Patents by Inventor Scott E. Horton

Scott E. Horton 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).

  • Dynamic page reduction
    Patent number: 5835920
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for reducing a page to include orphan lines on a subsequent page which includes determining whether a spatial reduction of the first page will create sufficient space for the orphan lines, selecting one of the spatial reduction methods if the spatial reduction method creates sufficient space for the orphan lines, given the maximum reduction capable for the first page and reducing and moving the set of lines according to the spatial reduction method selected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 10, 1998
    Assignee: U S West, Inc.
    Inventor: Scott E. Horton