Patents by Inventor Benjamin Duran Smith

Benjamin Duran Smith 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).

  • Distributed data collection system for remote photographic processing equipment
    Patent number: 6014691
    Abstract: A remote data collection system for use with a photo-minilab includes an on-site data collector and a host computer. The on-site data collector controls collection of data and information regarding operation of the apparatus and communicates with the host computer to download data from the on-site data collector to be stored into pre-designated data tables. The on-site data collector allows for manual entry of data and control commands via keypads and accesses on-site monitoring devices by program control to gather production data and quality control information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2000
    Assignee: BEF Corporation
    Inventors: Edward B. Brewer, Thomas L. Bono, Benjamin Duran Smith, Richard B. Brewer