Patents by Inventor Alaster MacDonald

Alaster MacDonald 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).

  • Software-controlled printer/perforator unit
    Patent number: 6594026
    Abstract: A printer/perforator unit for connection to a conventional personal computer allows documents to be conveniently perforated, both printing and perforating functions being controllable in response to a single software program. The single program can be a pre-existing word-processing program modified by addition of software provided together with the printer and perforator unit, a unique word processing program integrally including the perforator control functionality, or another type of program or interacting with a printer, such as a graphics program.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2003
    Inventor: Alaster MacDonald
  • SOFTWARE-CONTROLLED PRINTER/PERFORATOR UNIT
    Publication number: 20020113986
    Abstract: A printer comprising a perforator is provided, both printing and perforating functions being controllable in response to a single operator program. The single operator program can be a pre-existing word-processing program modified by addition of software provided together with the printer and perforator unit, a unique word processing program integrally including the perforator control functionality, or another type of program for interacting with a printer, such as a graphics program.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 1998
    Publication date: August 22, 2002
    Inventor: ALASTER MACDONALD