Patents by Inventor John Steele Beegle

John Steele Beegle 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).

  • Device and method for determining presence of a document to be imaged and providing a preview of the document
    Patent number: 9106778
    Abstract: A previewing device that includes a covering member coupled to an imaging surface and a sensing unit operatively coupled to the covering member. The sensing unit is adapted to automatically capture an image corresponding to the imaging surface upon detecting the covering member is in a closed configuration. A preview unit is operatively coupled to the sensing unit is configured to display a preview of image data corresponding to an image on the imaging surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: Lexmark International, Inc.
    Inventors: John Steele Beegle, Anthony Michael King, Ronald Todd Sellers, Robert Edward Stoss
  • Previewing and Imaging System
    Publication number: 20120262737
    Abstract: A previewing device that includes a covering member coupled to an imaging surface and a sensing unit operatively coupled to the covering member. The sensing unit is adapted to automatically capture an image corresponding to the imaging surface upon detecting the covering member is in a closed configuration. A preview unit is operatively coupled to the sensing unit is configured to display a preview of image data corresponding to an image on the imaging surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2011
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Inventors: John Steele Beegle, Anthony Michael King, Ronald Todd Sellers, Robert Edward Stoss