Patents by Inventor David A. Newton

David A. Newton 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).

  • Address block location method and apparatus
    Patent number: 5386482
    Abstract: A block of printed information, for example an address, is located on a moving page and data commensurate with the block only is transferred to downstream processing apparatus such as an optical character reader. The location of the block of information is accomplished by generating a real time binary profile of a data stream produced during scanning of the page and comparing the binary profile with a plurality of prerecorded profiles commensurate with the type of information to be located.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 1992
    Date of Patent: January 31, 1995
    Assignee: Scan-Optics, Inc.
    Inventors: Alfred L. Basso, David A. Newton