Patents by Inventor Eric A. Ross

Eric A. Ross 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).

  • Publication number: 20040153971
    Abstract: A publishing program can provide continuous and real-time feedback on possible design problems while a document is being edited or created. The feedback can include displaying a user interface that has a real-time list of any design problems that may be a result of the current edits or creations in a document. The list is updated as the document is being created or edited. A user can toggle between the list and the document as often as desired. The list can identify all current potential publication problems of an electronic document as well as the types of the publication problems that may be present in an electronic document.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2003
    Publication date: August 5, 2004
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: George Taniwaki, Nitin Chopra, Benjamen Eric Ross, Matt Wood, Donald Elman, Josh Pollock
  • Patent number: 6704432
    Abstract: The present invention can provide an extensible file format compatible with previous, current, and future versions of an application program. The present invention can comprise including file version watermarks in an original data file of an application program. The file version watermarks can indicate various properties of the original data file. The file version watermarks can include a high version watermark, a last version watermark, a low version watermark, a creation version watermark, and an object version watermark. Each file version watermark can indicate changes, additions, or deletions made to the file. The present invention can use the file version watermarks to determine whether the file, or particular information in the file, corresponds to the previous, active, or future versions of an application program. Accordingly, the present invention can then load or save the original data file based on a result of the determination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2004
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Adam Clyde Eversole, Benjamin Eric Ross
  • Publication number: 20030130928
    Abstract: Means and method of creating and distributing real estate marketing sales packages utilized in the conduct of real estate business are described wherein an individual utilizing the computer programming developed may create, customize and distribute marketing materials through the use of the internet. The process utilized streamlines and enables the user of this system to create highly technical and comprehensive real estate marketing packages even if possessing only limited expertise in the fields of real estate and/or marketing. The method further offers the intended recipient of the real estate marketing package near instantaneous access and delivery of the real estate marketing package utilizing the internet as the means of delivery without need for downloading the document.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2002
    Publication date: July 10, 2003
    Inventor: Eric Ross Chozick
  • Publication number: 20030076978
    Abstract: The present invention can provide an extensible file format compatible with previous, current, and future versions of an application program. The present invention can comprise including file version watermarks in an original data file of an application program. The file version watermarks can indicate various properties of the original data file. The file version watermarks can include a high version watermark, a last version watermark, a low version watermark, a creation version watermark, and an object version watermark. Each file version watermark can indicate changes, additions, or deletions made to the file. The present invention can use the file version watermarks to determine whether the file, or particular information in the file, corresponds to the previous, active, or future versions of an application program. Accordingly, the present invention can then load or save the original data file based on a result of the determination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2001
    Publication date: April 24, 2003
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Adam Clyde Eversole, Benjamen Eric Ross
  • Patent number: 5986874
    Abstract: An electrostatic support assembly for supporting a substrate. The support assembly includes a non-metallic body having a support surface for supporting the substrate and an integral peripheral outer portion extending outwardly from and substantially surrounding the support surface of the substrate. The support assembly also includes at least one electrode carried by the non-metallic body for electrostatically coupling a substrate to the support surface of the non-metallic body and a base coupled to the underside of the non-metallic body for the transfer of heat between the non-metallic body and the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 16, 1999
    Assignee: Watkins-Johnson Company
    Inventors: Eric Ross, Jae Park, Alexandre de Chambrier
  • Patent number: 5933842
    Abstract: A method and system for compressing publication documents in a computer system is provided. In a preferred embodiment, one or more computer documents are initially represented in a data structure. The data structure is made up of a number of constituent data structures connected by links. In order to compress the data structure, two or more constituent data structures that match are identified. All but one of the identified constituent data structures are then deleted. Finally, links to the deleted constituent data structures are replaced with links to the selected constituent data structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 3, 1999
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventor: Benjamen Eric Ross
  • Patent number: 5751073
    Abstract: A motor vehicle has a detector for detecting the presence of a valid radio frequency transmitter only within a seating space inside the vehicle. Start control circuitry is responsive to a RUN signal, provided that the detector has detected the presence of a valid radio frequency transmitter within the seating space, to unlock a steering column lock, activate an engine electric power circuit and a start motor, repeatedly receive an engine speed signal from the engine speed signal generator and compare the received engine speed signal to a predetermined speed reference indicating engine starting. The start motor is deactivated and a park lock solenoid is activated when the engine speed signal exceeds the speed reference. Alternatively, the engine electric power circuit and start motor are deactivated and the column lock is locked if the engine speed signal does not exceed the speed reference within a first predetermined time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 12, 1998
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Christian Eric Ross