Patents by Inventor Phillip W. Shepard
Phillip W. Shepard 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).
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Publication number: 20040065741Abstract: An interface selection and configuration system for a computer peripheral in which configuration for the peripheral and/or the host interface is at least in part accomplished by the interface connector cable. In a preferred embodiment, the computer peripheral is equipped with one or more hardware interfaces. The interface connector cable has a first end connector for attaching to the computer peripheral. The first end connector of the interface connector cable is typically a multiple pin connector constructed and arranged to be properly physically and electrically connectable only to a specific computer peripheral or class of computer peripherals, the first end connector including at least one electrical connection between two pins for completing a circuit within the computer peripheral thereby enabling the computer peripheral.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2003Publication date: April 8, 2004Applicant: PSC Scanning, Inc.Inventors: Brad R. Reddersen, Phillip W. Shepard, Rockie D. Moch, Jon Paul Charles Williams
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Patent number: 6612495Abstract: An interface selection and configuration system for a computer peripheral in which configuration for the peripheral and/or the host interface is at least in part accomplished by the interface connector cable. In a preferred embodiment, the computer peripheral is equipped with one or more hardware interfaces. The interface connector cable has a first end connector for attaching to the computer peripheral. The first end connector of the interface connector cable is typically a multiple pin connector constructed and arranged to be properly physically and electrically connectable only to a specific computer peripheral or class of computer peripherals, the first end connector including at least one electrical connection between two pins for completing a circuit within the computer peripheral thereby enabling the computer peripheral.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2001Date of Patent: September 2, 2003Assignee: PSC Scanning, Inc.Inventors: Brad R. Reddersen, Phillip W. Shepard, Rockie D. Moch, Jon Paul Charles Williams
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Publication number: 20020130181Abstract: An interface selection and configuration system for a computer peripheral in which configuration for the peripheral and/or the host interface is at least in part accomplished by the interface connector cable. In a preferred embodiment, the computer peripheral is equipped with one or more hardware interfaces. The interface connector cable has a first end connector for attaching to the computer peripheral. The first end connector of the interface connector cable is typically a multiple pin connector constructed and arranged to be properly physically and electrically connectable only to a specific computer peripheral or class of computer peripherals, the first end connector including at least one electrical connection between two pins for completing a circuit within the computer peripheral thereby enabling the computer peripheral.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2001Publication date: September 19, 2002Applicant: PSC Scanning, Inc.Inventors: Brad R. Reddersen, Phillip W. Shepard, Rockie D. Moch, Jon Paul Charles Williams
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Patent number: 6293467Abstract: An interface selection and configuration system for a computer peripheral in which configuration for the peripheral and/or the host interface is at least in part accomplished by the interface connector cable. In a preferred embodiment, the computer peripheral is equipped with one or more hardware interfaces. The interface connector cable has a first end connector for attaching to the computer peripheral. The first end connector of the interface connector cable is typically a multiple pin connector constructed and arranged to be properly physically and electrically connectable only to a specific computer peripheral or class of computer peripherals, the first end connector including at least one electrical connection between two pins for completing a circuit within the computer peripheral thereby enabling the computer peripheral.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 1999Date of Patent: September 25, 2001Assignee: PSC Scanning, Inc.Inventors: Brad R. Reddersen, Phillip W. Shepard, Rockie D. Moch, Jon Paul Charles Williams
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Patent number: 5905249Abstract: An interface selection and configuration system for a computer peripheral in which configuration for the peripheral and/or the host interface is at least in part accomplished by the interface connector cable. In a preferred embodiment, the computer peripheral is equipped with one or more hardware interfaces. The interface connector cable has a first end connector for attaching to the computer peripheral. The first end connector of the interface connector cable is typically a multiple pin connector constructed and arranged to be properly physically and electrically connectable only to a specific computer peripheral or class of computer peripherals, the first end connector including at least one electrical connection between two pins for completing a circuit within the computer peripheral thereby enabling the computer peripheral.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 1997Date of Patent: May 18, 1999Assignee: Spectra-Physics Scanning Systems, Inc.Inventors: Brad R. Reddersen, Phillip W. Shepard, Rockie D. Moch
