Patents by Inventor John R. Zoch

John R. Zoch 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 automated optical inspection systems
    Patent number: 6597381
    Abstract: A user interface method and system are disclosed that allow for user selection on a display device of one or more functions performed via a computer in an automated optical inspection system. The user interface provides a real-time information display that makes apparent critical board inspection information and potential undesirable operating conditions so that corrective action can be rapidly initiated. The user interface includes one or more button icons respectively associated with the user selectable functions and at least one view area window for displaying information items. The information items displayed in a view window can be dynamically linked to provide interactivity between windows and simultaneous updating of related information items in all windows. A filter area window is used for selecting which information items to discriminate and display in the view windows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2003
    Assignee: Intelligent Reasoning Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas C. Eskridge, Jeff E. Newberry, Mark R. DeYong, Scott A. Dunn, Wesley K. Huffstutter, John W. Grace, Marc A. Lumeyer, Michael A. Ellison, John R. Zoch