Patents by Inventor Franklin Nichols

Franklin Nichols 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).

  • Patent number: 7430003
    Abstract: A method for matching a photographic image with related identifying data, including the steps of creating a digital image that includes a datafile containing image time data, generating a signal when the digital image is created, and storing in a digital storage device identifying information relevant to the digital image. The identifying information also has information time data associated therewith. A signal is transmitted to the digital storage device and a time stamp is applied to the signal at the digital storage device. The image time data is stored in the digital storage device in time sequenced order. The image time data and the information time data are synchronized, and the digital image is associated with the identifying information by matching the synchronized image time data and the information time data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2008
    Assignee: Candid Color Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: James Franklin Nichols, Kenneth Edward Nichols
  • Patent number: 4629192
    Abstract: A building puzzle block includes an elongated body portion in the form of a rectangular parallelepipedon. Spheres are attached to the body portion along edges thereof and at spaced distances. An equal number of receiving sockets are formed at spaced distances. An equal number of receiving sockets are formed at spaced distances on the edges of the body portion for interconnecting the blocks with other similar blocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 1985
    Date of Patent: December 16, 1986
    Inventor: Franklin Nichols