Patents by Inventor Jeffrey R. Raines

Jeffrey R. Raines 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).

  • Verifying the physical characteristic of printed content for binding
    Patent number: 9586430
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments relating to verifying a printed work comprises a correct number of pages. Associated with a stack comprising one or more pages is an identifier that may be used to obtain an expected value for a physical characteristic of the pages in the stack. A sensor may then measure an actual value for the physical characteristic of the pages in the stack. Before binding the pages in the stack, the expected value may be compared to the actual value in order to verify the stack comprises the correct number of pages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard E. Jones, Jeffrey R. Raines, Jeffrey I. Coker, Scott W. Horoho, Brian E. Johnson
  • VERIFYING THE PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTIC OF PRINTED CONTENT FOR BINDING
    Publication number: 20140334900
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments relating to verifying a printed work comprises a correct number of pages. Associated with a stack comprising one or more pages is an identifier that may be used to obtain an expected value for a physical characteristic of the pages in the stack. A sensor may then measure an actual value for the physical characteristic of the pages in the stack. Before binding the pages in the stack, the expected value may be compared to the actual value in order to verify the stack comprises the correct number of pages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2014
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Inventors: Richard E. Jones, Jeffrey R. Raines, Jeffrey I. Coker, Scott W. Horoho, Brian E. Johnson
  • Verifying the physical characteristic of printed content for binding
    Patent number: 8827616
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments relating to verifying a printed work comprises a correct number of pages. Associated with a stack comprising one or more pages is an identifier that may be used to obtain an expected thickness of the pages in the stack. A sensor may then measure an actual thickness of the pages in the stack. Before binding the pages in the stack, the expected thickness of the stack may be compared to the actual thickness of the stack in order to verify the stack comprises the correct number of pages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard E. Jones, Jeffrey R. Raines, Jeffrey I. Coker, Scott W. Horoho, Brian E. Johnson