Patents by Inventor James E. Stocks

James E. Stocks 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).

  • Method and apparatus for magnetic communication via a photographic filmstrip
    Patent number: 6493514
    Abstract: A method is provided for recording metadata elements using a predetermined portion of a photographic filmstrip. The method comprising the steps of recording a primary data field including the entire set of data elements using a first share of the predetermined portion; and recording at least two secondary data fields on a second share of the predetermined portion; wherein at least one of the secondary data fields contains less than all of the metadata elements associated with an image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2002
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: James E. Stocks, James W. Cannon, Christopher T. Mattson