Patents by Inventor William Skillern

William Skillern 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).

  • Illuminated components for guiding maintenance and repair sequence
    Patent number: 6658218
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for guiding human operators through a sequence of maintenance and repair tasks such as the removal of paper jams in complex reprographic equipment. The invention comprises the placement of human interpretable indicators in locations corresponding to various operations to be performed by an operator and then activating such indicators in sequence when sensors and a control algorithm confirm that operations preceding the operation in the sequence are completed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2003
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Marc J. Krolczyk, Ken Hayward, Jeffrey M. Zielinski, William Skillern, Kenneth J. Rieck
  • Illuminated components for guiding maintenance and repair sequence
    Publication number: 20030123886
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for guiding human operators through a sequence of maintenance and repair tasks such as the removal of paper jams in complex reprographic equipment. The invention comprises the placement of human interpretable indicators in locations corresponding to various operations to be performed by an operator and then activating such indicators in sequence when sensors and a control algorithm confirm that operations preceding the operation in the sequence are completed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2001
    Publication date: July 3, 2003
    Applicant: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Marc J. Krolczyk, Ken Hayward, Jeffrey M. Zielinski, William Skillern, Kenneth J. Rieck