Patents by Inventor Beryl Hamilton Horton

Beryl Hamilton Horton 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).

  • Patent number: 6785131
    Abstract: A computer system includes a plurality of installation code elements (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47). Each installation code element is associated with a particular system connector (11, 12, 13, 14, 19, 24, 25a, 25b) and the respective external connector (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36a, 36b, 37) which connects with the particular system connector. The installation code element marks both the respective system connector and associated external connector, and also marks the installation documentation (51) included with the system. This installation documentation contains a plurality of information sections (52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59), with each information section providing information relating to making the connection between a particular system connector and its corresponding external connector. Each information section is marked with the same installation code element which also marks the system connector and external connector to which the information section pertains.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2004
    Assignee: Dell Products, L.P.
    Inventors: Michelle Ewell, Beryl Hamilton Horton
  • Publication number: 20020058439
    Abstract: A computer system includes a plurality of installation code elements (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47). Each installation code element is associated with a particular system connector (11, 12, 13, 14, 19, 24, 25a, 25b) and the respective external connector (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36a, 36b, 37) which connects with the particular system connector. The installation code element marks both the respective system connector and associated external connector, and also marks the installation documentation (51) included with the system. This installation documentation contains a plurality of information sections (52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59), with each information section providing information relating to making the connection between a particular system connector and its corresponding external connector. Each information section is marked with the same installation code element which also marks the system connector and external connector to which the information section pertains.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 1999
    Publication date: May 16, 2002
    Inventors: MICHELLE EWELL, BERYL HAMILTON HORTON
  • Patent number: 6354065
    Abstract: A packaging device (10) includes two separate container portions. A first container portion (11) contains general documentation, while a second container portion (15) contains system setup material (30) having setup indicia (31) such as a COA which is required for setting up or installing the subject equipment. The second container portion (15) includes a window (22) through which the setup indicia (31) is visible when the material (30) is properly received in a display position. A locking arrangement (38) may be included with the second container portion (15) for locking the setup material (30) in the proper display position. Also, the packaging device (10) may include identifying indicia (35) printed on an exterior surface adjacent to the window (22) for drawing the customer's attention to the important setup indicia (31) visible through the window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2002
    Assignee: Dell Products, LP
    Inventors: Beryl Hamilton Horton, Donna Moore, John Terwilliger