Patents by Inventor Christa Ann Ferguson

Christa Ann Ferguson 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).

  • Method and apparatus for feeding a document to a device
    Patent number: 7365886
    Abstract: A document feeding apparatus includes a chassis having a plurality of side surfaces and a substantially level upper surface. A feed mechanism is mounted in the chassis. A document entrance passageway is defined by the chassis and substantially enclosed by the chassis, the document entrance passageway positioned adjacent the feed mechanism and including a document entrance on one of the plurality of side surfaces. A document exit passageway is defined by the chassis and substantially enclosed by the chassis, the document exit passageway positioned adjacent the feed mechanism and including a document exit on one of the plurality of side surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2008
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Charles G. Morton, III, Christa Ann Ferguson
  • Peripheral device that receives an icon from an information handling system
    Publication number: 20050251590
    Abstract: In a peripheral device including a display device, the peripheral device includes a storage device, coupled to the display device, which stores instructions that when executed, cause the peripheral device to output a request for an icon associated with a computer program, receive the icon, and display the icon on the display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2004
    Publication date: November 10, 2005
    Applicant: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Christa Ann Ferguson, Mohammed Aidinejad, Dustin Sorenson