Patents by Inventor Mitchell Grunes

Mitchell Grunes 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).

  • RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS APPLICATIONS
    Publication number: 20070273525
    Abstract: The invention relates to the use of RFID systems for use with items of interest having RFID tags, such as in a library. The invention has particular applicability to determining the location, order, and other information regarding such items.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2007
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Inventors: Sharon Garber, Bernard Gonzalez, Mitchell Grunes, Richard Jackson, Gerald Karel, John Kruse, Richard Lindahl, James Nash, Chester Piotrowski, John Yorkovich
  • TERMINAL FOR LIBRARIES AND THE LIKE
    Publication number: 20070171068
    Abstract: A library terminal permits a user to execute a loan transaction without assistance. The library terminal (i) provides a visible scan line from a bar code reader indicating the correct positioning of the bar code on a circulating item, (ii) leads a user through a loan transaction, (iii) provides an explicit feedback to a user when an article has an improper position on the article receiving area, (iv) both checks out and checks in circulating items, (v) stores fonts in bit maps of screen displays instead of in a separate font memory, (vi) integrates a security marker reader, a printer, and a controller in the same housing, (vii) processes financial transactions related to the borrowing of circulating items, and/or (viii) displays actions for helping the user to correct errors in use of the terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2007
    Publication date: July 26, 2007
    Inventors: James Fergen, John Nelson, Michael Kieffer, Gerald Marsolek, Joseph Schwietz, Mitchell Grunes, Kathleen McLeod, Ronald Wurz
  • APPLICATIONS FOR RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20070011893
    Abstract: The present invention relates to RFID devices, including handheld RFID devices, and applications for such devices. The devices and applications may be used in connection with items that are associated with an RFID tag, and optionally a magnetic security element. The devices and applications are described with particular reference to library materials such as books, periodicals, and magnetic and optical media.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2006
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Inventors: Sharon Garber, Bernard Gonzalez, Mitchell Grunes, Richard Jackson, Gerald Karel, John Kruse, Richard Lindahl, James Nash, Chester Piotrowski, John Yorkovich
  • Radio frequency identification systems applications
    Publication number: 20060180665
    Abstract: The invention relates to the use of RFID systems for use with items of interest having RFID tags, such as in a library. The invention has particular applicability to determining the location, order, and other information regarding such items.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2006
    Publication date: August 17, 2006
    Inventors: Sharon Garber, Bernard Gonzalez, Mitchell Grunes, Richard Jackson, Gerald Karel, John Kruse, Richard Lindahl, James Nash, Chester Piotrowski, John Yorkovich
  • Applications for radio frequency identification systems
    Publication number: 20060145854
    Abstract: The present invention relates to RFID devices, including handheld RFID devices, and applications for such devices. The devices and applications may be used in connection with items that are associated with an RFID tag, and optionally a magnetic security element. The devices and applications are described with particular reference to library materials such as books, periodicals, and magnetic and optical media.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2005
    Publication date: July 6, 2006
    Inventors: Sharon Garber, Bernard Gonzalez, Mitchell Grunes, Richard Jackson, Gerald Karel, John Kruse, Richard Lindahl, James Nash, Chester Piotrowski, John Yorkovich
  • Software notes
    Publication number: 20060129944
    Abstract: In a data processing system, a note can be displayed and an image can be displayed in the note. The image may be acquired by a camera such as photographic camera, a digital camera, or other camera.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2005
    Publication date: June 15, 2006
    Inventors: David Berquist, Peter Eisenberg, Mitchell Grunes, Martin Kenner, John Kruse, Timothy Mertens, Cindy Munson, David Hering, Gregory Anderson, Gary Uebel, Brian Westover
  • Methods of managing the transfer and use of data
    Publication number: 20050032151
    Abstract: Certain improvements related to the transfer and use of information are disclosed, including a the transfer of information from an existing database to a database used in conjunction with an RFID device of the type that may be used to interrogate RFID tags associated with items associated with entries in the existing database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2001
    Publication date: February 10, 2005
    Inventors: Peter Eisenberg, Mitchell Grunes, Daniel McIntyre, Diane Morel, Paul Sevcik