Patents by Inventor Alan Jenks

Alan Jenks 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 system to remotely configure business office devices to user defined parameters
    Patent number: 6694384
    Abstract: A method and system for configuring and/or re-configuring an office device to satisfy each user's particular needs. Such a system allows a user to determine at user defined intervals, i.e., each use, monthly, or project based, what the user's needs are or will be and then access, via the Internet or intranet or some other means, a service center wherein the user can download or access via a code the desired, appropriate applications for the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2004
    Assignees: Bell & Howell Document Management & Products Company, Bowe Bell & Howell Scanners, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Bruce Moeller, Roland Simonis, Mandy Chubin, Alan Jenks, Alan Mersereau, Price Hodson