Patents by Inventor Eric A. Strong

Eric A. Strong 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: 8943072
    Abstract: Methods and systems obtain manufacturer data from a device being evaluated. The manufacturer data includes a system description, a system object identification, and a device-type description. The system description includes a serial number having a format. The system object identification includes a standards manufacturer field established by a standards organization. The methods/systems evaluate the standards manufacturer field to identify the manufacturer, and rank multiple system object identifications based on the quantity of data within each system object identification. Additionally, the methods/systems match the format of the serial number to known manufacturer serial number formats. The foregoing allows the methods/systems to determine the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) of the evaluated device based on the manufacturer appearing in the data string, the rank for each system object identification, and the manufacturer appearing in the serial number format match.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Michael C. Burkard, Lawrence W. Meyer, Vijay Y. Kumar, Andrew D. Hinkhouse, Walter Igharas, Eric A. Strong, Juan T. Golphin
  • Publication number: 20140122500
    Abstract: Methods and systems obtain manufacturer data from a device being evaluated. The manufacturer data includes a system description, a system object identification, and a device-type description. The system description includes a serial number having a format. The system object identification includes a standards manufacturer field established by a standards organization. The methods/systems evaluate the standards manufacturer field to identify the manufacturer, and rank multiple system object identifications based on the quantity of data within each system object identification. Additionally, the methods/systems match the format of the serial number to known manufacturer serial number formats. The foregoing allows the methods/systems to determine the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) of the evaluated device based on the manufacturer appearing in the data string, the rank for each system object identification, and the manufacturer appearing in the serial number format match.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2012
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael C. Burkard, Lawrence W. Meyer, Vijay Y. Kumar, Andrew D. Hinkhouse, Walter Igharas, Eric A. Strong, Juan T. Golphin
  • Patent number: 5083324
    Abstract: A portable toilet seat usable in a wilderness environment where there is no plumbing system available for operatively connecting a conventional toilet. The toilet seat includes a seat member having a clamp means at its rear edge for rigidly attaching the seat member to the trunk of a tree in a wilderness setting. A foldable leg structure is swingably attached to the front edge area of the seat member for supporting the front portion of the seat member. The leg structure can be folded against the seat member for storage or transport purposes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 1991
    Date of Patent: January 28, 1992
    Inventor: Eric A. Strong