Patents by Inventor Michael Lee Barlow

Michael Lee Barlow 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).

  • Detecting and preventing receipt printer jams
    Patent number: 11430096
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for detecting a printer jam. The systems and methods can include receiving a reference image of a printer opening and a second image of the printer opening. A lack of a receipt between the second image compared to the reference image can be detected. The lack of the receipt can indicate the printer jam. After detecting the printer jam, operation of the self-service terminal can be terminated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventors: John Crooks, Michael Lee Barlow, Andrew Klenzak, Brian Patrick Rogers, Sergio Silva
  • DETECTING AND PREVENTING RECEIPT PRINTER JAMS
    Publication number: 20210319631
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for detecting a printer jam. The systems and methods can include receiving a reference image of a printer opening and a second image of the printer opening. A lack of a receipt between the second image compared to the reference image can be detected. The lack of the receipt can indicate the printer jam. After detecting the printer jam, operation of the self-service terminal can be terminated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Inventors: John Crooks, Michael Lee Barlow, Andrew Klenzak, Brian Patrick Rogers, Sergio Silva
  • Print quality monitoring and correction
    Patent number: 10942687
    Abstract: Various embodiments herein each include at least one of systems, software, and methods for detecting such problems and to take corrective action. One embodiment, in the form of a method, includes instructing a printer to print a document including a testing output and receiving an image of the document including the testing output from an imaging device. This method further includes analyzing the testing output included in the received image in view of an expected testing output to identify a printing issue and then storing a result of the analysis. The method may also include performing at least one remedial action to correct an identified printing issue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventors: John Crooks, Michael Lee Barlow, Andrew Klenzak, Brian Patrick Rogers, Sergio Silva
  • PRINT QUALITY MONITORING AND CORRECTION
    Publication number: 20200409612
    Abstract: Various embodiments herein each include at least one of systems, software, and methods for detecting such problems and to take corrective action. One embodiment, in the form of a method, includes instructing a printer to print a document including a testing output and receiving an image of the document including the testing output from an imaging device. This method further includes analyzing the testing output included in the received image in view of an expected testing output to identify a printing issue and then storing a result of the analysis. The method may also include performing at least one remedial action to correct an identified printing issue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: John Crooks, Michael Lee Barlow, Andrew Klenzak, Brian Patrick Rogers, Sergio Silva