Patents by Inventor Patrick Mara

Patrick Mara 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).

  • Publication number: 20240179255
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for processing documents is provided. The documents may be conveyed to a feeder for feeding documents to a scanner. The scanner scans each document to obtain image data and then discharges the document to one or more output or sort locations. The system may include a skew reduction assembly for reducing skew in the documents as the documents are fed to the scanner. The system may also include elements for improving image quality and reducing document damage while the document is scanned. The system may further include features for improving the stacking of the discharged documents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2023
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Inventors: Michael Sullivan, Kerry O'Mara, John Allen, James Walsh, Dobromir Kamburov, Michael Sparango, David Helmlinger, Peter Patrick
  • Patent number: 11985280
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for processing documents is provided. The documents may be conveyed to a feeder for feeding documents to a scanner. The scanner scans each document to obtain image data and then discharges the document to one or more output or sort locations. The system may include a skew reduction assembly for reducing skew in the documents as the documents are fed to the scanner. The system may also include elements for improving image quality and reducing document damage while the document is scanned. The system may further include features for improving the stacking of the discharged documents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: OPEX Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Sullivan, Kerry O'Mara, John Allen, James Walsh, Dobromir Kamburov, Michael Sparango, David Helmlinger, Peter Patrick
  • Patent number: 4806222
    Abstract: The invention is concerned with an electrolyte injector for an electrogalvanizing line, wherein electrolyte is injected backwards into the space between the steel strip 14 and the anodes 15. The injector, disposed on the side where the rising strip leaves the electrolyte bath 12, has a nozzle 9 provided with a plurality of injection pipes 11 allowing the electrolyte from the bath 12 to pass freely between these pipes 11.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1987
    Date of Patent: February 21, 1989
    Assignee: Societe Anonyme: Societe Lorraine de Laminage - SOLLAC
    Inventors: Gerard R. Colin, Andr',acu/e/ Klein, Alain Leclercq, Patrick Mara