Patents on tech writing techniques?

Subject: Patents on tech writing techniques?
From: John Cornellier <tw -at- cornellier -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2002 09:17:08 +0200


Has anyone had any experience with patents on technical writing or documentation techniques? I wonder if outfits like
Information Mapping patented some of their layout? Or if anyone ever tried to patent the old tri-pane navigation help system?
Indexing techniques ...?

Seems you can patent anything these days. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted a patent for swinging on a
[playground] swing "inducing a component of forward and back motion into the swinging motion, resulting in a swinging path that
is generally shaped as an oval. ... The user may even choose to produce a Tarzan-type yell while swinging in the manner
described, which more accurately replicates swinging on vines in a dense jungle forest. Actual jungle forestry is not required."

If you don't believe me, go here
http://patft.uspto.gov/
and search on patent number 6,368,227

John Cornellier





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