Patents by Inventor Christopher Weeldreyer

Christopher Weeldreyer 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).

  • Device and method for resizing user interface content while maintaining an aspect ratio via snapping a perimeter to a gridline
    Patent number: 8381125
    Abstract: Heuristics for resizing displayed objects within an electronic document are disclosed. The heuristics include resizing displayed objects to predefined ratios, resizing displayed objects by predefined increments, relating resizing of displayed objects to a global reference grid, and resizing a plurality of displayed objects aligned to an axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Akiva Dov Leffert, Peter William Rapp, Christopher Weeldreyer, Jay Christopher Capela, Jason Robert Marr
  • Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Resizing User Interface Content
    Publication number: 20110145759
    Abstract: Heuristics for resizing displayed objects within an electronic document are disclosed. The heuristics include resizing displayed objects to predefined ratios, resizing displayed objects by predefined increments, relating resizing of displayed objects to a global reference grid, and resizing a plurality of displayed objects aligned to an axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2009
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventors: Akiva Dov Leffert, Peter William Rapp, Christopher Weeldreyer, Jay Christopher Capela, Jason Robert Marr