# David C. Martin — Patents explained on PatentBrief

David C. Martin has 1 landmark patent explained in plain English on PatentBrief.

- [How Web Browsers Run Embedded Programs Inside Documents](https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/5838906/microsoft-internet-browser) — granted 1998
  A 1994 invention that allowed web browsers to automatically launch and run external programs directly inside a webpage, enabling interactive content like 3D models or complex data viewers.

**Full profile:** https://patentbrief.org/inventor/david-c-martin

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