Patents by Inventor George Laws
George Laws 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).
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Patent number: 11772987Abstract: A multi-functional slurry processing system (“VARCOR”) and associated methods is disclosed. The present examples provide a multi-functional slurry processing system incorporating systems and methods for separating liquid and solid components in slurries. In particular the systems and methods described herein produce clean water, dried solids, and potential concentration of desirable constituents with a boiling point lower than water. At least one example of the multi-functional slurry processing system provides a self-contained processing facility configured to efficiently convert high water-content slurries into its constituent solid and liquid fractions and subsequently generating and collecting clean water and concentrating desirable constituents with a boiling point lower than water.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2020Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: Sedron Technologies, LLCInventors: Peter William Janicki, Sara Amber Van Tassel, John Edward Weller, Stanley James Janicki, Warren Lewis Heartwood, Keith Boyd Fackler, II, Alex James Gross, Tyler Everett Hamke, Austin George Law, Eric Christopher McBride, Ann Kate Nowinski, Liam Joseph Potocsnak, James O'Keefe Armstrong
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Publication number: 20220237894Abstract: System and related methods for applying machine learning to the classification of surface materials using images of spots of lights, such as resulting from a laser beam impinging the surface. A classifier trained using such spot images, resulting from light beams imping the surface, achieves excellent classification results, in spite of a lack of fine surface details in these images as compared to a more uniformly lit larger scene that would appear to contain more information on the surface type. Classifiers can achieve classification accuracies on biological tissues significantly above 90% using a number of well-known classifier architectures. The classification results can be used to generate a map of classified surface types and the combination of such with a three-dimensional model of a surface having classified surface portions reconstructed from a pattern of spots projected onto the surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2020Publication date: July 28, 2022Applicant: Signature Robot LtdInventor: Stephen George LAWS
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Publication number: 20210094842Abstract: A multi-functional slurry processing system (“VARCOR”) and associated methods is disclosed. The present examples provide a multi-functional slurry processing system incorporating systems and methods for separating liquid and solid components in slurries. In particular the systems and methods described herein produce clean water, dried solids, and potential concentration of desirable constituents with a boiling point lower than water. At least one example of the multi-functional slurry processing system provides a self-contained processing facility configured to efficiently convert high water-content slurries into its constituent solid and liquid fractions and subsequently generating and collecting clean water and concentrating desirable constituents with a boiling point lower than water.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2020Publication date: April 1, 2021Applicant: Sedron Technologies, LLCInventors: Peter William Janicki, Sara Amber Van Tassel, John Edward Weller, Stanley James Janicki, Warren Lewis Heartwood, Keith Boyd Fackler, II, Alex James Gross, Tyler Everett Hamke, Austin George Law, Eric Christopher McBride, Ann Kate Nowinski, Liam Joseph Potocsnak, James O'Keefe Armstrong
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Patent number: 10800667Abstract: A multi-functional slurry processing system (“VARCOR”) and associated methods is disclosed. The present examples provide a multi-functional slurry processing system incorporating systems and methods for separating liquid and solid components in slurries. In particular the systems and methods described herein produce clean water, dried solids, and potential concentration of desirable constituents with a boiling point lower than water. At least one example of the multi-functional slurry processing system provides a self-contained processing facility configured to efficiently convert high water-content slurries into its constituent solid and liquid fractions and subsequently generating and collecting clean water and concentrating desirable constituents with a boiling point lower than water.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2019Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: SEDRON TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Peter William Janicki, Sara Amber Van Tassel, John Edward Weller, Stanley James Janicki, Warren Lewis Heartwood, Keith Boyd Fackler, II, Alex James Gross, Tyler Everett Hamke, Austin George Law, Eric Christopher McBride, Ann Kate Nowinski, Liam Joseph Potocsnak, James O'Keefe Armstrong
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Patent number: 8078314Abstract: Systems and methods that allow for orienting and delivering mail between a postage verifier and a mail sorter. A postage verifier includes an optical character reader for decoding addresses on mail pieces that do not have bar codes. A reverter orients mail from the postage verifier into a position required for processing by the mail sorter. A combination of mail carrying modules carry the mail from the reverter to the mail sorter. The mail sorter prints bar code information on mail lacking bar codes, when the data is available, and sorts the mail based on the bar code information.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2008Date of Patent: December 13, 2011Assignee: United States Postal ServiceInventors: Timothy B. Barnum, George Laws, Leung M. Shiu, James E. Goodbar, III
