Patents by Inventor Thomas Gregory Middleton

Thomas Gregory Middleton 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).

  • Combined ultrasonic-based multifeed detection system and sound-based damage detection system
    Patent number: 8585050
    Abstract: A document handling apparatus having a document transport path for moving a document therethrough. A detector proximate the transport detects a multifeed indication in the transport path or a misfeed indication in the transport path. A processing system processes the indications and issues a termination signal if a multifeed or a misfeed, or both, is determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Anthony A. Syracuse, Randall R. Maysick, Thomas Gregory Middleton, Daniel P. Phinney, Swapnil Sakharshete, David M. Schaertel
  • Combined ultrasonic-based multifeed detection method and sound-based damage detection method
    Patent number: 8567777
    Abstract: A method for feeding sheets through a sheet transport path. Ultrasonic energy is directed toward a sheet in the transport path while an audio receiver detects audio data generated by the ultrasonic source and the mechanisms that transport the sheet. The audio data is processed to determine whether a multifeed or a misfeed condition exists in the transport path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Anthony A. Syracuse, Randall R. Maysick, Thomas Gregory Middleton, Daniel P. Phinney, Swapnil Sakharshete, David M. Schaertel
  • Combined Ultrasonic-Based Multifeed Detection Method And Sound-Based Damage Detection Method
    Publication number: 20130140766
    Abstract: A method for feeding sheets through a sheet transport path. Ultrasonic energy is directed toward a sheet in the transport path while an audio receiver detects audio data generated by the ultrasonic source and the mechanisms that transport the sheet. The audio data is processed to determine whether a multifeed or a misfeed condition exists in the transport path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2011
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Inventors: Anthony A. Syracuse, Randall R. Maysick, Thomas Gregory Middleton, Daniel P. Phinney, Swapnil Sakharshete, David M. Schaertel
  • SOUND-BASED DAMAGE DETECTION
    Publication number: 20130140757
    Abstract: A document handling apparatus having a document transport path for moving a document therethrough. A single detector proximate the transport detects a misfeed indication in the transport path. A processing system processes the indication and issues a termination signal if a misfeed is determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2011
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Inventors: Daniel P. Phinney, Randall R. Maysick, Thomas Gregory Middleton, Swapnil Sakharshete, David M. Schaertel, Anthony A. Syracuse
  • Combined Ultrasonic-Based Multifeed Detection System And Sound-Based Damage Detection System
    Publication number: 20130140760
    Abstract: A document handling apparatus having a document transport path for moving a document therethrough. A detector proximate the transport detects a multifeed indication in the transport path or a misfeed indication in the transport path. A processing system processes the indications and issues a termination signal if a multifeed or a misfeed, or both, is determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2011
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Inventors: Anthony A. Syracuse, Randall R. Maysick, Thomas Gregory Middleton, Daniel P. Phinney, Swapnil Sakharshete, David M. Schaertel