Patents by Inventor Lance Jones

Lance Jones 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: 10717472
    Abstract: A floor structure is assembled from a plurality of extruded aluminum planks that extend laterally across the bed of a truck floor positioned on an undercarriage of a center beam and cross beams. The planks each have one or more ribs on their underside to strengthen the floor structure and provide a mechanical means for connecting adjacent planks together. Each plank is configured with a female end rib and a male end rib that interlock to restrain movement relative the adjacent planks in all directions except the lateral direction. Side rails are attached to the floor structure at the edges of the plank bed to prevent movement of the planks in the lateral direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: Knapheide Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: John Wiberg, Manoj Patil, Justin Steele, Richard Baze, Lance Jones, Lance Gronewold
  • Patent number: 10513228
    Abstract: A self fixturing sidepack cabinet for a utility truck body has right and left doorjamb components that are positioned to the right and left of the cabinet door in the closed position. The door closes against door stop components positioned around the doorjamb, and extending inward. The door stop components may have a flexible edging component fitted on them around the doorway. The top door stop component extends from an upper door frame component configured with tabs bent 90 degrees from the door stop surface. The tabs slide behind the left and right doorjamb components to ensure the top of the door opening is dimensionally correct and installed at the proper angles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Inventors: Justin Steele, Richard Baze, Lance Jones, Mark Rose
  • Publication number: 20190300075
    Abstract: A floor structure is assembled from a plurality of extruded aluminum planks that extend laterally across the bed of a truck floor positioned on an undercarriage of a center beam and cross beams. The planks each have one or more ribs on their underside to strengthen the floor structure and provide a mechanical means for connecting adjacent planks together. Each plank is configured with a female end rib and a male end rib that interlock to restrain movement relative the adjacent planks in all directions except the lateral direction. Side rails are attached to the floor structure at the edges of the plank bed to prevent movement of the planks in the lateral direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Applicant: The Knapheide Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: John Wiberg, Manoj Patil, Justin Steele, Richard Baze, Lance Jones, Lance Gronewold
  • Publication number: 20190275951
    Abstract: A self fixturing sidepack cabinet for a utility truck body has right and left doorjamb components that are positioned to the right and left of the cabinet door in the closed position. The door closes against door stop components positioned around the doorjamb, and extending inward. The door stop components may have a flexible edging component fitted on them around the doorway. The top door stop component extends from an upper door frame component configured with tabs bent 90 degrees from the door stop surface. The tabs slide behind the left and right doorjamb components to ensure the top of the door opening is dimensionally correct and installed at the proper angles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2018
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Applicant: The Knapheide Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Justin Steele, Richard Baze, Lance Jones, Mark Rose
  • Patent number: 9858017
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for indicating capabilities of a printer. One embodiment is a system that includes a memory storing instructions for operating a Graphical User Interface (GUI), and a controller that presents the GUI based on the instructions. A control of the GUI includes a list of entries that each correspond with a potential printer capability. Responsive to detecting new text entered into a text field, the GUI displays an add button. In response to detecting a cursor over an entry in the list: the GUI displays a select button for selecting the entry to indicate actual capabilities of a specific printer. In response to detecting that a user has clicked on one of the select buttons to indicate an actual capability of the printer, the GUI selects a corresponding entry for the select button in combination with other entries to indicate the actual capabilities of the printer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Lance Jones, Maryamossadat Nematollahi Mahani, Calin Muresan
  • Patent number: 9600214
    Abstract: A method disclosed. The method includes receiving a plurality of jobs at a printing environment, detecting a selection of a set of the plurality jobs, automatically calculating an aggregate work volume estimation for set of selected jobs and displaying the aggregate work volume estimation at a graphical user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Lance Jones
  • Publication number: 20160139856
    Abstract: A method disclosed. The method includes receiving a plurality of jobs at a printing environment, collecting a first set of the plurality jobs at a first filter based on one or more job properties, generating a first batch of one or more jobs to be processed from a first set of jobs in the first filter based on one or more job properties specified in a first sub-filter component of the first filter and generating a second batch of one or more jobs to be processed from a second set of jobs in the first filter based on one or more job properties specified in a second sub-filter component of the first filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2014
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Erik J. Fritz, Joseph P. Gaertner, Lisa M. Oakleaf, Lance Jones, Marcel Stoica
  • Publication number: 20150363150
    Abstract: A method disclosed. The method includes receiving a plurality of jobs at a printing environment, collecting a first set of the plurality jobs at a first filter based on one or more job properties and generating a first batch of one or more jobs to be processed by selecting jobs within the first set of jobs having a volume within a defined volume range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2014
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Joseph Paul Gaertner, Erik Jason Fritz, Kumar Venkata Kadiyala, Lance Jones, Marcel Stoica
  • Publication number: 20150363149
    Abstract: A method disclosed. The method includes receiving a plurality of jobs at a printing environment, detecting a selection of a set of the plurality jobs, automatically calculating an aggregate work volume estimation for set of selected jobs and displaying the aggregate work volume estimation at a graphical user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2014
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Lance Jones
  • Publication number: 20150363151
    Abstract: A method disclosed. The method includes receiving a plurality of jobs at a printing environment, collecting a first set of the plurality jobs at a first filter based on one or more job properties, generating a first batch of one or more jobs to be processed from the first set of jobs in the first filter that and displaying the first filter and the first batch at a graphical user interface (GUI).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2014
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Erik Jason Fritz, Joseph Paul Gaertner, Kumar Kadiyala, Lance Jones, Marcel Stoica
  • Publication number: 20150363152
    Abstract: A method disclosed. The method includes receiving a plurality of jobs at a printing environment, collecting a first set of the plurality jobs at a first filter based on one or more job properties, detecting a selection of one or more jobs, via a graphical user interface (GUI), from the first set of jobs in the first filter, generating a first batch of jobs to be processed using the one or more jobs to be processed and displaying the first filter and the first batch at the GUI.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2014
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Inventors: Erik Jason Fritz, Joseph Gaertner, Kumar Kadiyala, Lance Jones, Marcel Stoica
  • Patent number: 9213510
    Abstract: A method disclosed. The method includes receiving a plurality of jobs at a printing environment, collecting a first set of the plurality jobs at a first filter based on one or more job properties, generating a first batch of one or more jobs to be processed from the first set of jobs in the first filter that and displaying the first filter and the first batch at a graphical user interface (GUI).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Erik Jason Fritz, Joseph Paul Gaertner, Kumar Kadiyala, Lance Jones, Marcel Stoica