Patents by Inventor Wayne Asa Olmsted

Wayne Asa Olmsted 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).

  • Methods and apparatus for metering printed media
    Patent number: 8181848
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for metering printed media are disclosed. A disclosed example apparatus comprises a first radio frequency identification (RFID) tag to adhere to a first leaflet of a printed media at a first location; a second RFID tag to adhere to a second leaflet of the printed media at a second location of the second leaflet, the first and second locations being substantially a same location; and a first RFID absorber to adhere to a third leaflet of the printed media such that, when the printed media is positioned to expose the first and the third leaflets, the second RFID tag is inactive, and such that, when the printed media is positioned to expose the second and the third leaflets, the first RFID tag is inactive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
    Inventors: Wayne Asa Olmsted, Charles Clinton Conklin, Michael Alan Hicks, Robert A. Luff
  • METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR METERING PRINTED MEDIA
    Publication number: 20090201132
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for metering printed media are disclosed. A disclosed example apparatus comprises a first radio frequency identification (RFID) tag to adhere to a first leaflet of a printed media at a first location; a second RFID tag to adhere to a second leaflet of the printed media at a second location of the second leaflet, the first and second locations being substantially a same location; and a first RFID absorber to adhere to a third leaflet of the printed media such that, when the printed media is positioned to expose the first and the third leaflets, the second RFID tag is inactive, and such that, when the printed media is positioned to expose the second and the third leaflets, the first RFID tag is inactive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2006
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Inventors: Wayne Asa Olmsted, Charles Clinton Conklin, Michael Alan Hicks, Robert A. Luff