Patents by Inventor Steven Kraynak

Steven Kraynak 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).

  • Compound data objects
    Patent number: 11630947
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a value referred to as a compound object that stores multiple values in a single cell, wherein those multiple values are organized according to a defined structure. The compound object may store multiple values according to a known defined data structure such as, for example, a record, vector, matrix, table, or array. In other embodiments, the compound object may store multiple values as any nested combination of any one of the known or user-defined data structures. Each of the values stored in the compound object are individually referenceable and can fully participate with spreadsheet functionality including calculations, referencing, and formatting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: John Campbell, Carlos Augusto Otero, Benjamin Edward Rampson, Allison Rutherford, Steven Kraynak, Christian Canton, Samuel C. Radakovitz, Simon Peyton Jones, Andrew Becker
  • COMPOUND DATA OBJECTS
    Publication number: 20170124050
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a value referred to as a compound object that stores multiple values in a single cell, wherein those multiple values are organized according to a defined structure. The compound object may store multiple values according to a known defined data structure such as, for example, a record, vector, matrix, table, or array. In other embodiments, the compound object may store multiple values as any nested combination of any one of the known or user-defined data structures. Each of the values stored in the compound object are individually referenceable and can fully participate with spreadsheet functionality including calculations, referencing, and formatting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2016
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: John Campbell, Carlos Augusto Otero, Benjamin Edward Rampson, Allison Rutherford, Steven Kraynak, Christian Canton, Samuel C. Radakovitz, Simon Peyton Jones, Andrew Becker