Patents by Inventor James Boland

James Boland 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).

  • Cross-flow cooling systems for continuous-form print media
    Patent number: 9827797
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein provide rollers that cool a print medium downstream of a dryer while minimizing the temperature differentials across the print medium. In some embodiments, air is directed through the interiors of different rollers in opposing directions based on a pattern to reduce the temperature differential across a width of the print medium. In other embodiments, a controller alternates a direction of the air through the interior of a roller to reduce the temperature differential across the width of the print medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Stuart James Boland, Dilan Nirushan Fernando, Scott Richard Johnson
  • EMBEDDED METAL REINFORCED STRUCTURAL ELEMENT AND METHODS FOR DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE
    Publication number: 20070017177
    Abstract: The present invention relates to reinforced structural timbers. Such timbers may include an elongated structural member comprised of one or more elongated non-metallic composite materials and one or more pieces of embedded metal assembled to form a composite structural element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2006
    Publication date: January 25, 2007
    Inventor: James Boland
  • 2-D to 3-D facial recognition system
    Publication number: 20050276452
    Abstract: A system and method of recognizing human faces by converting a two-dimensional (2D) Facial image into three-dimensions (3D) and subsequently using a Facial Recognition System to identify the individual in the original 2D image. The 3D image may also be processed in a variety of ways so as to broaden the recognition of the individual in the original 2D image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2003
    Publication date: December 15, 2005
    Inventor: James Boland