Patents by Inventor Thomas M. Broad

Thomas M. Broad 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).

  • Desktop forms order system
    Patent number: 6018338
    Abstract: The creation and ordering of custom business forms is simplified for short-run orders, allowing the end user of the business form to design and transmit the order on a personal computer. Using appropriate design software, the business form is first designed, and then electronically transferred into a second software program which allows for the selection of a number of business form parameters, and also includes order parameters including quantity and delivery options. The business form parameters from the design software are automatically transferred to the ordering software, and any remaining parameters that must be selected are then selected in a sequence, the order quantity and delivery information is inputted, and the price is calculated, and then the custom business form and order are transmitted in machine form to a second computer remote from the first computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2000
    Assignee: Moore Business Forms, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth R. Greulich, Thomas M. Broad
  • Desktop forms order system
    Patent number: 5758048
    Abstract: The creation and ordering of custom business forms is simplified for short-run orders, allowing the end user of the business form to design and transmit the order on a personal computer. Using appropriate design software, the business form is first designed, and then electronically transferred into a second software program which allows for the selection of a number of business form parameters, and also includes order parameters including quantity and delivery options. The business form parameters from the design software are automatically transferred to the ordering software, and any remaining parameters that must be selected are then selected in a sequence, the order quantity and delivery information is inputted, and the price is calculated, and then the custom business form and order are transmitted in machine form to a second computer remote from the first computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 26, 1998
    Assignee: Moore Business Forms, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth R. Greulich, Thomas M. Broad
  • Desktop forms order system
    Patent number: 5241464
    Abstract: The creation and ordering of custom business forms is simplified for short-run orders, allowing the end user of the business form to design and transmit the order on a personal computer. Using appropriate design software, the business form is first designed, and then electronically transferred into a second software program which allows for the selection of a number of business form parameters, and also includes order parameters including quantity and delivery options. The business form parameters from the design software are automatically transferred to the ordering software, and any remaining parameters that must be selected are then selected in a sequence, the order quantity and delivery information is inputted, and the price is calculated, and then the custom business form and order are transmitted in machine form to a second computer remote from the first computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 1990
    Date of Patent: August 31, 1993
    Assignee: Moore Business Forms, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth R. Greulich, Thomas M. Broad