Patents by Inventor Alan Porter

Alan Porter 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: 11113589
    Abstract: A printing system and method of printing are provided herein. The printing system may generate custom user designs for printing. The designs may be associated with a selected print medium. The print medium may have a particular layout. The printing system may convert the design for printing on other print media without requiring user alteration or input of the design. In another aspect, the printing system may facilitate printing the designs via local printers and/or via professional printers. Accordingly, printing of designs on different print-receptive media items can be accomplished.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: CCL LABEL, INC.
    Inventors: Wade Person, Alan Porter, Brad Nelson, Phillip McGee
  • Publication number: 20200184288
    Abstract: A printing system and method of printing are provided herein. The printing system may generate custom user designs for printing. The designs may be associated with a selected print medium. The print medium may have a particular layout. The printing system may convert the design for printing on other print media without requiring user alteration or input of the design. In another aspect, the printing system may facilitate printing the designs via local printers and/or via professional printers. Accordingly, printing of designs on different print-receptive media items can be accomplished.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Wade PERSON, Alan PORTER, Brad NELSON, Phillip McGEE
  • Patent number: 10599963
    Abstract: A printing system and method of printing are provided herein. The printing system may generate custom user designs for printing. The designs may be associated with a selected print medium. The print medium may have a particular layout. The printing system may convert the design for printing on other print media without requiring user alteration or input of the design. In another aspect, the printing system may facilitate printing the designs via local printers and/or via professional printers. Accordingly, printing of designs on different print-receptive media items can be accomplished.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: CCL LABEL, INC.
    Inventors: Wade Person, Alan Porter, Brad Nelson, Phillip McGee
  • Publication number: 20170277984
    Abstract: A printing system and method of printing are provided herein. The printing system may generate custom user designs for printing. The designs may be associated with a selected print medium. The print medium may have a particular layout. The printing system may convert the design for printing on other print media without requiring user alteration or input of the design. In another aspect, the printing system may facilitate printing the designs via local printers and/or via professional printers. Accordingly, printing of designs on different print-receptive media items can be accomplished.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2015
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Applicant: CCL LABEL, INC.
    Inventors: Wade PERSON, Alan PORTER, Brad NELSON, Phillip McGEE
  • Patent number: 7527294
    Abstract: Decoupler deflector devices and systems for automobile steering systems are provided. A decoupler deflector device in an automobile steering system can be connected to an upper intermediate shaft (“I-shaft”) portion or an I-shaft joint. The decoupler device can be adapted to contact a lower I-shaft portion and rotate the upper I-shaft portion downwardly such that the upper I-shaft portion does not interfere with a collapsing steering column when subjected to loading from an automobile driver during a front-end collision impact event. The decoupler device can comprise a first end portion coupled to an upper I-shaft portion and an I-shaft joint; and a second end portion spaced apart from the first end portion to contact a lower I-shaft portion and rotate the upper I-shaft portion. Other embodiments are also claimed and described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2009
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Alan Porter, Alvin Matti, James Thornton
  • Publication number: 20060267329
    Abstract: Decoupler deflector devices and systems for automobile steering systems are provided. A decoupler deflector device in an automobile steering system can be connected to an upper intermediate shaft (“I-shaft”) portion or an I-shaft joint. The decoupler device can be adapted to contact a lower I-shaft portion and rotate the upper I-shaft portion downwardly such that the upper I-shaft portion does not interfere with a collapsing steering column when subjected to loading from an automobile driver during a front-end collision impact event. The decoupler device can comprise a first end portion coupled to an upper I-shaft portion and an I-shaft joint; and a second end portion spaced apart from the first end portion to contact a lower I-shaft portion and rotate the upper I-shaft portion. Other embodiments are also claimed and described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2005
    Publication date: November 30, 2006
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC, a corporation of Michigan
    Inventors: Alan Porter, Alvin Matti, James Thornton
  • Publication number: 20050262122
    Abstract: A system and method for facilitating the accurate entry of information into a highly structured database by initially extracting information from a plurality of nonuniformly formatted source data streams, e.g., documents/files, and subsequent interactions with users before storing the accepted and/or modified information into the database. Embodiments of the present invention provide an interactive path for each user (e.g., the author of the source document/file) to interactively modify the extracted data, e.g., according to the source document/file. Preferably, this interactive path is provided via the Internet and the extracted information can be modified by editing and/or selectively copying portions of the source documents/files to supplement and/or modify the extracted information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2005
    Publication date: November 24, 2005
    Applicant: BrassRing, LLC
    Inventors: David de Hilster, Alan Porter, John Reese