Patents by Inventor Ronald A. Schaefer

Ronald A. Schaefer 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).

  • Field-level search tool
    Patent number: 7698342
    Abstract: A method for searching involving receiving a search term and obtaining a related word based on the search term to generate a search criteria, searching forms for the search criteria, identifying a topic associated with a field within a form based on the search criteria, and presenting the field within the form associated with the topic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: Intuit Inc.
    Inventors: Rachel L. Evans, Matthew G. Rice, Leslie A. Skelly, John A. Dryden, Ronald A. Schaefer, Mary Lou Cassell