Patents by Inventor Randall Duane Staggs

Randall Duane Staggs 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).

  • Adaptive menu for programming a videocassette recorder
    Patent number: 5943467
    Abstract: In a videocassette recorder including "VCR PLUS+.TM." videocassette recorder programming system capability and TIMER PROGRAMMING capability, it is herein recognized that the respective menu for programming in each of the two available systems should automatically be selected in response to the pressing of the PROGRAM key by a user, and in response to which of the two systems was last used for programming the VCR.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 24, 1999
    Assignee: Thomson Consumer Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Billy Wesley Beyers, James Edwin Hailey, Foy Edward Wilkey, Randall Duane Staggs