The order file may contain user information and product data, such as a users billing and shipping address, payment information and the media type desired. When an order is submitted, both the design file(s) and the order file may staged for conversion.

US Patent:

7287003, Oct 23, 2007

Filed:

Jun 1, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/872514

Inventors:

David Hodson - Palo Alto CA, US
Ryan Bell - Mountain View CA, US
Michael Rubin - San Francisco CA, US
Karteek Patel - San Jose CA, US

Assignee:

Iprint.com - Redwood City CA

International Classification:

G06Q 30/00

US Classification:

705 26

Abstract:

Integrated shopping cart functionality is provided on a first website so that products/services from different affiliated websites can be integrated into the shopping cart at the first website and the e-commerce functionality of the first website can be utilized to purchase the selected products/services. A framework for integrating this functionality enables the first website to integrate with affiliated websites so that an increased number of users may access the first website since the proprietor of the first website may offer various products/services from a multitude of different affiliated websites, for example by providing URL links to the affiliated websites that a user may access in order to select items from the affiliated websites. These items can be integrated into the shopping cart at the first website and purchased with a single transaction. Increased user traffic is expected at the first website since a user's shopping interests can be fulfilled at a single website.

US Patent:

20040227960, Nov 18, 2004

Filed:

Mar 3, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/794298

Inventors:

Royal Farros - Woodside CA, US
Ryan Bell - Mountain View CA, US
Nickoletta Farros - Los Gatos CA, US
David Hodson - Palo Alto CA, US
Igor Pozdnyakov - Mountain View CA, US
Michael Rubin - Atherton CA, US

International Classification:

G06F015/00
B41F001/00

US Classification:

358/001100, 358/001600, 358/001130

Abstract:

A user of an electronic printing system in accordance with the invention may create custom print designs locally and provide those custom print designs to a local or remote printer for printing. Upon a user creating a custom print design, the electronic printing system may store the custom design information until an order is placed by the user. Every order may have associated design files and an order file (for example, multiple items in an order). The design file(s) may describe the initial layout of a print design and may reflect updates to the initial layout based upon the custom design created by a user. An imaging engine resident on the remote server(s) of the electronic printing system may convert the information in the design file(s) into an image file for on-screen representation as well as a “ready-to-print” output file that may be retrieved electronically by a remote or local printer facility. The order file may contain user information and product data, such as a user's billing and shipping address, payment information and the media type desired. When an order is submitted, both the design file(s) and the order file may staged for conversion. The files may be converted into printer specific files and may be retrieved electronically by a remote or local printing facility and the user's order may be carried out by the printing facility and may be sent to the user when completed.

US Patent:

20070088629, Apr 19, 2007

Filed:

Dec 13, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/639066

Inventors:

David Hodson - Palo Alto CA, US
Ryan Bell - Mountain View CA, US
Michael Rubin - San Francisco CA, US
Karteek Patel - San Jose CA, US

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

705027000, 705026000

Abstract:

Integrated shopping cart functionality is provided on a first website so that products/services from different affiliated websites can be integrated into the shopping cart at the first website and the e-commerce functionality of the first website can be utilized to purchase the selected products/services. A framework for integrating this functionality enables the first website to integrate with affiliated websites so that an increased number of users may access the first website since the proprietor of the first website may offer various products/services from a multitude of different affiliated websites, for example by providing URL links to the affiliated websites that a user may access in order to select items from the affiliated websites. These items can be integrated into the shopping cart at the first website and purchased with a single transaction. Increased user traffic is expected at the first website since a user's shopping interests can be fulfilled at a single website. Additionally, affiliated websites are benefited by this integrated shopping cart functionality since the e-commerce functionality of the integrated shopping cart is performed by a server that is associated with the first website. Therefore, affiliated websites need not include their own e-commerce functionality. Instead, they may take advantage of the e-commerce functionality of the first website and still receive the benefits of the sale of their offered products/services to the user. Maintenance costs and overhead costs with respect to including an e-commerce software engine are therefore reduced and often eliminated as a result.

