Patents by Inventor Andrew Finnell

Andrew Finnell has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Enhanced design guides
    Patent number: 9164741
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a system and method for providing interface layout information related to one or more interface objects. As the designer places various design guides on the design canvas to assist in spacing and laying out interface objects, the ADE maintains a list of distances between each guide. When the user selects a desired screen area within the design canvas, the ADE displays selected distances for one or more of the design guides associated with the selected screen area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated
    Inventor: Andrew Finnell
  • Enhanced design guides
    Publication number: 20140304627
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a system and method for providing interface layout information related to one or more interface objects. As the designer places various design guides on the design canvas to assist in spacing and laying out interface objects, the ADE maintains a list of distances between each guide. When the user selects a desired screen area within the design canvas, the ADE displays selected distances for one or more of the design guides associated with the selected screen area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2005
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Applicant: Macromedia, Inc.
    Inventor: Andrew Finnell