Patents by Inventor John E. Beran

John E. Beran 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).

  • Web-based color selection system
    Patent number: 8849027
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a database having a plurality of digital color images and a neutral gray background value for each of the images; a processor configured to receive search criteria and to identify one or more of the digital color images meeting the search criteria; and a display configured to display at least one of the identified digital color images on a neutral gray background, wherein the brightness of the neutral gray background is determined by the neutral gray background value for the image being displayed. A method performed by the apparatus is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael J. Henry, Beth C. Ramsey, John E. Beran, Francis J. Groves
  • WEB-BASED COLOR SELECTION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20120170836
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a database having a plurality of digital color images and a neutral gray background value for each of the images; a processor configured to receive search criteria and to identify one or more of the digital color images meeting the search criteria; and a display configured to display at least one of the identified digital color images on a neutral gray background, wherein the brightness of the neutral gray background is determined by the neutral gray background value for the image being displayed. A method performed by the apparatus is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2012
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Applicant: PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael J. Henry, Beth C. Ramsey, John E. Beran, Francis J. Groves