Patents by Inventor Derek D. Carlson

Derek D. Carlson 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: 20020130185
    Abstract: The invention creates and reads digital business cards, forms, and stationery. In its capacity as creator, the invention digitizes contact information into a representation suitable for printing, or otherwise transferring, to business cards. More generally, the invention converts files created by any computer application into a digital representation especially suitable for printing, or otherwise transferring, to paper, cardboard, or alternate media. In its capacity as reader, the invention transfers such digitized representations from business cards, forms, or stationery to computer applications. Beneficial applications include the automated scanning of digital business cards into electronic address books and Personal Information Managers, as well as the automated transfer of application-specific forms from paper to online systems for filing and data processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2002
    Publication date: September 19, 2002
    Inventors: Laurence Edward LaForge, Derek D. Carlson, Kirk Fredrick Korver
  • Patent number: 6105939
    Abstract: A stuffing box sheave assembly includes a brace having a tubular collar positioned at one end and a pair of spaced apart forked arms outwardly projecting from the opposing end. A nylon wheel is rotatably mounted between the forked arms. The wheel has an annular grooved recessed around the circumference thereof. The groove is configured to receive a wireline. An arcuate shroud is positioned over a portion of the circumference of the wheel. A pair of spaced apart retention pads are mounted to the shroud. Each of the pads are configured to be received within the groove of the wheel so as to prevent accidental jumping of the wireline out of the groove. A pair of tubular posts project from opposing sides of the shroud and are selectively received within the channel of a tubular member upwardly projecting from each forked arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2000
    Assignee: Wireline Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Russell L. Vance, Derek D. Carlson