Patents by Inventor Cheyne Smith

Cheyne Smith 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).

  • Publication number: 20230190014
    Abstract: Image displays are disclosed. An image display may include an image support and a plurality of foldable sections. Each foldable section may have a first segment rotatably coupled to and configured to lock with the image support and a second segment rotatably coupled to and configured to lock with the first segment. The image display may have an open and an assembled configuration. Display faces of the image support, first segment, and second segment may be coplanar in the collapsed configuration. The display faces image support and the second segment may be perpendicular to the display face of the first segment in the assembled configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2023
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: NATIONS PHOTO LAB LLC
    Inventors: Ryan J. Millman, Cheyne SMITH
  • Patent number: 10603941
    Abstract: A method of making high-quality wood prints without the use of ultraviolet printing or dye sublimation printing is described herein. The methods provide for the application of an image area comprising a printed image to a wooden substrate to produce wall hangings, ornaments, plaques and the like that include high-resolution printed graphics with wood grains and textures visible for creating the aesthetic of high-quality wood prints. The invention allows for the production of high-quality wood prints in retail photo processing installations from graphics provided by customers, for example, on computer-readable media capable of being printed using standard technologies such as ink jet or laser jet printing. The invention provides a lower-cost alternative for consumers to obtain customized, high-quality wood prints and provides retailers with kits of materials necessary to meet consumer demand for the products described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Gallery Blocks LLC
    Inventors: Ryan J. Millman, Cheyne Smith
  • Patent number: 10356967
    Abstract: Described herein is an apparatus and method for manufacturing an image display. The apparatus provides an automated method for efficient production of a finished image display, beginning with a planar, unassembled, image display and resulting with a fully-assembled image display in its final form, such as a cube-shaped image display with a plurality of images affixed thereto. In one embodiment, the apparatus is machinery configured as a semi-automated workstation, configured with four jigs stationed on a rotating platform housed on a workstation base. The rotating platform is configured for 360 degree rotation and advancing each jig through one of four work positions. The rotating platform is controlled by a control panel, which can be operated manually or automated. In one embodiment, the machinery is capable of high through-put manufacturing—up to three hundred image display cubes in one hour of operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: Gallery Blocks LLC
    Inventors: Ryan J. Millman, Cheyne Smith
  • Publication number: 20190092063
    Abstract: A method of making high-quality wood prints without the use of ultraviolet printing or dye sublimation printing is described herein. The methods provide for the application of an image area comprising a printed image to a wooden substrate to produce wall hangings, ornaments, plaques and the like that include high-resolution printed graphics with wood grains and textures visible for creating the aesthetic of high-quality wood prints. The invention allows for the production of high-quality wood prints in retail photo processing installations from graphics provided by customers, for example, on computer-readable media capable of being printed using standard technologies such as ink jet or laser jet printing. The invention provides a lower-cost alternative for consumers to obtain customized, high-quality wood prints and provides retailers with kits of materials necessary to meet consumer demand for the products described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Applicant: Gallery Blocks LLC d/b/a Artsy Couture
    Inventors: Ryan J. Millman, Cheyne Smith
  • Publication number: 20170112028
    Abstract: Described herein is an apparatus and method for manufacturing an image display. The apparatus provides an automated method for efficient production of a finished image display, beginning with a planar, unassembled, image display and resulting with a fully-assembled image display in its final form, such as a cube-shaped image display with a plurality of images affixed thereto. In one embodiment, the apparatus is machinery configured as a semi-automated workstation, configured with four jigs stationed on a rotating platform housed on a workstation base. The rotating platform is configured for 360 degree rotation and advancing each jig through one of four work positions. The rotating platform is controlled by a control panel, which can be operated manually or automated. In one embodiment, the machinery is capable of high through-put manufacturing—up to three hundred image display cubes in one hour of operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Applicant: Gallery Blocks LLC d/b/a Artsy Couture
    Inventors: Ryan J. Millman, Cheyne Smith
  • Publication number: 20160296044
    Abstract: Disclosed is an image display assembly comprising a wood base having a front (image) face for printing an image thereto, and a back (non-image) face, the back face comprising a plurality of linear v-grooves; an optional laminate layer applied to the front face of the base layer; and wherein the plurality of v-grooves segment the base into foldable base segments that upon inward folding along the v-grooves assemble the base into a support structure with a plurality of corners to form an assembled base comprising at least one image display face formed from at least a portion of the front face. Also provided is an assembled image display, a method of creating an image display and use of an image display and use of an image display assembly to create an image display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2016
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Applicant: Gallery Blocks LLC d/b/a Artsy Couture
    Inventors: Ryan Millman, Cheyne Smith
  • Publication number: 20160143461
    Abstract: Provided herein is an image display assembly comprising: a base haying a front face for securing an image or other display material for display, and a non-image face the non-image face comprising a plurality of linear v-grooves, wherein the plurality of linear v-grooves segment the base into one or more foldable segments that upon folding of the segments assemble the base into a support structure comprising a plurality of comers, thereby forming an assembled base comprising at least one image display face formed from at least a portion of the front face. Also provided is an assembled image display, a method of creating an image display and use of an image display and use of an image display assembly to create an image display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2015
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Applicant: Gallery Blocks LLC dba Artsy Couture
    Inventors: Ryan J. Millman, Cheyne Smith