Patents by Inventor Thomas John Pavlu

Thomas John Pavlu 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).

  • COMMENTING FEATURE FOR GRAPHIC DESIGN SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20250181227
    Abstract: A computer system and method generates one or more commenting features on a canvas, wherein each commenting feature carries at least one comment from a given source. Each commenting feature can include a pin component and a comment body element. The pin component is associated with a corresponding location on the canvas. The computer system and method enable the user to move the comment body element about at least a region of the canvas to view the at least one comment from the given source, while rendering the pin component to coincide with the corresponding associated location of the canvas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2024
    Publication date: June 5, 2025
    Inventors: Ryhan Hassan, Christa Simon, Thomas John Pavlu, Michael Harris, Meagan Gamache
  • Commenting feature for graphic design systems
    Patent number: 12210735
    Abstract: A computer system and method generates one or more commenting features on a canvas, wherein each commenting feature carries at least one comment from a given source. Each commenting feature can include a pin component and a comment body element. The pin component is associated with a corresponding location on the canvas. The computer system and method enable the user to move the comment body element about at least a region of the canvas to view the at least one comment from the given source, while rendering the pin component to coincide with the corresponding associated location of the canvas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2024
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: Figma, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryhan Hassan, Christa Simon, Thomas John Pavlu, Michael Harris, Meagan Gamache
  • Commenting feature for graphic design systems
    Patent number: 11966572
    Abstract: A computer system and method generates one or more commenting features on a canvas, wherein each commenting feature carries at least one comment from a given source. Each commenting feature can include a pin component and a comment body element. The pin component is associated with a corresponding location on the canvas. The computer system and method enable the user to move the comment body element about at least a region of the canvas to view the at least one comment from the given source, while rendering the pin component to coincide with the corresponding associated location of the canvas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Figma, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryhan Hassan, Christa Simon, Thomas John Pavlu, Michael Harris, Meagan Gamache
  • COMMENTING FEATURE FOR GRAPHIC DESIGN SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20230176718
    Abstract: A computer system and method generates one or more commenting features on a canvas, wherein each commenting feature carries at least one comment from a given source. Each commenting feature can include a pin component and a comment body element. The pin component is associated with a corresponding location on the canvas. The computer system and method enable the user to move the comment body element about at least a region of the canvas to view the at least one comment from the given source, while rendering the pin component to coincide with the corresponding associated location of the canvas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2022
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Ryhan Hassan, Christa Simon, Thomas John Pavlu, Michael Harris, Meagan Gamache