Patents by Inventor Stephen A. Fisher

Stephen A. Fisher 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).

  • Overlaying electronic ink
    Patent number: 8166388
    Abstract: Overlaying electronic ink over a document. A typical scenario may be where one it would be useful to mark up a document with electronic ink, such as by making handwritten comments, drawings, and the like over the underlying document. In some embodiments, a developer may easily define an inking surface, such as a transparent or opaque window, over a document. The inking surface may act as an input interface such that a user may write onto the inking surface such that is appears that the document itself is being marked up.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Alexander Gounares, Steve Dodge, Tobiasz A. Zielinski, Arin J. Goldberg, Eugene A. Tsimberg, Todd A. Torset, Robert L. Chambers, Timothy H. Kannapel, Rudolph Balaz, Subha Bhattacharyay, Manoj K. Biswas, Bodin Dresevic, Stephen A. Fisher, Brigette E. Krantz, Shiraz M. Somji
  • Interfacing with ink
    Patent number: 7715630
    Abstract: The present invention relates to interfacing with electronic ink. Ink is stored in a data structure that permits later retrieval by applications. The ink includes stroke information and may include property information. Through various programming interfaces, one may interact with the ink through methods and setting or retrieving properties. Other objects and collections may be used as well in conjunction with the ink objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: Mircosoft Corporation
    Inventors: Alexander Gounares, Steve Dodge, Timothy H. Kannapel, Rudolph Balaz, Subha Bhattacharyay, Manoj K. Biswas, Robert L. Chambers, Bodin Dresevic, Stephen A. Fisher, Arin J. Goldberg, Gregory Hullender, Brigette E. Krantz, Todd A. Torset, Jerome J. Turner, Andrew Silverman, Shiraz M. Somji
  • Programmatical access to handwritten electronic ink in a tree-based rendering environment
    Patent number: 7499058
    Abstract: A system and method for performing ink related operations in a tree-based presentation system is described. Ink-related programmatical interfaces may relate to interactions with a stroke object, a stroke collection object, and ink input elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Shawn Van Ness, Sam George, Stefan Wick, Brian Ewanchuk, Todd Torset, Wayne Zeng, Xiao Tu, Koji Kato, Alexander Kolmykov-Zotov, Timothy Kannapel, Manoj Biswas, Kevin Welton, Richmond Lough, Chandramouli Kompella, Hongan Wang, Steven P. Dodge, Todd M. Landstad, Shiraz Somji, Vladimir V. Smirnov, Stephen A. Fisher, Rudolph Balaz, Michael Russell
  • Interfacing with ink
    Patent number: 7167585
    Abstract: The present invention relates to interfacing with electronic ink. Ink is stored in a data structure that permits later retrieval by applications. The ink includes stroke information and may include property information. Through various programming interfaces, one may interact with the ink through methods and setting or retrieving properties. Other objects and collections may be used as well in conjunction with the ink objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2007
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Alexander Gounares, Steve Dodge, Timothy H. Kannapel, Rudolph Balaz, Subha Bhattacharyay, Manoj K. Biswas, Robert L. Chambers, Bodin Dresevic, Stephen A. Fisher, Arin J. Goldberg, Gregory Hullender, Brigette E. Krantz, Todd A. Torset, Jerome J. Turner, Andrew Silverman, Shiraz M. Somji
  • Interfacing with ink
    Patent number: 7158675
    Abstract: The present invention relates to interfacing with electronic ink. Ink is stored in a data structure that permits later retrieval by applications. The ink includes stroke information and may include property information. Through various programming interfaces, one may interact with the ink through methods and setting or retrieving properties. Other objects and collections may be used as well in conjunction with the ink objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2007
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Alexander Gounares, Steve Dodge, Timothy H. Kannapel, Rudolph Balaz, Subha Bhattacharyay, Manoj K. Biswas, Robert L. Chambers, Bodin Dresevic, Stephen A. Fisher, Arin J. Goldberg, Gregory Hullender, Brigette E. Krantz, Todd A. Torset, Jerome J. Turner, Andrew Silverman, Shiraz M. Somji
  • Overlaying electronic ink
    Publication number: 20030217336
