Patents by Inventor Kenneth Zins
Kenneth Zins 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).
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Patent number: 11697558Abstract: Methods and systems for automated detection of carton damage are disclosed. One method includes capturing one or more images of a carton via a camera system at a routing location within a warehouse of a retail supply chain, and applying a machine learning model to determine a likelihood of damage of the carton. The method can include, based on the likelihood of damage being above a particular threshold, identifying the carton as damaged. A carton assessment record can be stored in a carton damage tracking database, including the one or more images of the carton alongside the likelihood of damage and the routing location.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2020Date of Patent: July 11, 2023Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.Inventors: Matthew Nokleby, Deepti Pachauri, Kenneth Zins
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Publication number: 20220270229Abstract: Methods and systems for automated detection of carton defects are disclosed. One method includes capturing one or more images of a carton via a camera system at a routing location within a warehouse of a retail supply chain, and applying a machine learning model to determine a likelihood of damage of the carton. The method can include, based on the likelihood of damage being above a particular threshold, identifying the carton as damaged. A carton assessment record can be stored in a carton damage tracking database, including the one or more images of the carton alongside the likelihood of damage and the routing location.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2022Publication date: August 25, 2022Inventors: Mattthew NOKELBY, Deepti PACHAURI, Kenneth ZINS
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Publication number: 20220162012Abstract: Methods and systems for automated detection of carton damage are disclosed. One method includes capturing one or more images of a carton via a camera system at a routing location within a warehouse of a retail supply chain, and applying a machine learning model to determine a likelihood of damage of the carton. The method can include, based on the likelihood of damage being above a particular threshold, identifying the carton as damaged. A carton assessment record can be stored in a carton damage tracking database, including the one or more images of the carton alongside the likelihood of damage and the routing location.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2020Publication date: May 26, 2022Inventors: MATTHEW NOKELBY, DEEPTI PACHAURI, KENNETH ZINS
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Patent number: 8347770Abstract: A hole punch includes a base and a handle assembly to actuate a punch pin. The base may include a housing enclosing a punch head, and the housing may include an opening where the handle assembly is adapted to be recessed within the opening. The handle assembly may include a first linkage and a second linkage, each pivotally coupled to the base, and a third linkage pivotally coupled to both the first and second linkages, where the third linkage is arranged to move substantially parallel to the base. The first linkage may be substantially parallel to the second linkage when the punch pin is in a rest position, and the second linkage may be configured to nest within the first linkage when the punch pin is in a deployed position.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2008Date of Patent: January 8, 2013Assignee: Staples The Office Superstore, LLCInventors: Jonathan Newman Cedar, Przemyslaw Godycki, Dan Reilly, Kenneth Zins
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Patent number: 7717639Abstract: A binder for holding papers or other objects is described. The binder comprises a window which enables a user to identify the contents of the binder. The outer surface of the window may be substantially flush with the outer surface of the binder. At least one tab may be located behind the window which enables a user to load a label and holds the label such that it is viewable through the window.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2006Date of Patent: May 18, 2010Assignee: Staples The Office Superstore, LLCInventors: Kenneth Zins, Aidan Petrie, Daniel Nelsen
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Publication number: 20100107847Abstract: A hole punch includes a base and a handle assembly to actuate a punch pin. The base may include a housing enclosing a punch head, and the housing may include an opening where the handle assembly is adapted to be recessed within the opening. The handle assembly may include a first linkage and a second linkage, each pivotally coupled to the base, and a third linkage pivotally coupled to both the first and second linkages, where the third linkage is arranged to move substantially parallel to the base. The first linkage may be substantially parallel to the second linkage when the punch pin is in a rest position, and the second linkage may be configured to nest within the first linkage when the punch pin is in a deployed position.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2008Publication date: May 6, 2010Applicant: Staples The Office Superstore, LLCInventors: Jonathan Newman Cedar, Przemyslaw Godycki, Dan Reilly, Kenneth Zins
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Patent number: 7610838Abstract: A hole punch includes a base and a lever system to actuate a punch. The lever system includes a first lever having an end pivotally connected to the first end of the base and a second lever having an end pivotally connected to the second end of the base. Actuation of a free end of the second lever causes the first lever to move. In one embodiment, a lock is operatively coupled to the lever system and engages the first and second levers to hold the levers in a stowed position. In another embodiment, the hole punch includes a third lever having a first end operatively coupled to the first lever and a second end operatively coupled to the second lever.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2007Date of Patent: November 3, 2009Assignee: Staples The Office Superstore, LLCInventors: Michael Kent, William D. Hester, Kenneth Zins, Chinawut Paesang
