Patents by Inventor John P. Shewchuk

John P. Shewchuk 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).

  • Style sheets for publishing system
    Patent number: 5860073
    Abstract: The use of style sheets in an electronic publishing system is described. A style sheet is a collection of formatting information, such as font and tabs in a textual document. The style sheets described herein are applied to individual display regions (controls) on a page. Unlike previous systems, the display regions in this system do not contain any text at the time the style sheet is applied. Rather, the text, or other media such as graphics, is poured into the display region when the title is rendered on the customer's computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1999
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Patrick J. Ferrel, Matthew W. Gertz, Robert F. Meyer, Stephen J. Millet, Kevin M. Schofield, John P. Shewchuk, Walter W. Smith