Patents by Inventor Jean M. Tillman

Jean M. Tillman 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).

  • Method and apparatus for document production using a common document database
    Patent number: 5655130
    Abstract: A system and method for producing a variety of documents from a common document database. A document is partitioned into a number of encapsulated data elements. One or more classes of variations are defined and variation names are associated with each class. Data elements within the document are tagged with one or more variation names and placed within a document database; the resulting document database can be filtered and formatted to form variation-specific documents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 5, 1997
    Assignee: Unisys Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel R. Dodge, Susan L. Follett, Anna Marie Grecco, Jean M. Tillman