Patents by Inventor Ronald C. Knapp

Ronald C. Knapp 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).

  • Apparatus for viewing an operating panel of an electronic device
    Patent number: 7300170
    Abstract: Some embodiments of the present invention provide an apparatus for viewing the operating panel of an electronic device, such as a printer, scanner, copy machine, facsimile machine, multi-function device and the like, wherein the apparatus is adapted to allow a person to view the operating panel from a line of sight that extends from an elevation lower than an elevation of the operating panel. The apparatus can reflect and/or refract an image of the operating panel to place it within the line of sight of the person, and can use one or more mirrors and/or prisms to perform this function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2007
    Assignee: Lexmark International, Inc.
    Inventors: Clyde D. Jasmin, Ronald C. Knapp