Patents by Inventor Christopher A. Thorpe

Christopher A. Thorpe 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: 7309185
    Abstract: A twist up pen type dispenser comprising a brush applicator that is capable of receiving material from a reservoir.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2007
    Assignee: HCT Limited
    Inventors: Richard Christopher Thorpe, G. Scott Desson
  • Patent number: 7201527
    Abstract: A twist up pen type dispenser comprising a brush applicator that is capable of receiving material from a reservoir.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2007
    Assignee: HCT Limited
    Inventors: Richard Christopher Thorpe, G. Scott Desson
  • Publication number: 20060200765
    Abstract: A document summarizer for word processors is described. In one aspect, a document is accessed for summarization. Using a phase summarizing process, a sentence-based summary of writings of the document is constructed from the writings. A file associated with the document is located. The sentence-based summary is inserted into the file such that the sentence-based summary is before an opening paragraph of the document. The file is saved to non-volatile memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2006
    Publication date: September 7, 2006
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Ronald Fein, William Dolan, John Messerly, Edward Fries, Christopher Thorpe, Shawn Cokus
  • Patent number: 7051024
    Abstract: An author-oriented document summarizer for a word processor is described. The document summarizer performs a statistical analysis to generate a list of ranked sentences for consideration in the summary. The summarizer counts how frequently content words appear in a document and produces a table correlating the content words with their corresponding frequency counts. Phrase compression techniques are used to produce more accurate counts of repeatedly used phrases. A sentence score for each sentence is derived by summing the frequency counts of the content words in a sentence and dividing that tally by the number of the content words in the sentence. The sentences are then ranked in order of their sentence scores. Concurrent with the statistical analysis, during the same pass through the document the summarizer performs a cue-phrase analysis to weed out sentences with words or phrases that have been pre-identified as potential problem phrases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2006
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Ronald A. Fein, William B. Dolan, John Messerly, Edward J. Fries, Christopher A. Thorpe, Shawn J. Cokus
  • Publication number: 20020103836
    Abstract: An author-oriented document summarizer for a word processor is described. The document summarizer performs a statistical analysis to generate a list of ranked sentences for consideration in the summary. The summarizer counts how frequently content words appear in a document and produces a table correlating the content words with their corresponding frequency counts. Phrase compression techniques are used to produce more accurate counts of repeatedly used phrases. A sentence score for each sentence is derived by summing the frequency counts of the content words in a sentence and dividing that tally by the number of the content words in the sentence. The sentences are then ranked in order of their sentence scores. Concurrent with the statistical analysis, during the same pass through the document the summarizer performs a cue-phrase analysis to weed out sentences with words or phrases that have been pre-identified as potential problem phrases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2002
    Publication date: August 1, 2002
    Inventors: Ronald A. Fein, William B. Dolan, John Messerly, Edward J. Fries, Christopher A. Thorpe, Shawn J. Cokus
  • Patent number: 6349316
    Abstract: An author-oriented document summarizer for a word processor is described. The document summarizer performs a statistical analysis to generate a list of ranked sentences for consideration in the summary. The summarizer counts how frequently content words appear in a document and produces a table correlating the content words with their corresponding frequency counts. Phrase compression techniques are used to produce more accurate counts of repeatedly used phrases. A sentence score for each sentence is derived by summing the frequency counts of the content words in a sentence and dividing that tally by the number of the content words in the sentence. The sentences are then ranked in order of their sentence scores. Concurrent with the statistical analysis, during the same pass through the document the summarizer performs a cue-phrase analysis to weed out sentences with words or phrases that have been pre-identified as potential problem phrases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2002
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Ronald A. Fein, William B. Dolan, John Messerly, Edward J. Fries, Christopher A. Thorpe, Shawn J. Cokus
  • Publication number: 20010021938
    Abstract: An author-oriented document summarizer for a word processor is described. The document summarizer performs a statistical analysis to generate a list of ranked sentences for consideration in the summary. The summarizer counts how frequently content words appear in a document and produces a table correlating the content words with their corresponding frequency counts. Phrase compression techniques are used to produce more accurate counts of repeatedly used phrases. A sentence score for each sentence is derived by summing the frequency counts of the content words in a sentence and dividing that tally by the number of the content words in the sentence. The sentences are then ranked in order of their sentence scores. Concurrent with the statistical analysis, during the same pass through the document the summarizer performs a cue-phrase analysis to weed out sentences with words or phrases that have been pre-identified as potential problem phrases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 1999
    Publication date: September 13, 2001
    Inventors: RONALD A. FEIN, WILLIAM B. DOLAN, JOHN MESSERLY, EDWARD J. FRIES, CHRISTOPHER A. THORPE, SHAWN J. COKUS
  • Patent number: 5924108
    Abstract: An author-oriented document summarizer for a word processor is described. The document summarizer performs a statistical analysis to generate a list of ranked sentences for consideration in the summary. The summarizer counts how frequently content words appear in a document and produces a table correlating the content words with their corresponding frequency counts. Phrase compression techniques are used to produce more accurate counts of repeatedly used phrases. A sentence score for each sentence is derived by summing the frequency counts of the content words in a sentence and dividing that tally by the number of the content words in the sentence. The sentences are then ranked in order of their sentence scores. Concurrent with the statistical analysis, during the same pass through the document the summarizer performs a cue-phrase analysis to weed out sentences with words or phrases that have been pre-identified as potential problem phrases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 13, 1999
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Ronald A. Fein, William B. Dolan, John Messerly, Edward J. Fries, Christopher A. Thorpe, Shawn J. Cokus