Patents by Inventor Jan A. Herdzik

Jan A. Herdzik 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).

  • Custom cut image products
    Patent number: 7164490
    Abstract: A method for obtaining custom cut images products by an ordinary unskilled user/consumer wherein the consumer at a first location identifies a subject within a digital image for producing a cut image product. A software program automatically differentiates the selected subject from the background. The consumer then places an order over a communication network to a production facility at a second location that is remote from the first location for producing a cut image product using the selected subject on a cut sheet of media.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2007
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Joseph A. Manico, John R. Fredlund, Dale F. McIntyre, Jan A. Herdzik
  • Dispensing method utilizing disposable coverings that prevents spread of disease through cross-contamination
    Publication number: 20040040989
    Abstract: A package containing contents for dispensing, the package includes a body having an outlet for permitting the contents to be dispensed; a dispensing mechanism having a first opening aligned with the outlet for permitting the dispensed contents to pass therethrough; and a disposable covering having a second opening in alignment with both the outlet and the first opening, wherein the disposable covering covers the dispensing mechanism and is discarded after use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2002
    Publication date: March 4, 2004
    Applicant: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Jan A. Herdzik, Thomas M. Stephany, Robert E. Kerbs
  • Custom cut image products
    Publication number: 20030012454
    Abstract: A method for obtaining custom cut images products by an ordinary unskilled user/consumer wherein the consumer at a first location identifies a subject within a digital image for producing a cut image product. A software program automatically differentiates the selected subject from the background. The consumer then places an order over a communication network to a production facility at a second location that is remote from the first location for producing a cut image product using the selected subject on a cut sheet of media.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2001
    Publication date: January 16, 2003
    Applicant: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Joseph A. Manico, John R. Fredlund, Dale F. McIntyre, Jan A. Herdzik