IP Library Granted Patent US 5,717,939
Granted Patent Utility
US 5,717,939 · App. 08/558,248

Method and apparatus for entering and manipulating spreadsheet cell data

Inventors: Daniel Bricklin, William T. Lynch, John Friend
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Granted: Feb 10, 1998 Filed: Nov 17, 1995
Inventors
Daniel Bricklin
William T. Lynch
John Friend
Assignee (at issue)
Compaq Computer Corporation

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 5,717,939
App. No.
08/558,248
Filed
1995-11-17
Granted
1998-02-10
Kind
A