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Patent number: 7930062Abstract: Systems and methods that allow for orienting and delivering mail between a postage verifier and a mail sorter. A postage verifier includes an optical character reader for decoding addresses on mail pieces that do not have bar codes. A reverter orients mail from the postage verifier into a position required for processing by the mail sorter. A combination of mail carrying modules carry the mail from the reverter to the mail sorter. The mail sorter prints bar code information on mail lacking bar codes, when the data is available, and sorts the mail based on the bar code information.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2006Date of Patent: April 19, 2011Assignee: United States Postal ServiceInventors: Timothy B. Barnum, George Laws, Leung M. Shiu, James E. Goodbar, III
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Publication number: 20080133049Abstract: Systems and methods that allow for orienting and delivering mail between a postage verifier and a mail sorter. A postage verifier includes an optical character reader for decoding addresses on mail pieces that do not have bar codes. A reverter orients mail from the postage verifier into a position required for processing by the mail sorter. A combination of mail carrying modules carry the mail from the reverter to the mail sorter. The mail sorter prints bar code information on mail lacking bar codes, when the data is available, and sorts the mail based on the bar code information.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2008Publication date: June 5, 2008Inventors: Timothy B. Barnum, George Laws, Leung M. Shiu, James E. Goodbar
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Publication number: 20060291691Abstract: A system and method for lifting an enhanced image of a delivery item using a first low-resolution color scanner to lift a first image of the delivery item, analyzing the first image with a processor to determine a color of the delivery item, using the color information to adjust the spectrum of an illuminating device, lifting a second image of the delivery item illuminated with the adjusted spectrum, and lifting a second image of the delivery item using a high-resolution grayscale scanner, the second image having enhanced contrast.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2006Publication date: December 28, 2006Inventor: George Laws
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Publication number: 20060213819Abstract: Systems and methods that allow for orienting and delivering mail between a postage verifier and a mail sorter. A postage verifier incudes an optical character reader for decoding addresses on mail pieces that do not have bar codes. A reverter orients mail from the postage verifier into a position required for processing by the mail sorter. A combination of mail carrying modules carry the mail from the reverter to the mail sorter. The mail sorter prints bar code information on mail lacking bar codes, when the data is available, and sorts the mail based on the bar code information.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2006Publication date: September 28, 2006Inventors: Timothy Barnum, George Laws, Leung Shiu, James Goodbar
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Publication number: 20040078112Abstract: Systems and methods that allow for orienting and delivering mail between a postage verifier and a mail sorter. A postage verifier incudes an optical character reader for decoding addresses on mail pieces that do not have bar codes. A reverter orients mail from the postage verifier into a position required for processing by the mail sorter. A combination of mail carrying modules carry the mail from the reverter to the mail sorter. The mail sorter prints bar code information on mail lacking bar codes, when the data is available, and sorts the mail based on the bar code information.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2003Publication date: April 22, 2004Applicant: United States Postal ServiceInventors: Timothy B. Barnum, George Laws, Leung M. Shiu, James E. Goodbar
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Patent number: 6671577Abstract: Systems and methods that allow for orienting and delivering mail between a postage verifier and a mail sorter. A postage verifier incudes an optical character reader for decoding addresses on mail pieces that do not have bar codes. A reverter orients mail from the postage verifier into a position required for processing by the mail sorter. A combination of mail carrying modules carry the mail from the reverter to the mail sorter. The mail sorter prints bar code information on mail lacking bar codes, when the data is available, and sorts the mail based on the bar code information.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2001Date of Patent: December 30, 2003Assignee: United States Postal ServiceInventors: Timothy B. Barnum, George Laws, Leung M. Shiu, James E. Goodbar, III
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Publication number: 20020069187Abstract: Systems and methods that allow for orienting and delivering mail between a postage verifier and a mail sorter. A postage verifier incudes an optical character reader for decoding addresses on mail pieces that do not have bar codes. A reverter orients mail from the postage verifier into a position required for processing by the mail sorter. A combination of mail carrying modules carry the mail from the reverter to the mail sorter. The mail sorter prints bar code information on mail lacking bar codes, when the data is available, and sorts the mail based on the bar code information.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2001Publication date: June 6, 2002Inventors: Timothy B. Barnum, George Laws, Leung M. Shiu, James E. Goodbar
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Patent number: 6279236Abstract: A household electric can opener operable by vertical movements of a control button. The can opener has an easily removable assembly that includes all of the exposed operating parts, including a cutting blade, a can drive wheel, the control button, and a lid magnet assembly. The entire removable cutter assembly is water immersible or machine washable for improved sanitation.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 1999Date of Patent: August 28, 2001Assignees: Hamilton Beach, Proctor-Silex, Inc.Inventors: Martin Brady, William K. Lee, George Law