Patents by Inventor James S. Rabourn

James S. Rabourn 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).

  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR APPLYING TAX STAMPS
    Publication number: 20090314413
    Abstract: A tax stamp apparatus applies labels to individual packages of cigarettes, and prints tax information on the labels after they are applied to cartons of cigarettes. The apparatus may include a digital scanner that scans and decodes two-dimensional bar code information printed on the labels. The tax information may be supplied to the apparatus from a remote location, and the scanned data may be compared to the tax information supplied to the apparatus to verify that the tax indicia have been applied to the cartons of cigarettes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2009
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Applicant: R.E.D. STAMP, INC.
    Inventors: Jason L. Brandow, Marc J. Wilson, Bruce D. DeBoer, James S. Rabourn, Steven J. Lilly, Jack E. Spaans
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR APPLYING TAX STAMPS
    Publication number: 20090194230
    Abstract: A tax stamp apparatus applies labels to individual packages of cigarettes, and prints tax information on the labels after they are applied to cartons of cigarettes. The apparatus may include a digital scanner that scans and decodes two-dimensional bar code information printed on the labels. The tax information may be supplied to the apparatus from a remote location, and the scanned data may be compared to the tax information supplied to the apparatus to verify that the tax indicia have been applied to the cartons of cigarettes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2008
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Inventors: Jason L. Brandow, Marc J. Wilson, Bruce D. DeBoer, James S. Rabourn, Jack E. Spaans
  • Stamp applicator with automatic sizing feature
    Patent number: 7437860
    Abstract: A stamp applicator includes a sizing feature that measures the size of a carton of cigarettes entering the machine. The sizing feature may include sensors that determine both the height and width of a carton of cigarettes. The applicator includes a stamping head and other features that may be adjusted to accommodate cartons of different sizes. The stamp applicator may include sensors that determine if a carton of cigarettes is properly positioned prior to moving the cartons through the machine for further processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Assignee: R.E.D. Stamp, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason L. Brandow, Bruce D. DeBoer, Marc J. Wilson, James S. Rabourn
  • Stamp applicator with automatic sizing feature
    Publication number: 20070251189
    Abstract: A stamp applicator includes a sizing feature that measures the size of a carton of cigarettes entering the machine. The sizing feature may include sensors that determine both the height and width of a carton of cigarettes. The applicator includes a stamping head and other features that may be adjusted to accommodate cartons of different sizes. The stamp applicator may include sensors that determine if a carton of cigarettes is properly positioned prior to moving the cartons through the machine for further processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2006
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Inventors: Jason L. Brandow, Bruce D. DeBoer, Marc J. Wilson, James S. Rabourn