Patents by Inventor Craig R. Simmons

Craig R. Simmons 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).

  • System and method for processing data for a graphical object
    Patent number: 6469716
    Abstract: A system for processing data for a graphical object includes a processor coupled to an input device, an output device, a memory, and a data retrieval device. The processor executes an application that supports a project which dynamically associates with and disassociates from a particular one of a number of graphical objects to process data items of a data client according to a data request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2002
    Assignee: Corel Inc.
    Inventors: Eric H. Carter, Scott J. Schanel, Kenneth R. Ostrin, Craig R. Simmons, Brad E. Merkle
  • System and method for determining a path in a graphical diagram
    Patent number: 6396488
    Abstract: A system for determining a path in a graphical diagram includes a processor coupled to an input device, an output device, a memory, and a data retrieval device. The processor executes an application to determine a path through a portion of a graphical diagram, to record path information defining the path, and to reproduce a copy of the path using the path information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2002
    Assignee: Corel Inc.
    Inventors: Craig R. Simmons, Brad E. Merkle