Patents by Inventor Richard Ballou

Richard Ballou 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).

  • System for creating and controlling interactive graphic display screens
    Patent number: 4811240
    Abstract: A Graphic Development Instrument System (GDIS) provides a method and capability to design, create and update display screens, including static elements (never change) and dynamic elements (change responsive to stimuli) and is able to include any controller function, without rewriting or modifyng the software. The GDIS enables a screen designer to create EPROMS for those screens for different for example vehicles or models.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1986
    Date of Patent: March 7, 1989
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Richard Ballou, Stanley M. Belyeu, Joseph A. Boscove, Hobart L. Kurtz, Peter Langer, Andrew B. McNeill, Bernard M. Reid, Herman Rodriguez