Patents by Inventor Steven E. Berkheimer

Steven E. Berkheimer 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: 7447713
    Abstract: Systems and methods for translating document files to a common input format can then parse the elements of such documents into an object oriented document model with linking tags associated with each of the objects, element properties and element property values. The system and method also provide a capability to efficiently compare, reconcile, store, distribute and edit such object oriented components, elements, properties and/or values. Archived documents or graphical items can be recompiled and output in a predetermined, standard format.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2008
    Inventor: Steven E. Berkheimer
  • Patent number: 5271515
    Abstract: A multi-tiered display for holding and displaying a plurality of items. The display comprises at least two stackable interlocking canisters. Each canister has a substantially similar construction and comprises a bottom surface and a top surface. The bottom surface includes in a preferred embodiment, a first, second, and third projecting member each of which extends along a width of the bottom surface. The top surface includes a fourth, fifth, and sixth projecting member that extends along a width of the top surface. The bottom surface further includes a first, second, and third space for receiving the fourth, fifth, and sixth projecting members. The top surface includes a fourth and fifth space for receiving the second and third projecting members. Due to the structure of the canisters, the canisters when stacked are interlocked at three locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 1992
    Date of Patent: December 21, 1993
    Assignee: Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company
    Inventors: Steven E. Berkheimer, Jim Durish, Edward J. Keogh, Alfred Landa