Patents by Inventor Randall Ellis Hooker

Randall Ellis Hooker 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).

  • Recyclable and remanufacturable microprocessor-based postal evidencing module and method of recycling and remanufacturing
    Patent number: 8894192
    Abstract: The present invention relates to postal evidencing modules that can be recycled in a non-destructive fashion for reuse and remanufacturing. The modules comprise a cartridge-receiving portion and a lid, which can be manually disengaged from one another by the user in order to assist in reuse and remanufacturing. The modules further comprise flex circuits with one or more microprocessors to electrically engage the ink cartridges and a postage evidencing system. The present invention is designed to use commercially available ink cartridges and microprocessors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Clover Technologies Group, LLC
    Inventors: Randall Ellis Hooker, Eric Tuvesson
  • Recyclable and Remanufacturable Microprocessor-Based Postal Evidencing Module and Method of Recycling and Remanufacturing
    Publication number: 20140063151
    Abstract: The present invention relates to postal evidencing modules that can be recycled in a non-destructive fashion for reuse and remanufacturing. The modules comprise a cartridge-receiving portion and a lid, which can be manually disengaged from one another by the user in order to assist in reuse and remanufacturing. The modules further comprise flex circuits with one or more microprocessors to electrically engage the ink cartridges and a postage evidencing system. The present invention is designed to use commercially available ink cartridges and microprocessors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: Clover Technologies Group, LLC
    Inventors: Randall Ellis Hooker, Eric Tuvesson
  • Recyclable and remanufacturable microprocessor-based postal evidencing module and method of recycling and remanufacturing
    Patent number: 8544988
    Abstract: The present invention relates to postal evidencing modules that can be recycled in a non-destructive fashion for reuse and remanufacturing. The modules comprise a cartridge-receiving portion and a lid, which can be manually disengaged from one another by the user in order to assist in reuse and remanufacturing. The modules further comprise flex circuits with one or more microprocessors to electrically engage the ink cartridges and a postage evidencing system. The present invention is designed to use commercially available ink cartridges and microprocessors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Clover Technology Groups, LLC
    Inventors: Randall Ellis Hooker, Eric Tuvesson