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CA 1292080 C · Owner: Diehm, Brian D. · Inventors: Diehm, Brian D.; Stanley, James C.

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Menus displayed on a screen of an instrument permit an operator to adjust and monitor the operating state of the instrument. Various menus are added and removed from the display in response to changes in the operating state of the instrument so that those menus appropriate for the operating state of the instrument are automatically displayed while inappropriate menus are automatically removed from the display. Displayed menu items may be added, removed or modified in response to changes in the operating state of the instrument as, evidenced by changes in the configuration parameters, so that only those menu items which are appropriate to a given operating state are displayed.

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  • Granted November 12, 1991. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended November 12, 2008.
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FiledOctober 6, 1987
GrantedNovember 12, 1991
Term endedNovember 12, 2008
Patent numberCA 1292080 C
Classification (IPC)G01R13/20 +2 more

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1988199119941997200020032006Application filedOct 6, 1987Patent grantedNov 12, 1991Term endedNov 12, 2008

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