Patents by Inventor William James Gardner

William James Gardner 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: 8743388
    Abstract: A method for controlling a peripheral device includes receiving input from a user at a workstation adapted to the user, determining whether the received input can be valid, generating a job ticket from the valid input, sending the job ticket to the peripheral device and receiving an identifier representing the job ticket from the peripheral device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Lexmark International, Inc.
    Inventors: Mohamed Nooman Ahmed, Amanda Kay Bridges, Stuart Willard Daniel, William James Gardner Flowers, Charles Edward Grieshaber, Dennis Herbert Hasselbring, Michael Earl Lhamon, Chad Eugene McQuillen, Michael Ray Timperman
  • Patent number: 8185957
    Abstract: A method for an impaired user to control a peripheral device including receiving key-value pair input from the user, determining whether the received input is valid and executing a job generated from the valid received key-value pair input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Lexmark International, Inc.
    Inventors: Mohamed Nooman Ahmed, Amanda Kay Bridges, Stuart Willard Daniel, William James Gardner Flowers, Charles Edward Grieshaber, Dennis Herbert Hasselbring, Michael Earl Lhamon, Chad Eugene McQuillen, Michael Ray Timperman
  • Patent number: 7890772
    Abstract: A document processing device configured to communicate with a first device and a user input device. The document processing device includes a controller having memory. The controller is operable to receive a first communication from the first device. The first communication includes a job to be processed by the printing device and a first shortcut access code associated with the job. The first shortcut access code is stored in the memory of the controller. The controller is also operable to receive a second communication from the user input device. The second communication includes a second shortcut access code. The controller holds the job to be processed until the controller receives the second communication and verifies the second shortcut access code matches the first shortcut access code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: Lexmark International, Inc.
    Inventors: Amanda Kay Bridges, William James Gardner Flowers, Charles Edward Grieshaber, Chad Eugene McQuillen, Michael Ray Timperman
  • Publication number: 20080144134
    Abstract: A method for a user to control a peripheral device includes soliciting input from a user through assistive technology, receiving input from the user in response to soliciting, and executing a job generated from the input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2006
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Inventors: Mohamed Nooman Ahmed, Amanda Kay Bridges, Stuart Willard Daniel, William James Gardner Flowers, Charles Edward Grieshaber, Dennis Herbert Hasselbring, Michael Earl Lhamon, Chad Eugene McQuillen, Michael Ray Timperman
  • Publication number: 20080144077
    Abstract: A method for controlling a peripheral device includes receiving input from a user at a workstation adapted to the user, determining whether the received input can be valid, generating a job ticket from the valid input, sending the job ticket to the peripheral device and receiving an identifier representing the job ticket from the peripheral device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2006
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Inventors: Mohamed Nooman Ahmed, Amanda Kay Bridges, Stuart Willard Daniel, William James Gardner Flowers, Charles Edward Grieshaber, Dennis Herbert Hasselbring, Michael Earl Lhamon, Chad Eugene McQuillen, Michael Ray Timperman
  • Publication number: 20080115222
    Abstract: A method for an impaired user to control a peripheral device including receiving key-value pair input from the user, determining whether the received input is valid and executing a job generated from the valid received key-value pair input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2006
    Publication date: May 15, 2008
    Inventors: Mohamed Nooman Ahmed, Amanda Kay Bridges, Stuart Willard Daniel, William James Gardner Flowers, Charles Edward Grieshaber, Dennis Herbert Hasselbring, Michael Earl Lhamon, Chad Eugene McQuillen, Michael Ray Timperman
  • Publication number: 20040243263
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for luring a member of an animal species to an area in an environment. In one aspect, a pre-recorded sound that simulates an environmental contact sound made by the animal species in the environment is played back to lure the member of the animal species to the area. In another aspect, first and second pre-recorded sounds that simulate first and second sounds made by the animal species in the environment are played back contemporaneously.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2004
    Publication date: December 2, 2004
    Applicant: G&B Patent Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: William James Gardner, Tommy J. Martin
  • Patent number: 6757574
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for luring a member of an animal species to an area in an environment. In one aspect, a pre-recorded sound that simulates an environmental contact sound made by the animal species in the environment is played back to lure the member of the animal species to the area. In another aspect, first and second pre-recorded sounds that simulate first and second sounds made by the animal species in the environment are played back contemporaneously.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2004
    Assignee: G&B Patent Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: William James Gardner, Tommy J. Martin
  • Publication number: 20030093169
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for luring a member of an animal species to an area in an environment. In one aspect, a pre-recorded sound that simulates an environmental contact sound made by the animal species in the environment is played back to lure the member of the animal species to the area. In another aspect, first and second pre-recorded sounds that simulate first and second sounds made by the animal species in the environment are played back contemporaneously.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2000
    Publication date: May 15, 2003
    Applicant: G@$amp;B Patent Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: William James Gardner , Tommy J. Martin