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title: WordRake Announces New Patent for Automated Editing for Readability
description: WordRake announced that the USPTO has issued a new patent for its editing software. It covers a computerized system of analyzing and suggesting improvements for text readability. To date, WordRake has been granted eleven patents.
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# News

# WordRake Announces New Patent for Automated Editing for Readability

### *Patent covers the interface for analyzing and suggesting improvements for text readability. It is the company’s 11th patent.*

*Feb 10, 2021*

[WordRake Holdings, LLC](https://www.wordrake.com/), a company focused on clear and concise editing for professionals, announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued a new patent for its editing software. Patent [10,885,272](http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=10885272.PN.&OS=PN/10885272&RS=PN/10885272) covers a computerized system of analyzing and suggesting improvements for text readability. To date, WordRake has been granted eleven patents.

WordRake’s proprietary technology applies to legal writing, technical writing, and any other business or professional writing. It is the only editing software in the market that presents its editing suggestions in the familiar track-changes style. This interface brings unmatched ease of use, clarity of corrections, and ultimate editorial control.

### WordRake’s Innovative Interface Earns Company’s 11th Patent

“This latest patent makes claims in connection with our technology offering hundreds of thousands of editing suggestions with the click of a button, using the familiar track-change style,” said Scott Johns, President of WordRake. “It grows the number of our patents to 11, confirming WordRake as both a pioneer and the reigning leader in developing clear and concise editing software for professionals.”

The new patent emphasizes WordRake’s core purpose: to serve as an editing partner for professionals by delivering high-quality editing suggestions in a familiar form, where people do most of their work—Microsoft Word and Outlook. WordRake’s interface makes editing easy and inviting, which encourages users to improve their standards of document drafting.

### The Benefit of Being an Add-In to Microsoft Office

WordRake is an add-in for Microsoft Word and Outlook that suggests edits to improve legal writing, technical writing, and any other business or professional writing. As an add-in, WordRake offers complementary functionality, providing unrivaled clear and concise editing suggestions that exceed Microsoft’s built-in offerings.

“Add-ins should enhance the user experience and make it easier for professionals to meet their document creation needs. Tools that are difficult to find or use don’t bring the user value. WordRake’s interface addresses that challenge,” said Colin Levy, Director of Marketing and Business Development. “Our focus is bringing powerful editing to professionals within their existing Word and Outlook document creation workflows, so they can produce higher quality work in less time.”

### How WordRake Works

WordRake uses signals and algorithms to create its editing suggestions. While teaching over 1,000 writing courses to some of the world’s best known law firms and businesses, founder Gary Kinder identified a set of signals and patterns that indicate wordiness and muddled writing.

WordRake is unique because its editing suggestions arise from the signals Kinder discovered. The software does not rely on user-reported data or machine learning, because it never communicates with the cloud or any device, making it perfect for professionals who must protect confidentiality. WordRake’s patented algorithms give the software functionality far beyond the find-and-replace functions common in other software. The recently-issued 11th patent shows that WordRake’s offerings are unmatched, and many of its edits are available solely through WordRake. [Read a Q&A with Gary Kinder, WordRake’s Founder](https://www.wordrake.com/blog/qa-with-wordrake-founder-gary-kinder)

WordRake is used in thousands of law firms, government agencies, universities, and other organizations. Legal professionals find WordRake particularly helpful as local, state, and federal courts continue tightening word limits on briefs, like the recent reduction mandated by federal appellate courts. And WordRake’s unique focus on clarity and brevity also makes it an excellent proofreading tool for government and private organizations with plain-language requirements, like the federal Plain Writing Act of 2010.

| **Patent No.** | **Description** | **Issue Date** |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [US10885272](http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=wordrake&OS=wordrake&RS=wordrake) | Computer processes and interfaces for analyzing and suggesting improvements for text readability | 5-Jan-2021 |
| [US10325016](http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=wordrake&OS=wordrake&RS=wordrake) | Computer processes for analyzing and suggesting improvements for text readability | 18-Jun-2019 |
| [US9953026](http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=9953026.PN.&OS=PN/9953026&RS=PN/9953026) | Computer processes for analyzing and suggesting improvements for text readability | 24-Apr-2018 |
| [US9378201](http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=9378201.PN.&OS=PN/9378201&RS=PN/9378201) | Computer processes for analyzing and suggesting improvements for text readability | 28-Jun-2016 |
| [US8719008](http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8719008.PN.&OS=PN/8719008&RS=PN/8719008) | Computer processes for analyzing and improving document readability | 6-May-2014 |
| [US8190419](http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8190419.PN.&OS=PN/8190419&RS=PN/8190419) | Computer processes for analyzing and improving document readability | 29-May-2012 |
| [US8024173](http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8024173.PN.&OS=PN/8024173&RS=PN/8024173) | Computer processes for detecting and correcting writing problems associated with nominalizations | 20-Sep-2011 |
| [US8019590](http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8019590.PN.&OS=PN/8019590&RS=PN/8019590) | Computer processes for analyzing and improving document readability | 13-Sep-2011 |
| [US8019595](http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8019595.PN.&OS=PN/8019595&RS=PN/8019595) | Computer processes for analyzing and improving document readability | 13-Sep-2011 |
| [US8014996](http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8014996.PN.&OS=PN/8014996&RS=PN/8014996) | Computer processes for analyzing and improving document readability by identifying passive voice | 6-Sep-2011 |
| [US7313513](http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=7313513.PN.&OS=PN/7313513&RS=PN/7313513) | Method for editing and enhancing readability of authored documents | 25-Dec-2007 |

 

### About WordRake

Launched in 2012, WordRake is editing software designed by writing expert and *New York Times* bestselling author Gary Kinder. The software was originally created so lawyers could focus on their legal analysis without using unnecessary verbiage, but has since been expanded to work for all types of professional writing. While teaching over 1,000 writing programs for many of the country’s largest businesses and law firms, Gary identified a set of signals that indicate wordiness and muddled writing. Those signals became the foundation for WordRake editing software. WordRake runs in Microsoft Word and Outlook, and uses complex, patented algorithms to find and improve weak lead-ins, confusing language, and high-level grammar and usage slips. A free 7-day trial is available at [https://www.wordrake.com](https://www.wordrake.com).

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