Patents by Inventor Carl Nieland

Carl Nieland 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).

  • Modular RFID imaging device option
    Patent number: 8313187
    Abstract: A device, method, system and article for controlling an image forming device including removable RFID functionality. A print job may be received and a determination may be made as to whether the print job includes RFID data. The RFID data may be sent to a removable RFID module when RFID data is included in the print job. Media may then be provided to a first paper path defined in the removable RFID module when RFID data is included in the print job and provided to a second paper path defined in the image forming device. An image may then be formed on the media.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Lexmark International, Inc.
    Inventors: Albert Tyler Barnett, Rick Kallop, Raymond Michael Marowski, Carl Nieland, Evan J. Powers, Steven Eugene Ritter, Tim Rowland, Forrest Steely, Mark Stephen Underwood
  • Modular RFID Imaging Device Option
    Publication number: 20090274504
    Abstract: A device, method, system and article for controlling an image forming device including removable RFID functionality. A print job may be received and a determination may be made as to whether the print job includes RFID data. The RFID data may be sent to a removable RFID module when RFID data is included in the print job. Media may then be provided to a first paper path defined in the removable RFID module when RFID data is included in the print job and provided to a second paper path defined in the image forming device. An image may then be formed on the media.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2008
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Inventors: Albert Tyler Barnett, Rick Kallop, Raymond Michael Marowski, Carl Nieland, Evan J. Powers, Steve Eugene Ritter, Tim Rowland, Forrest Steely, Mark Stephen Underwood
  • System and method of importing documents into a document management system
    Publication number: 20060195491
    Abstract: A system and method of importing a document into a document management system are presented. In an embodiment, the method comprises displaying at a scanning device a list of one or more available profiles, each of the profiles being associated with metadata; receiving input indicative of a selection of one of the profiles; scanning the document to create a scanned document image; associating the metadata of the selected profile to the scanned document image; and importing the scanned document image and the associated metadata into the document management system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2005
    Publication date: August 31, 2006
    Inventors: Carl Nieland, Craig Rudolph, John Steele