Patents by Inventor Paul Mason

Paul Mason 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).

  • Energy saving vending machine and control
    Publication number: 20050177282
    Abstract: A method of controlling a vending machine, the vending machine having at least two operating modes including a normal operating mode in which items to be vended are maintained at or near a desired vend temperature and an energy saving mode in which items to be vended are allowed to be at a temperature other than the desired vend temperature, the method includes collecting historical operational data about the vending machine; predicting, based at least in part on the collected historical data, at least one period of potential vend activity; and putting the vending machine into normal operating mode prior to any predicted period of potential vend activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2004
    Publication date: August 11, 2005
    Inventor: Paul Mason
  • Intradermal-penetration agents for topical local anesthetic administration
    Patent number: 6746689
    Abstract: A non-invasive and non-systemic method for administering a local anesthetic. The method comprises topical application of a local anesthetic in combination with an intradermal-penetration agent selected from the group consisting an aloe composition, a triglyceride, and a mixture thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2004
    Assignee: EpiCept Corporation
    Inventors: Wilfried Fischer, Petra Huber, Paul Mason
  • Intradermal-penetration agents for topical local anesthetic administration
    Publication number: 20030138505
    Abstract: A non-invasive and non-systemic method for administering a local anesthetic. The method comprises topical application of a local anesthetic in combination with an intradermal-penetration agent selected from the group consisting an aloe composition, a triglyceride, and a mixture thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2002
    Publication date: July 24, 2003
    Applicant: EpiCept Corp.
    Inventors: Wilfried Fischer, Petra Huber, Paul Mason
  • Interactive print job display system and method
    Patent number: 6529214
    Abstract: An interactive image display system for displaying a printed article as it will appear when printed. It includes a user interface component, to accept information from a user for producing the printed article, and to provide a graphic image representing the printed article for display to the user; a graphic layout component, to process the information and produce a graphic description file, which is usable for a batch printing process; and an image producing component, to process the graphic description file and produce the graphic image. The user interface component maintains the information from the user, allowing the user to modify a part of the information in order to view changes in the displayed printed article. This maintained information is also used for producing and displaying a different printed article, and also for ultimately preparing and running the print job for the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2003
    Assignee: Checkerboard Ltd.
    Inventors: Micah Chase, Brian D. Markey, Paul Mason