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Patent number: 7540400Abstract: A stapler includes a body and a strike plate movably mounted to the body between a rest position and a loaded position. The strike plate is adapted to drive a staple into a target object. The strike plate may be moved from the rest position to the loaded position by a loading mechanism against the bias of a power spring, whereupon the energy stored in the power spring is applied to the strike plate to drive the staple. A stapler may include a lockout which inhibits movement of the strike plate toward the loaded position unless a work piece is beneath the stapler body.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2006Date of Patent: June 2, 2009Assignee: Staples The Office Superstore, LLCInventors: Kenneth Zins, Paul Severino, Robert Doran, Mitch Maiman, Yuri Gofman, Ryan McGann
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Patent number: 7527449Abstract: A binder mechanism includes a rotatable support having ring segments that can be locked in a closed configuration. The binder mechanism includes a horizontal and/or a flush mounted push button that opens and/or unlocks the rotatable support. The push button acts on a ramped slider that causes the rotatable support to rotate open. An over-center arrangement aids in maintaining the binder mechanism closed or opened.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2005Date of Patent: May 5, 2009Assignee: Staples The Office Superstore, LLCInventors: Aidan Petrie, Daniel Nelsen, Kenneth Zins
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Patent number: 7524127Abstract: A binder mechanism includes a rotatable support having ring segments that can be locked in a closed configuration. The binder mechanism includes a horizontal and/or a flush mounted push button that opens and/or unlocks the rotatable support. The push button acts on a ramped slider that causes the rotatable support to rotate open. An over-center arrangement aids in maintaining the binder mechanism closed or opened.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2005Date of Patent: April 28, 2009Assignee: Staples The Office Superstore, LLCInventors: Aidan Petrie, Daniel Nelsen, Daniel Smith, Michael C. Pereira, Kenneth Zins
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Publication number: 20080236353Abstract: A hole punch includes a base and a lever system to actuate a punch. The lever system includes a first lever having an end pivotally connected to the first end of the base and a second lever having an end pivotally connected to the second end of the base. Actuation of a free end of the second lever causes the first lever to move. In one embodiment, a lock is operatively coupled to the lever system and engages the first and second levers to hold the levers in a stowed position. In another embodiment, the hole punch includes a third lever having a first end operatively coupled to the first lever and a second end operatively coupled to the second lever.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2007Publication date: October 2, 2008Applicant: Staples Brands GroupInventors: Michael Kent, William D. Hester, Kenneth Zins, Chinawut Paesang
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Patent number: 7399136Abstract: A binder having molding thereon is provided. The binder may have two panels connected to one another by a hinge and a binding mechanism connected to one of the panels and designed to receive an article, such as one or more sheets of loose-leaf paper and other such articles. Molding may be located on the hinges to reinforce the hinge and may be less hard than the panel material. Molding may be located along the entire length of the hinge or in discrete sections spaced from one another along the hinge. Molding may also be located on edges of the cover panels, such as along the entire edge or at the corners between the edges. The material of the molding may be a different material than the material of the panels. To form the molding on or with the panels, techniques such as comolding or overmolding may be employed.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2006Date of Patent: July 15, 2008Assignee: Staples The Office Superstore LLCInventors: Aidan Petrie, Daniel Nelsen, Kenneth Zins
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Patent number: D656188Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2008Date of Patent: March 20, 2012Assignee: Staples The Office Superstore, LLCInventors: Michael Kent, Jean Marie Gibson, Kenneth Zins, Chad Kendall
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Patent number: D666242Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2012Date of Patent: August 28, 2012Assignee: Staples The Office Superstore, LLCInventors: Michael Kent, Jean Marie Gibson, Kenneth Zins, Chad Kendall
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Patent number: D731593Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2013Date of Patent: June 9, 2015Assignee: Staples The Office Superstore, LLCInventors: Aidan Petrie, Daniel Nelsen, Kenneth Zins
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Patent number: D735270Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2013Date of Patent: July 28, 2015Assignee: Staples The Office Superstore, LLCInventors: Aidan Petrie, Daniel Nelsen, Kenneth Zins
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Patent number: D776194Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2013Date of Patent: January 10, 2017Assignee: Staples The Office Superstore, LLCInventors: Aidan Petrie, Daniel Nelsen, Kenneth Zins
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Patent number: D794118Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2013Date of Patent: August 8, 2017Assignee: STAPLES THE OFFICE SUPERSTORE, LLCInventors: Aidan Petrie, Daniel Nelsen, Kenneth Zins
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Patent number: D803937Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2013Date of Patent: November 28, 2017Assignee: STAPLES THE OFFICE SUPERSTORE, LLCInventors: Aidan Petrie, Daniel Nelsen, Kenneth Zins
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Patent number: D839343Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2015Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: Staples, Inc.Inventors: Adam Wrigley, Kenneth Zins