Patents by Inventor Bob Ho

Bob Ho 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).

  • Multiple-peg spherical lamp-holder
    Patent number: 5951147
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a multiple-peg spherical lamp-holder, in which the sphere is divided into six equational sectors, and two opposite sectors link together to form a piece, so there are three pieces in the spherical base, therein all of them splice together with each other just to combine a sphere. On each sphere sector at least a peg is built for a lamp to be seated on. For retaining the lamp firmly, the peg has several rows of pawls toward the sphere.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1999
    Inventor: Bob Ho
  • Resource and memory management algorithms for electric printing and electronic reprographic systems
    Patent number: 5142667
    Abstract: A printing system having an electronic sub system loaded with control software which controls scanning, image storing and the printing operations of the printing system. The control software schedules the bandwidth of disk storage and swaps images from a storage disk to a memory so that a desired image will be in memory when the printing of that image is requested. The system utilizes resource management and/or memory management software to realize improved job turn around time and to reduce pitch skips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 1990
    Date of Patent: August 25, 1992
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Richard R. Dimperio, Bob Ho, Abde Kapadia, Thomas G. Brucker
  • Candle light
    Patent number: D409790
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 11, 1999
    Inventor: Bob Ho