Patents by Inventor Stan W. Stephenson

Stan W. Stephenson 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).

  • Apparatus for storing image information on a photographic record member
    Patent number: 5239394
    Abstract: An apparatus for storing electronic data on a storage area of a photographic record member such as a photographic negative, print or transparency is disclosed. The photographic record member is located on a translation table. Data related to the image contained on the photographic record member is written to and retrieved from a circular recording track located within the storage area using a rotating transducer head. Alignment of the transducer head to the circular recording track is accomplished by sampling the output of the transducer head during an alignment operation at a minimum of two points and controlling the movement of the translation table accordingly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 1990
    Date of Patent: August 24, 1993
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventor: Stan W. Stephenson