Patents by Inventor Jay S. Siekmann

Jay S. Siekmann 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: 6218602
    Abstract: An adaptor module includes a graphical user interface having a video display and a touch responsive overlay. The graphical user interface displays graphical images representing parameters of an electronic musical instrument and generating control signals. A computer system is also included in the adaptor module for driving the graphical user interface. A music stand for supporting sheet material, wherein the graphical user interface forms part of the music stand. The graphical user interface can be mounted in an opening in the music stand and can provide a touch screen that is flush with the music support surface or recessed. The computer system is adapted for receiving signals from the electronic musical instrument.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Assignee: Van Koevering Company
    Inventors: Lanny Davis, Robert D. Lawson, Lance E. Lyda, Jay S. Siekmann
  • Patent number: D671542
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Lexmark International, Inc.
    Inventors: Jay S. Siekmann, Chunshik Kim, Christian Freissler, David Thorpe, Jo Frances Wollschlaeger