Patents by Inventor Chris Williamson

Chris Williamson 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).

  • Patent number: 8365066
    Abstract: Methods to facilitate the processing of formatting information for cells in a spreadsheet document described in a markup language are presented. For spreadsheet documents that include a plurality of style objects, cell formatting information may be obtained from a master style object that stores master formatting information. In addition, named style information may be obtained from a style name object that stores named styles. Further, cell specific formatting information, which can override master formatting information, may be obtained from a cell-specific style object that includes cell specific formatting information. Combined cell formatting information for cells may be stored in a cell format object, wherein the combined cell formatting information can comprise named styles, cell-specific formatting information that overrides formatting information in the master style object, and master formatting information that has not been overridden by the cell-specific formatting information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Laboratory U.S.A., Inc.
    Inventor: Chris Williamson
  • Publication number: 20110197117
    Abstract: Methods to facilitate the processing of color information in spreadsheets described using markup languages are presented. In some embodiments, a method for storing color information for objects in a spreadsheet document described in a markup language may comprise obtaining distinct color values from a plurality of spreadsheet color table objects. The color values in the plurality of spreadsheet color table objects are referenced by spreadsheet objects through a plurality of indexes and each index corresponds to a distinct color table object. The distinct color values are stored in a color palette table object and are accessed using a color palette index. Index values in each of the plurality of color tables are mapped to the color palette index, if the index value and the color palette index value point to the same color value. The mapping permits objects to reference color values in the color palette object table.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2010
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Inventor: Chris WILLIAMSON
  • Publication number: 20110197118
    Abstract: Methods to facilitate the processing of formatting information for cells in a spreadsheet document described in a markup language are presented. For spreadsheet documents that include a plurality of style objects, cell formatting information may be obtained from a master style object that stores master formatting information. In addition, named style information may be obtained from a style name object that stores named styles. Further, cell specific formatting information, which can override master formatting information, may be obtained from a cell-specific style object that includes cell specific formatting information. Combined cell formatting information for cells may be stored in a cell format object, wherein the combined cell formatting information can comprise named styles, cell-specific formatting information that overrides formatting information in the master style object, and master formatting information that has not been overridden by the cell-specific formatting information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2010
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Inventor: Chris WILLIAMSON
  • Patent number: 6886367
    Abstract: A circularly knitted garment having a body portion and a shaped band is provided. The body portion has a first area defined therein. The shaped band is also defined in the body portion such that a seamless interface is formed between the body portion and the shaped band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2005
    Assignee: Sara Lee Corporation
    Inventors: John C. Mitchell, Andrew Ratcliffe, Chris Williamson
  • Publication number: 20040198178
    Abstract: A circularly knitted garment having a body portion and a shaped band is provided. The body portion has a first area defined therein. The shaped band is also defined in the body portion such that a seamless interface is formed between the body portion and the shaped band.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2003
    Publication date: October 7, 2004
    Applicant: SARA LEE CORPORATION
    Inventors: John C. Mitchell, Andrew Ratcliffe, Chris Williamson