Patents by Inventor Daniel C. Burfoot

Daniel C. Burfoot 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, protocol, and methods for the creation of distributed spreadsheets
    Publication number: 20020188629
    Abstract: The present invention describes a suite of methods, protocols, and software systems that allow for the creation of distributed spreadsheets. Distributed spreadsheets are spreadsheets that contain cell references to external data, in particular data that is located somewhere on the internet. This enables users to incorporate external data into their spreadsheets without having to go back and update them when the external data changes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2001
    Publication date: December 12, 2002
    Inventor: Daniel C. Burfoot