Patents by Inventor John D. Worden

John D. Worden 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).

  • Patent number: 4748480
    Abstract: This invention relates to sensitive or classified documents utilizing specially prepared paper containing a unique substance which will, in the presence of sensors incorporated within a document copier which constantly monitor the field of view for the presence of this unique substance, interrupt the operation of this document copier. Within the copier housing, adjacent the illumination and optical apparatus, a lens gathers some of the reflected light from a document to be copied. This light is then passed through three (3) narrow band spectral filters to three (3) associated detectors. Subsequent circuitry responds to the detected light at the predetermined wavelengths, if present, and, when appropriate, interrupts the operation of the copier and/or sounds an alarm or triggers a camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 1987
    Date of Patent: May 31, 1988
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Paul F. Jacobs, Thomas A. Whatley, John D. Worden, William D. Green, Kenneth I. Gustafson