Patents by Inventor Elizabeth Ann Moursund

Elizabeth Ann Moursund 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).

  • Method and system for adding buttons to a toolbar
    Patent number: 5644739
    Abstract: The present invention provides a system and method for intuitively adding a button or other type of control to a toolbar or other region for holding the same. A control is added by dragging an object to a region for holding controls and dropping the object at the desired location of the control in the region. In response to the object being dropped in the region for holding controls, a control is created and bound to an operation of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 1, 1997
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventor: Elizabeth Ann Moursund