Patents by Inventor James W. McElwee

James W. McElwee 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: 20080158618
    Abstract: An image capture device includes a scanning bed having transparent first and second scanning surfaces. The first and second scanning surfaces intersect to form an apex. The apex is configured to engage a bound document. The device also includes first and second scanners, each configured for movement along interior sides of the respective first and second scanning surfaces. The first and second scanners are configured to collect image information from the facing pages as the scanners move along the interior sides of the scanning surfaces and convert the image information to respective first and second electronic signals representative of distinct ones of the facing pages. The device also includes a data assembly arrangement configured to receive the first and second electronic signals and assemble the electronic signals into an image file representative of the facing pages according to user-defined preferences.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2006
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Applicant: The Generations Network, Inc.
    Inventors: Lowell J. Reese, James W. McElwee