Patents by Inventor Timothy Hinton

Timothy Hinton 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).

  • Technique for automatically activating and deactivating the availability of image borders as a function of time
    Patent number: 5923407
    Abstract: A method for use with a system that combines an input image with a border selected from a storage medium of borders to provide a composite image that is hard copy ready incorporating the steps of, providing each border with an expiration date and storing the borders and their respective expiration dates in the system's files. Each border with an associated expiration date is automatically deactivated on its expiration date. That in turn makes available for selection only those borders that have not yet been deactivated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 13, 1999
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventor: Timothy Hinton