Patents by Inventor Nick Robarge

Nick Robarge 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).

  • Graphic object themes
    Patent number: 7783971
    Abstract: A common visual appearance can be applied to documents authored by different kinds of applications. Thus, a suite of applications can have a theme that can be applied to differing kinds of documents produced by the different kinds of applications in the suite of applications. The theme information can be stored externally to the produced documents as well as internally to the produced documents. The theme can include visual attributes of the documents as well as content, such as text or other information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Shawn A. Villaron, Nick Robarge
  • Graphic object themes
    Publication number: 20070174307
    Abstract: A common visual appearance can be applied to documents authored by different kinds of applications. Thus, a suite of applications can have a theme that can be applied to differing kinds of documents produced by the different kinds of applications in the suite of applications. The theme information can be stored externally to the produced documents as well as internally to the produced documents. The theme can include visual attributes of the documents as well as content, such as text or other information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2006
    Publication date: July 26, 2007
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Shawn Villaron, Nick Robarge