Patents by Inventor Ian J. Dickinson

Ian J. Dickinson 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).

  • User interface for a remote diagnostic device
    Patent number: 5588109
    Abstract: The invention is a diagnostic tool for providing remote diagnosis of instrument operation by graphically depicting an instrument, instrument variables and their corresponding values on a plurality of interrelated windows displayed on a computer screen. The computer communicates with the instrument to obtain signals for continuously updating the information displayed on the windows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1996
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Company
    Inventors: Ian J. Dickinson, Horst Eichberger, David W. Messaros, Hans-Dieter Walter