Patents by Inventor Thomas Q. LeBrun

Thomas Q. LeBrun 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).

  • Image based document processing and information management system and apparatus
    Patent number: 6043819
    Abstract: The present invention comprises an image based document processing and information management system and apparatus. It provides a more efficient method and apparatus for handling large volumes of form based business transactions using a digital image-based system for the capture, identification and processing of images, statistics and business data. The system converts documents, such as forms and supporting pages, into digital data which can be used to update computer records and to manage and support the adjudicative processing of business transactions by human operators at computer terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2000
    Assignee: Digital Image Systems, Corp
    Inventors: Thomas Q. LeBrun, Kerry Cage, Dennis Dwane Arnold
  • Image based document processing and information management system and apparatus
    Patent number: 5344132
    Abstract: The present invention comprises an image based document processing and information management system and apparatus. It provides a more efficient method and apparatus for handling large volumes of form based business transactions using a digital image-based system for the capture, identification and processing of images, statistics and business data. The system converts documents, such as forms and supporting pages, into digital data which can be used to update computer records and to manage and support the adjudicative processing of business transactions by human operators at computer terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 6, 1994
    Assignee: Digital Image Systems
    Inventors: Thomas Q. LeBrun, Kerry Cage, Dennis D. Arnold
  • System and method for extraction of data from documents for subsequent processing
    Patent number: 5191525
    Abstract: The present invention comprises an image based document processing and information management system and apparatus. It provides a more efficient method and apparatus for handling large volumes of form based business transactions using a digital image-based system for the capture, identification and processing of images, statistics and business data. The system converts documents, such as forms and supporting pages, into digital data which can be used to update computer records and to manage and support the adjudicative processing of business transactions by human operators at computer terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 1990
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1993
    Assignee: Digital Image Systems, Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas Q. LeBrun, Kerry Cage, Dennis D. Arnold
  • Document processing system
    Patent number: 4510619
    Abstract: A document processing system including a modular transport system which includes a digital image capture system, character recognition circuitry, document encoding systems, endorsers, audit trail printers and an in-line microfilm record system. Associated video terminals and non-impact printers are utilized to provide visual images of documents processed by the system. Selected documents may be read, endorsed, encoded, digitally imaged, filmed and sorted in a single continuous pass through the document processing system of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 1981
    Date of Patent: April 9, 1985
    Assignee: BancTec, Incorporated
    Inventors: Thomas Q. LeBrun, John Torkelson, Roy E. Dempster, Richard G. Van Tyne