US Patent:

20070094099, Apr 26, 2007

Filed:

Dec 13, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/640250

Inventors:

David Hodson - Palo Alto CA, US
Ryan Bell - Mountain View CA, US
Michael Rubin - San Francisco CA, US
Karteek Patel - San Jose CA, US

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

705027000

Abstract:

Integrated shopping cart functionality is provided on a first website so that products/services from different affiliated websites can be integrated into the shopping cart at the first website and the e-commerce functionality of the first website can be utilized to purchase the selected products/services. A framework for integrating this functionality enables the first website to integrate with affiliated websites so that an increased number of users may access the first website since the proprietor of the first website may offer various products/services from a multitude of different affiliated websites, for example by providing URL links to the affiliated websites that a user may access in order to select items from the affiliated websites. These items can be integrated into the shopping cart at the first website and purchased with a single transaction. Increased user traffic is expected at the first website since a user's shopping interests can be fulfilled at a single website. Additionally, affiliated websites are benefited by this integrated shopping cart functionality since the e-commerce functionality of the integrated shopping cart is performed by a server that is associated with the first website. Therefore, affiliated websites need not include their own e-commerce functionality. Instead, they may take advantage of the e-commerce functionality of the first website and still receive the benefits of the sale of their offered products/services to the user. Maintenance costs and overhead costs with respect to including an e-commerce software engine are therefore reduced and often eliminated as a result.

US Patent:

20070094100, Apr 26, 2007

Filed:

Dec 13, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/640365

Inventors:

David Hodson - Palo Alto CA, US
Ryan Bell - Mountain View CA, US
Michael Rubin - San Francisco CA, US
Karteek Patel - San Jose CA, US

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

705027000

Abstract:

Integrated shopping cart functionality is provided on a first website so that products/services from different affiliated websites can be integrated into the shopping cart at the first website and the e-commerce functionality of the first website can be utilized to purchase the selected products/services. A framework for integrating this functionality enables the first website to integrate with affiliated websites so that an increased number of users may access the first website since the proprietor of the first website may offer various products/services from a multitude of different affiliated websites, for example by providing URL links to the affiliated websites that a user may access in order to select items from the affiliated websites. These items can be integrated into the shopping cart at the first website and purchased with a single transaction. Increased user traffic is expected at the first website since a user's shopping interests can be fulfilled at a single website. Additionally, affiliated websites are benefited by this integrated shopping cart functionality since the e-commerce functionality of the integrated shopping cart is performed by a server that is associated with the first website. Therefore, affiliated websites need not include their own e-commerce functionality. Instead, they may take advantage of the e-commerce functionality of the first website and still receive the benefits of the sale of their offered products/services to the user. Maintenance costs and overhead costs with respect to including an e-commerce software engine are therefore reduced and often eliminated as a result.

US Patent:

20080071646, Mar 20, 2008

Filed:

Sep 10, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/900258

Inventors:

David Hodson - Palo Alto CA, US
Ryan Bell - Mountain View CA, US
Michael Rubin - San Francisco CA, US
Karteek Patel - San Jose CA, US

International Classification:

G06Q 30/00
G06F 17/00

US Classification:

705027000

Abstract:

Integrated shopping cart functionality is provided on a first website so that products/services from different affiliated websites can be integrated into the shopping cart at the first website and the e-commerce functionality of the first website can be utilized to purchase the selected products/services. A framework for integrating this functionality enables the first website to integrate with affiliated websites so that an increased number of users may access the first website since the proprietor of the first website may offer various products/services from a multitude of different affiliated websites, for example by providing URL links to the affiliated websites that a user may access in order to select items from the affiliated websites. These items can be integrated into the shopping cart at the first website and purchased with a single transaction. Increased user traffic is expected at the first website since a user's shopping interests can be fulfilled at a single website. Additionally, affiliated websites are benefited by this integrated shopping cart functionality since the e-commerce functionality of the integrated shopping cart is performed by a server that is associated with the first website. Therefore, affiliated websites need not include their own e-commerce functionality. Instead, they may take advantage of the e-commerce functionality of the first website and still receive the benefits of the sale of their offered products/services to the user. Maintenance costs and overhead costs with respect to including an e-commerce software engine are therefore reduced and often eliminated as a result.