Patents by Inventor Wesley J. Micket

Wesley J. Micket 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).

  • Method and apparatus for using microfilm for data input into a computer
    Patent number: 5052042
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system that uses human readable microfilm to store information and retrieve that information for later use in a computer. The microfilm is put into a Computer Input Microfilm (CIM) Reader that scans the film and converts the characters or text in the image into computer codes. An Optical Character Recognition algorithm is used to identify the text character and the CIM Reader converts that character into a computer code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 1991
    Date of Patent: September 24, 1991
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Roger R. A. Morton, Wesley J. Micket, Wayne K. Shaffer