# Elizabeth A. Bastiaanse — Patents explained on PatentBrief

Elizabeth A. Bastiaanse has 1 landmark patent explained in plain English on PatentBrief.

- [How Handheld Devices Organize Recently Used Files and Contacts](https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/6901559/microsoft-office-ribbon-ui) — granted 2005
  A 2000-era Microsoft patent for showing a 'Recent' category on handheld devices, allowing users to interact with recent items exactly like they would with any other file.

**Full profile:** https://patentbrief.org/inventor/elizabeth-a-bastiaanse

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