Patents by Inventor Sherry A. Cook

Sherry A. Cook 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 page end feature for an electronic typewriter
    Patent number: 4889439
    Abstract: The invention automatically divides the text at the end of the page in such a way that widow lines and orphan lines of text do not exist. The typewriter shifts the effective page end point to shift the orphan line of text to the next page of text or delays the page ending to accommodate the widow line on the present page rather than forcing the line to the top of the next page. The text is not altered in the memory of the typewriter and no stop codes or page end codes are inserted in the text memory, thereby eliminating revision problems with the paginated text.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 1988
    Date of Patent: December 26, 1989
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Sherry A. Cook, Patrick J. Gerstle, David R. Smith, Kathryn R. Stilz