Patents by Inventor Brian Robert Pierson

Brian Robert Pierson 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).

  • System and method for determining printer health
    Patent number: 8380888
    Abstract: A system and method for determining whether a printing device is operating properly may include determining, by a computing device, whether a protocol is supported by a printing device. Using the supported protocol, implementation information may be transmitted to the printing device. Response information may be received from the printing device. A result based on the response information may be reported. The result may be indicative of the operation of the protocol on the printing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Elton Tarik Ray, Brian Robert Pierson
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING PRINTER HEALTH
    Publication number: 20100042736
    Abstract: A system and method for determining whether a printing device is operating properly may include determining, by a computing device, whether a protocol is supported by a printing device. Using the supported protocol, implementation information may be transmitted to the printing device. Response information may be received from the printing device. A result based on the response information may be reported. The result may be indicative of the operation of the protocol on the printing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2008
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Elton Tarik Ray, Brian Robert Pierson