Patents by Inventor Richard K Brenner

Richard K Brenner 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: 6206593
    Abstract: An information device having a printer includes a body and a printer portion for housing the printer and a printing medium. The body has a display screen side in which a display screen is positioned and a printer side positioned opposite the display screen side. The printer portion is attached to the printer side of the body such that the printer portion remains concealed during operation of the printer when the information device is viewed from the display screen side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Assignee: Brother International Corporation
    Inventors: Richard K Brenner, Mark S. Kimbrough, Philip Leung, Robert H. Garrett, Pearce Jones, Christopher A. Cogburn
  • Patent number: 5960440
    Abstract: A device that manages kitchen information, including an information storage device that stores a plurality of recipes, a display device that displays at least one of the plurality of recipes stored in the information storage device and a microcontroller that selects at least one of the plurality of recipes having a main recipe and at least one subsidiary recipe, where the subsidiary recipe being a scaled version of the main recipe. The display device can further display at least one of the plurality of recipes including a cooking time associated with the recipe and one or more timers. By selecting a timer, the microcontroller automatically sets the selected timer equal to the associated cooking time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1999
    Assignee: Brother International Corporation
    Inventors: Richard K. Brenner, David S. Register
  • Patent number: 5786983
    Abstract: An information device including a display portion in which a display screen is positionable and a removable keyboard with a first set of function keys. The information device can selectively assign different functions to each of the function keys. The display screen includes a second set of function keys. The functions assigned to the second set of function keys correspond to the functions of the first set of function keys. Both sets of function keys correspond in size, shape or number to allow the user to determine which function key is desired from either location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 28, 1998
    Assignee: Brother International Corporation
    Inventors: Richard K. Brenner, Mark S. Kimbrough, Philip Leung, Robert Garrett, Pearce Jones
  • Patent number: 4390088
    Abstract: A double container bag system for collapsible bicycles and the like is disclosed. The bag system serves as a protective container for transporting either a collapsible or a conventional bicycle. The system includes a series of double walled pockets sewn into the various disclosed bags and into which are inserted foldable panels. These panels and the bicycle container bag are fitted into a second container which becomes a saddle bag which fits over the rear of the bicycle when it is in use. Some of the parts of the disclosed system can be rearranged so as to join and form a hand carried piece of luggage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 1981
    Date of Patent: June 28, 1983
    Inventor: Richard K. Brenner
  • Patent number: 4252335
    Abstract: A collapsible bicycle using union coupling assemblies attached to bisected frame bars and a bisected handlebar gooseneck which allow the bicycle frame to be separated into two sections and the handlebars to be removed. The union coupling assemblies consist of a threaded memeber, a flanged member, and a threaded collar securing the threaded member to the flanged member. The handlebar gooseneck coupling assembly is further provided with an interlocking key to prevent relative rotation of the upper and lower sections. The end portions of the bisected frame bars and the bisected handlebar gooseneck to be joined are fitted within the interior of the union coupling assemblies which have an internal recess comprised of a cylindrical surface area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 1979
    Date of Patent: February 24, 1981
    Inventor: Richard K. Brenner
  • Patent number: D375947
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 26, 1996
    Assignee: Brother International Corporation
    Inventors: Richard K. Brenner, Mark S. Kimbrough, Philip Leung, Robert H. Garrett, Pearce Jones
  • Patent number: D376354
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 10, 1996
    Assignee: Brother International Corporation
    Inventors: Richard K. Brenner, Mark S. Kimbrough, Philip Leung, Robert H. Garrett, Pearce Jones
  • Patent number: D377340
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 14, 1997
    Assignee: Brother International Corporation
    Inventors: Richard K. Brenner, Mark S. Kimbrough, Philip Leung, Robert H. Garrett, Pearce Jones
  • Patent number: D390540
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 10, 1998
    Assignee: Brother International Corporation
    Inventors: Richard K. Brenner, Mark S. Kimbrough, Philip Leung, Robert H. Garrett, Pearce Jones