Patents by Inventor Richard L. Kaethler

Richard L. Kaethler 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).

  • Method and system of sharing common formulas in a spreadsheet program and of adjusting the same to conform with editing operations
    Patent number: 5553215
    Abstract: A method and system of adjusting shared formulas in a spreadsheet program in response to editing operations. Upon an editing operation, the boundary line of cells that are shifted is determined with respect to the location of cells sharing a common formula and to the location of the cell references therein. On the bases of the relative location of the boundary line, the present invention adjusts the shared formulas. Furthermore, a method and system is provided for partitioning large cell groups having common formulas into smaller areas of common formulas and sharing a separate shared formula for each smaller area in order to allow efficient adjustments of shared formulas in response to editing operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 3, 1996
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventor: Richard L. Kaethler