Patents by Inventor Paul Ridl

Paul Ridl 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).

  • Patent number: 8272639
    Abstract: A document processing device capable of detecting a multifeed condition is configured to determine criteria of the multifeed or condition. If a detected multifeed meets the criteria, a detection of the multifeed or condition may be ignored.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Roland Simonis, Paul Ridl
  • Publication number: 20120025458
    Abstract: A document processing device capable of detecting a multifeed condition is configured to determine criteria of the multifeed or condition. If a detected multifeed meets the criteria, a detection of the multifeed or condition may be ignored.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2011
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Inventors: Roland Simonis, Paul Ridl
  • Patent number: 8066280
    Abstract: A document processing device capable of detecting a multifeed condition is configured to determine criteria of the multifeed or condition. If a detected multifeed meets the criteria, a detection of the multifeed or condition may be ignored.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Roland Simonis, Paul Ridl
  • Publication number: 20100091344
    Abstract: A document processing device that processes a plurality of articles and is capable of detecting a multifeed or a condition that may represent a multifeed may be configured to determine criteria of the multifeed or condition. This is particularly useful for configuring the document processing device to ignore multifeeds or conditions that are considered acceptable. For instance, a user may set predefined overlap criteria. If a detected multifeed criteria or condition criteria meets the predefined overlap criteria, a detection of the multifeed or condition may be ignored. However, if it does not meet the predefined overlap criteria, the detection of the multifeed or condition may cause the document processing device to take predetermined post-processing actions, for example to set an alarm message or halt operation entirely. Alternatively, if a condition is expected, predetermined post-processing actions can be taken if the condition is not detected or does not meet the specified criteria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2009
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Inventors: Roland Simonis, Paul Ridl
  • Publication number: 20100033774
    Abstract: The present subject matter relates to methods and systems for feeding sheets or batches of sheets, where a sheet feeder tray capacity level of a sheet feeder table is controllably varied through a hardware or software user interface, allowing a user to selectively set the sheet feeder table capacity level to any desired level according to a user's needs, and resulting in reduced overall batch feeding time and increased productivity as a result of less feeder tray movement during the feeding process. Control of the feeder tray capacity level through a user hardware interface is achieved by using “up” and “down” buttons or other keys on a control panel to adjust the feeder tray capacity level setting. A control panel button can also provide an automatic capacity setting feature. Control of the feeder tray capacity level through a user software interface is achieved by entering the desired feeder tray capacity level setting into a feeder tray capacity level setting box in the software control interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2008
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Inventors: Paul Ridl, Alan P. Jenks, Brian J. Mitton
  • Patent number: 7654521
    Abstract: A document processing device that processes a plurality of articles and is capable of detecting a multifeed or a condition that may represent a multifeed may be configured to determine criteria of the multifeed or condition. This is particularly useful for configuring the document processing device to ignore multifeeds or conditions that are considered acceptable. For instance, a user may set predefined overlap criteria. If a detected multifeed criteria or condition criteria meets the predefined overlap criteria, a detection of the multifeed or condition may be ignored. However, if it does not meet the predefined overlap criteria, the detection of the multifeed or condition may cause the document processing device to take predetermined post-processing actions, for example to set an alarm message or halt operation entirely. Alternatively, if a condition is expected, predetermined post-processing actions can be taken if the condition is not detected or does not meet the specified criteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2010
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Roland Simonis, Paul Ridl
  • Publication number: 20050228535
    Abstract: A document processing device that processes a plurality of articles and is capable of detecting a multifeed or a condition that may represent a multifeed may be configured to determine criteria of the multifeed or condition. This is particularly useful for configuring the document processing device to ignore multifeeds or conditions that are considered acceptable. For instance, a user may set predefined overlap criteria. If a detected multifeed criteria or condition criteria meets the predefined overlap criteria, a detection of the multifeed or condition may be ignored. However, if it does not meet the predefined overlap criteria, the detection of the multifeed or condition may cause the document processing device to take predetermined post-processing actions, for example to set an alarm message or halt operation entirely. Alternatively, if a condition is expected, predetermined post-processing actions can be taken if the condition is not detected or does not meet the specified criteria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2004
    Publication date: October 13, 2005
    Inventors: Roland Simonis, Paul Ridl