Patents by Inventor Stan McDaniel

Stan McDaniel 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: 20040174563
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method of arranging a plurality of digital images on a page for printing is provided, which includes defining a current packing area on the page, identifying a largest size image of available images that will fit within the current packing area, defining a first arrangement of the identified largest size image in the current packing area, defining a second arrangement of the identified largest size in the current packing area, comparing the first arrangement to the second arrangement, and selecting one of the arrangements based on the comparison.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2003
    Publication date: September 9, 2004
    Inventors: John J. Cassidy, William Cassidy, Steven T. Breidenbach, Stan McDaniel, James E. Sutton
  • Patent number: 5038981
    Abstract: This invention relates to a vehicle mounted carrier for transporting portable fertilizer and seed spreaders on utility vehicles. The carrier 1 is mounted on the rear bumper of a utility vehicle. The fertilizer and seed spreader is supported by longitudinal members 6, 7 and 8 which together with transverse members 13 and 14 provide a rigid open framework for receiving the wheels and axle of a fertilizer and seed spreader. The carrier includes hooks 22 and 23 for receiving the axle and rod 24 for locking the legs of the fertilizer and seed spreader in position. The carrier is further provided with a vertical member 2, including curved rods 32 or brackets 39 and 40 to receive and support the handle or handles of the fertilizer and seed spreader.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 1990
    Date of Patent: August 13, 1991
    Inventor: Stan McDaniel