Patents by Inventor Vernon W. Tarbutt

Vernon W. Tarbutt 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: 6745897
    Abstract: A storage and security case for a personal computer comprises a housing with fold over side platforms, which operate a mechanism to raise and lower a support platform within the case to cover a personal computer stored within the case or expose the personal computer. The side platforms provide additional functions such as a storage tray for various materials and a mouse platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2004
    Assignee: CompX International Inc.
    Inventors: Peter M. Barber, Vernon W. Tarbutt
  • Publication number: 20040017643
    Abstract: A cabinet has an opening and a panel which covers the opening. Electrical equipment is disposed in the cabinet and is operable when high voltage is applied thereto. An interlock mechanism is moveable between a locked position in which the panel covers the opening to prevent access to the electrical equipment and an unlocked position in which the panel can be opened or removed to allow access to the electrical equipment. A residual voltage associated with the electrical equipment when high voltage is removed from the electrical equipment is monitored. The interlock mechanism is moved from the locked position to the unlocked position allow access to the electrical equipment when the residual voltage decreases below a predetermined reference value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2002
    Publication date: January 29, 2004
    Applicant: NCR Corporation
    Inventors: James D.A. Hartling, Vernon W. Tarbutt, Brian W. Gamble
  • Patent number: 6564996
    Abstract: A system and method of generating a tender code for a purchase transaction and associating the generated tender code with both a payment and a produced digital receipt for the purchase transaction is described. The tender code may be assigned at several points in the purchase transaction. The digital receipt with the tender code is stored, preferably in a data warehouse. The data warehouse allows easy indexing of the digital receipt data including the tender code. The payment, such as a check, is encoded or affixed with the tender code such that the payment is correlated or linked to the digital receipt and thus the particular purchase transaction to which the payment applied. The tender code may be encrypted and/or contain auxiliary data. The auxiliary data may be device readable to allow a holder to access various information and/or data via an access device such as a document processing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2003
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventors: Mark S. Hoffman, Vernon W. Tarbutt
  • Publication number: 20030070948
    Abstract: A storage and security case for a personal computer comprises a housing with fold over side platforms, which operate a mechanism to raise and lower a support platform within the case to cover a personal computer stored within the case or expose the personal computer. The side platforms provide additional functions such as a storage tray for various materials and a mouse platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2002
    Publication date: April 17, 2003
    Applicant: CompX International Inc.
    Inventors: Peter M. Barber, Vernon W. Tarbutt
  • Publication number: 20020084320
    Abstract: A system and method of generating a tender code for a purchase transaction and associating the generated tender code with both a payment and a produced digital receipt for the purchase transaction is described. The tender code may be assigned at several points in the purchase transaction. The digital receipt with the tender code is stored, preferably in a data warehouse. The data warehouse allows easy indexing of the digital receipt data including the tender code. The payment, such as a check, is encoded or affixed with the tender code such that the payment is correlated or linked to the digital receipt and thus the particular purchase transaction to which the payment applied. The tender code may be encrypted and/or contain auxiliary data. The auxiliary data may be device readable to allow a holder to access various information and/or data via an access device such as a document processing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2000
    Publication date: July 4, 2002
    Inventors: Mark S. Hoffman, Vernon W. Tarbutt
  • Patent number: 6124561
    Abstract: A parallel document buffer for holding a plurality of documents while recognition processing is performed on data captured from the documents. Information from each document in a document stream is captured, and passed to a recognition processor. Each document is then passed to one of a plurality of parallel buffer stages of a document buffer, and held until a specified processing time has elapsed. Upon expiration of the processing time, the document is returned to the document stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2000
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventors: Graham Luckhurst, Bruce A. Burden, Gary E. Botzang, Vernon W. Tarbutt