Patents by Inventor Edwin B. Greene

Edwin B. Greene 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).

  • Negotiable instrument fraud detector and processor
    Patent number: 5456498
    Abstract: A device for detecting fraudulent negotiable instruments by coating areas of the negotiable instruments with a fluorescent substance that, when subjected to an ultraviolet light source, develops an emission of a certain known frequency. The device includes a filter which only passes known emission frequencies so that negotiable instruments can be rejected that do not exhibit that frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 10, 1995
    Assignee: BancImage, Inc.
    Inventor: Edwin B. Greene
  • Machine readable document and method for processing
    Patent number: 4724309
    Abstract: A method for processing a document including the steps of applying a source of energy to the document having at least one generally rectangular field area with a coating, scanning the document to locate the coated filed, reading only the indicia highlighted, reading a code to determine the character of the indicia, developing digital information signals, and storing the digital information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 1986
    Date of Patent: February 9, 1988
    Inventor: Edwin B. Greene
  • Negotiable instrument
    Patent number: 4634148
    Abstract: A negotiable instrument operable for automatic bank scanning and processing wherein the negotiable instrument includes three field areas to receive maker, payee, and amount indicia. A fluorescent ink is applied as background on at least one of the field areas of the negotiable instrument. When ultraviolet light is used to illuminate the negotiable instrument indicia added on top of the fluorescent ink may be automatically detected and scanned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 1983
    Date of Patent: January 6, 1987
    Inventor: Edwin B. Greene
  • Machine readable document
    Patent number: 4588211
    Abstract: A machine readable document is disclosed with unknown variable data of a specified nature imprinted thereon in unknown, variable locations. The data is imprinted on the document in such a manner that it can be machine located, accurately read, and identified as to type for further use in creating a composite record. In one embodiment, the document is a negotiable instrument or bank check which can be machine read and used in the production of a composite image statement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 1984
    Date of Patent: May 13, 1986
    Inventor: Edwin B. Greene