Patents by Inventor Michel L. Suignard

Michel L. Suignard 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).

  • Automatic layout of vertical flow oriented characters within a defined area
    Patent number: 6981209
    Abstract: The method uses an HTML table cell sizing method designed to measure and layout horizontal HTML table cell elements, and implements a logical view and a search algorithm to layout table cells with the vertical character flow property. The method is also readily adaptable to layout other HTML elements with the vertical character flow property.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2005
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Sujal S. Parikh, Grzegorz A. Zygmunt, Michel L. Suignard