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Patent number: 5703347Abstract: An interface selection and configuration system for a computer peripheral in which configuration for the peripheral and/or the host interface is at least in part accomplished by the interface connector cable. In a preferred embodiment, the computer peripheral is equipped with one or more hardware interfaces. The interface connector cable has a first end connector for attaching to the computer peripheral. The first end connector of the interface connector cable is typically a multiple pin connector constructed and arranged to be properly physically and electrically connectable only to a specific computer peripheral or class of computer peripherals, the first end connector including at least one electrical connection between two pins for completing a circuit within the computer peripheral thereby enabling the computer peripheral.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 1996Date of Patent: December 30, 1997Assignee: Spectra-Physics Scanning Systems, Inc.Inventors: Brad R. Reddersen, Phillip W. Shepard, Rockie D. Moch, Jon Paul Charles Williams
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Patent number: 5563402Abstract: An interface selection and configuration system for a computer peripheral in which configuration for the peripheral and/or the host interface is at least in part accomplished by the interface connector cable. In a preferred embodiment, the computer peripheral is equipped with one or more hardware interfaces. The interface connector cable has a first end connector for attaching to the computer peripheral. The first end connector of the interface connector cable is typically a multiple pin connector constructed and arranged to be properly physically and electrically connectable only to a specific computer peripheral or class of computer peripherals, the first end connector including at least one electrical connection between two pins for completing a circuit within the computer peripheral thereby enabling the computer peripheral.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 1994Date of Patent: October 8, 1996Assignee: Spectra-Physics Scanning Systems, Inc.Inventors: Brad R. Reddersen, Phillip W. Shepard, Rockie D. Moch, Jon P. C. Williams
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Patent number: 5481098Abstract: A method and apparatus for increasing the speed of scanners reading multiple bar code symbologies by changing the order of priority in which the various symbologies are tested by the decoder. After a particular symbology has been read a given number of times in a row, its priority is increased. A particular symbology will continue to advance in priority the more often it is read until it becomes the highest priority symbology.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 1993Date of Patent: January 2, 1996Assignee: Spectra-Physics Scanning Systems, Inc.Inventors: Glen Davis, Phillip W. Shepard
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Patent number: 5347113Abstract: An interface selection and configuration system for a computer peripheral in which configuration for the peripheral and/or the host interface is at least in part accomplished by the interface connector cable. In a preferred embodiment, the computer peripheral is equipped with one or more hardware interfaces. The interface connector cable has a first end connector for attaching to the computer peripheral. The first end connector of the interface connector cable is typically a multiple pin connector constructed and arranged to be properly physically and electrically connectable only to a specific computer peripheral or class of computer peripherals, the first end connector including at least one electrical connection between two pins for completing a circuit within the computer peripheral thereby enabling the computer peripheral.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 1993Date of Patent: September 13, 1994Assignee: Spectra-Physics Scanning Systems, Inc.Inventors: Brad R. Reddersen, Phillip W. Shepard, Rockie D. Moch
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Patent number: 5330370Abstract: An interface selection and configuration system for a computer peripheral in which configuration for the peripheral is at least in part accomplished by the interface connector cable. In a preferred embodiment, the computer peripheral is equipped with one or more hardware interfaces. The interface connector cable has a first end connector for attaching to the computer peripheral. The first end connector of the interface connector cable is typically a multiple pin connector constructed and arranged to be properly physically and electrically connectable only to a specific computer peripheral or class of computer peripherals, the first end connector including at least one electrical connection between two pins for completing a circuit within the computer peripheral thereby enabling the computer peripheral.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 1993Date of Patent: July 19, 1994Assignee: Spectra-Physics Scanning Systems, Inc.Inventors: Brad R. Reddersen, Phillip W. Shepard, Rockie D. Moch