Patents by Inventor John Robbart, II

John Robbart, II 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).

  • System and method of formatting text
    Patent number: 8209601
    Abstract: A text formatting system parses text and reformats it to establish optimal spacing for readability and reader comprehension. It also reduces the incidence of rivers and therefore enhances the aesthetic quality of the formatted text. The formatting applied to the text by the present invention is based on structure rules that determine key parameters of page layout including for example column width, font, font size, color, leading and kerning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: Language Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas G. Bever, John Robbart, II
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD OF FORMATTING TEXT
    Publication number: 20100257444
    Abstract: A text formatting system parses text and reformats it to establish optimal spacing for readability and reader comprehension. It also reduces the incidence of rivers and therefore enhances the aesthetic quality of the formatted text. The formatting applied to the text by the present invention is based on structure rules that determine key parameters of page layout including for example column width, font, font size, color, leading and kerning.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2010
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Inventors: Thomas G. BEVER, John ROBBART, II
  • System and method of formatting text according to phrasing
    Patent number: 7743324
    Abstract: A text formatting system parses text and reformats it to establish optimal spacing for readability and reader comprehension. It also reduces the incidence of rivers and therefore enhances the aesthetic quality of the formatted text. The formatting applied to the text by the present invention is based on structure rules that determine key parameters of page layout including for example column width, font, font size, color, leading and kerning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2010
    Assignee: Language Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas G. Bever, John Robbart, II
  • System and method of determining phrasing in text
    Patent number: 7346489
    Abstract: A system analyzes text, determines phrasing and, in an exemplary embodiment, reformats the text to establish optimal spacing and related features for readability, reader comprehension and publishing economies. A neural network uses a library of text data to analyze text and determine phrases. Formatting emphasizes phrases using one or more of a plurality of techniques including word spacing, text darkness and controlling line breaks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2008
    Assignee: Language Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas G. Bever, John Robbart, II
  • System and method for formatting text according to linguistic, visual and psychological variables
    Patent number: 7069508
    Abstract: A text formatting system parses text (15) and reformats it (30) to establish optimal spacing for readability and reader comprehension. It also reduces the incidence of rivers and therefore enhances the aesthetic quality of the formatted text. The formatting applied to the text by the present invention is based on structure rules that determine key parameters of page layout including for example column width, font, font size, color, leading and kerning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2006
    Assignee: Language Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas G. Bever, John Robbart, II