Patents by Inventor Laurence Herman

Laurence Herman 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).

  • Expert referral and conflict management
    Publication number: 20070124188
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods and systems for expert referral and conflict management.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2006
    Publication date: May 31, 2007
    Inventors: Laurence Herman, Jonathan Glick
  • Apparatus for decelerating sheet material while maintaining sheet registration
    Patent number: 5921546
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a sheet handling apparatus having a hopper drum (1) for receiving individual signatures (23) from a feed tray, the hopper drum being equipped with at least one set of signature seizing grippers (16). A hopper drum surface element (13) revolves counter to a direction of rotation (7) of the hopper drum (1) upon reversal of direction (33) of the signatures (23). A seizing element (26) is assigned to the direction reversal position (38) of the signatures (23).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 13, 1999
    Assignees: Heidelberg Finishing Systems, Heidelberg Druckmaschinen
    Inventor: John Laurence Herman