Patents by Inventor Michael S. Russell

Michael S. Russell 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).

  • System for creating and producing custom card products
    Patent number: 5615123
    Abstract: A method of and apparatus for creating and producing printed card products such as greeting cards for various applications, whereby a customer can select a card product for a desired application and customize or personalize certain portions of the selected card product. A terminal area or kiosk is provided at which the customer selects from a monitor screen display one of a number of different general applications for which he/she wants to obtain a card product. Upon entry of the selection via, e.g., a transparent touch-sensitive plate on the monitor screen, one or more pre-stored groups of card product design formats pertaining to the selected general application are determined, and further inquiries are made via the monitor screen to elicit certain information relating to a specific use or application for the desired card product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 1991
    Date of Patent: March 25, 1997
    Assignee: CreataCard, Inc.
    Inventors: Leonard Davidson, Matt Russell, Scott Allred, Michael S. Russell
  • Apparatus and methods for producing motive power
    Patent number: 4989465
    Abstract: For spinning up a gyroscope rotor, a motive power generating unit is used which contains a pyrotechnic gas-generating substance in the form of an azide composition. When electrically ignited, it produces a jet of filtered nitrogen gas which impacts on buckets in the periphery of the rotor and spins it up to speed. The gas generating unit can be used for generating motive power for other purposes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 1989
    Date of Patent: February 5, 1991
    Assignee: Kidde-Graviner Limited
    Inventor: Michael S. Russell
  • System for creating and producing custom card products
    Patent number: H1708
    Abstract: A method of and apparatus for creating and vending printed card products such as greeting cards is disclosed, whereby a customer can select a card product for a desired application and customize or personalize certain portions of the selected card product. A terminal area or kiosk is provided at which the customer selects from a monitor screen display one of a number of different selection criterion for which he/she wants to obtain a card product. There may be multiple levels of selection criteria. Upon entry of the selection via, e.g., a transparent touch-sensitive plate on the monitor screen, one or more pre-stored groups of card product design formats pertaining to the selected selection criterion are determined, and the customer is prompted to select a particular card format to customize. The card product designs may include separate graphics, text and spaces for insertion of customized user messages, and these elements may be stored in a compressed format.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 1991
    Date of Patent: February 3, 1998
    Assignee: CreataCard, Inc.
    Inventors: Leonard Davidson, H. Matthew Russell, Michael S. Russell, Scott K. Allred