    Abstract: Overlaying electronic ink over a document. A typical scenario may be where one it would be useful to mark up a document with electronic ink, such as by making handwritten comments, drawings, and the like over the underlying document. In some embodiments, a developer may easily define an inking surface, such as a transparent or opaque window, over a document. The inking surface may act as an input interface such that a user may write onto the inking surface such that is appears that the document itself is being marked up.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2002
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Alexander Gounares, Steve Dodge, Tobiasz A. Zielinski, Arin J. Goldberg, Eugene A. Tsimberg, Todd A. Torset, Robert L. Chambers, Timothy H. Kannapel, Rudolph Balaz, Subha Bhattacharyay, Manoj K. Biswas, Bodin Dresevic, Stephen A. Fisher, Brigette E. Krantz, Shiraz M. Somji
  • Interfacing with ink
    Publication number: 20030215140
    Abstract: The present invention relates to interfacing with electronic ink. Ink is stored in a data structure that permits later retrieval by applications. The ink includes stroke information and may include property information. Through various programming interfaces, one may interact with the ink through methods and setting or retrieving properties. Other objects and collections may be used as well in conjunction with the ink objects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2002
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Alexander Gounares, Steve Dodge, Timothy H. Kannapel, Rudolph Balaz, Subha Bhattacharyay, Manoj K. Biswas, Robert L. Chambers, Bodin Dresevic, Stephen A. Fisher, Arin J. Goldberg, Gregory Hullender, Brigette E. Krantz, Todd A. Torset, Jerome J. Turner, Andrew Silverman, Shiraz M. Somji
  • Vehicle bonnets
    Patent number: 5437348
    Abstract: A vehicle bonnet assembly includes a bonnet hinged to the vehicle body adjacent one edge and having a releasable catch adjacent an opposite edge, the bonnet being hinged to the vehicle body in a manner which will permit rearward movement of the bonnet when an impact is applied to the leading edge thereof, a lifting mechanism being provided to lift the trailing edge of the bonnet in response to rearward movement of the bonnet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 1, 1995
    Assignee: Jaguar Cars Limited
    Inventors: John B. Cady, Mark S. Howard, Stephen A. Fisher, Robert C. W. Lloyd, Alan V. Thomas
  • Vehicle bonnets
    Patent number: 5385212
    Abstract: A vehicle bonnet assembly includes a bonnet hinged to the vehicle body adjacent one edge and having releasable catch means adjacent an opposite edge, the bonnet being hinged to the vehicle body in a manner which will permit rearward movement of the bonnet when an impact is applied to the leading edge thereof, a lifting mechanism being provided to lift the trailing edge of the bonnet in response to rearward movement of the bonnet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 31, 1995
    Assignee: Jaguar Cars Limited
    Inventors: John B. Cady, Mark S. Howard, Stephen A. Fisher, Robert C. W. Lloyd, Alan V. Thomas
  • Vehicle bonnets
    Patent number: 5263546
    Abstract: A vehicle bonnet assembly includes a bonnet hinged to the vehicle body adjacent one edge and having a releasable catch adjacent an opposite edge, the bonnet being hinged to the vehicle body in a manner which will permit rearward movement of the bonnet when an impact is applied to the leading edge thereof, a lifting mechanism being provided to lift the trailing edge of the bonnet in response to rearward movement of the bonnet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 23, 1993
    Assignee: Jaguar Cars Limited
    Inventors: John B. Cady, Mark S. Howard, Stephen A. Fisher, Robert C. W. Lloyd, Alan V. Thomas
  • Closed-loop engine control with feedback torque error compensation
    Patent number: 4693077
    Abstract: A closed-loop engine control system is disclosed in which an engine is controlled to provide power to a load as a function of measured feedback torque. A programmable digital controller modifies the feedback torque by adding to it a synthesized correction torque provided by the product of the engine polar moment of inertia and the engine acceleration. The modified feedback torque is used for either closed-loop torque or horsepower engine control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 1986
    Date of Patent: September 15, 1987
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Charles A. Skarvan, Stephen A. Fisher