Patents by Inventor Stephen Trapp

Stephen Trapp 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).

  • Photocopy monitoring system
    Patent number: 5077582
    Abstract: A system for monitoring a variable output paper processing device is provided. The monitoring system includes a counter which counts the number of papers processed and provides a count signal for each counted paper. A controller receives the count signals and totals the counts. The controller transmits the total count to a central station through a modem after either a predetermined time or a predetermined count. Internal diagnostic signals in the printing device are intercepted as they are transmitted to an internal display device of the printing device and transmitted to the central computer through the modem.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 1989
    Date of Patent: December 31, 1991
    Assignee: Monitel Products Corp.
    Inventors: Burt Kravette, Thomas Heidt, Stephen Trapp, Leonard Tarr, James C. Wickstead, Roger Booth