Patents by Inventor Steven L. Ruzic

Steven L. Ruzic 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 and method for storing and reading data
    Patent number: 5545890
    Abstract: An apparatus (38) for storing data includes a storage media (14). Also included are a number of vertical bars (40), each providing a vertical edge (50) for defining columns (44), and a number of horizontal bars (42), each providing a horizontal edge (52) for defining rows (46). The vertical bars (40) and the horizontal bars (42) are printed on storage media (14). A number of data blocks (48) are formed, each data block (48) located in a row (46), column (44) position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 13, 1996
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Richard A. Houghton, Steven L. Ruzic
  • Apparatus and method for storing and reading data
    Patent number: 5451764
    Abstract: An apparatus (38) for storing data includes a storage media (14). Also included are a number of vertical bars (40), each providing a vertical edge (50) for defining columns (44), and a number of horizontal bars (42), each providing a horizontal edge (52) for defining rows (46). The vertical bars (40) and the horizontal bars (42) are printed on storage media (14). A number of data blocks (48) are formed, each data block (48) located in a row (46), column (44) position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 1993
    Date of Patent: September 19, 1995
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Richard A. Houghton, Steven L. Ruzic