Spall, MI
Ed Spall, Auburn Hills, MI US
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20090029534 | Liquid phase deposition of contacts in programmable resistance and switching devices - A programmable resistance, chalcogenide, switching or phase-change material device includes a substrate with a plurality of stacked layers including a conducting bottom composite electrode layer, an insulative layer having an opening formed therein, an active material layer deposited over both the insulative layer and the bottom composite electrode, and a top electrode layer deposited over the active material layer. The device uses a chemical or electrochemical liquid phase deposition process to selectively and conformally fill the insulative layer opening with the conductive bottom composite electrode layer. Conformally filling the conductive material within the opening reduces structural irregularities within the opening thereby increasing material density and resistivity within the device and thereby improving device performance and reducing programming current. | 01-29-2009 |
20090298222 | Method for manufacturing Chalcogenide devices - A method of chalcogenide device formation includes treatment of the surface upon which the chalcogenide material is deposited. The treatment reduces or eliminates native oxides and other contaminants from the surface, thereby increasing the adhesion of the chalcogenide layer to the treated surface, eliminating voids between the chalcogenide layer and deposition surface and reducing the degradation of chalcogenide material due to the migration of contaminants into the chalcogenide. | 12-03-2009 |
James M. Spall, Commerce, MI US
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20120217695 | Document Processing Apparatus, Assembly and Sub-Assembly and Method for Operating the Same - A sub-assembly of a document processor that routes at least one document from an input hopper, along a document path and to an output bin is disclosed. The document processor includes a flag movably-arranged within the input hopper to/from a closed orientation and an open orientation; a rod fixed to and extending from the flag, wherein the rod includes an outer surface; a cam member including a camming surface, wherein the camming surface is communicatively-coupled to the outer surface of the rod; a driven shaft connected to the cam member, wherein the cam member further includes a one-way clutch, wherein the driven shaft extends through the one-way clutch; and a feed motor connected to the driven shaft. A method for operating the sub-assembly is also disclosed. | 08-30-2012 |
James Michael Spall, Commerce, MI US
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20100014743 | COMPACT MULTIPASS DOCUMENT PROCESSOR - An apparatus for capturing data and images from checks and other financial and payment-related documents includes a compact, desktop document processor base unit and a transport stage including a plurality of processing devices and a multipass document track. The transport stage conveys the documents through the multipass document track and past tile plurality of processing devices. The transport stage receives a document from the input slot on the base unit, routes the document multiple consecutive times through the multipass document track, and then directs the document to the output slot on the base unit. The introduction of the multiple pass process may provide sufficient apparent track length for all legally required features for Check 21 in a small footprint. For example, magnetic ink character reading, endorsing, and rear imaging may be performed on separate passes of the document through the document track. | 01-21-2010 |
James Mihael Spall, Commerce, MI US
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20100013145 | SINGLE MOTOR DOCUMENT JOGGER/FEEDER - A compact, desktop document processor for use on a counter-top is provided. A low-profile document feeding machine includes a feeder, a hopper, at least one processing device, and an output pocket. The apparatus further includes a reversible motor including a shaft, a first one-way clutch, a second one-way clutch, a nudger device, and a jogging device. The nudger device is drivingly connected to the motor through the first one-way clutch such that driving the motor in a forward direction drives the nudger device to urge a document from a document stack in the hopper into the feeder. The jogging device is drivingly connected to the motor through the second one-way clutch such that driving the motor in a reverse direction drives the jogging device to align the documents in the document stack prior to feeding. | 01-21-2010 |
J. Michael Spall, Oakland, MI US
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20100140865 | DOCUMENT PROCESSING SYSTEM WITH MECHANISM FOR DETECTING STAPLES, PAPER CLIPS, AND LIKE FOREIGN ITEMS - A document processing system includes a document track composed of a pair of opposing rigid track walls. The documents are moved along the document track in a series to allow operations to be performed on the documents. An apparatus for detecting a document with an attachment includes a strike plate formed by a separate section of a wall of the document track. A magnet is arranged to attract material toward the strike plate. An accelerometer is mounted to the strike plate. The accelerometer detects an impact of an attachment to the strike plate when a document with an attachment passes the strike plate. | 06-10-2010 |
20100164170 | Check-processing device with single image camera - An apparatus for capturing images from checks and other financial and payment-related documents includes a base unit including an input slot for receiving a document to be processed. A transport stage located within the base unit receives the document from the input slot. The transport stage includes a document track, a processing device located along the document track, and a one-way gate located along the document track after the processing device. The document track includes a second, return path extending from a location at the one-way gate to a location before the processing device. A bidirectional drive mechanism receives the document as the document passes through the one-way gate in the forward direction. The bi-directional drive mechanism then reverses direction to drive the document in the reverse direction. The one-way gate is arranged to divert the document traveling in the reverse direction into the second, return path and re-introduce the document to the processing device with the document now in a reverse orientation. | 07-01-2010 |
20100165372 | Endorsement printing by building characters - A document processor receives a document to be processed and captures data from the document. The document processor includes a plurality of processing devices and conveys documents past the plurality of processing devices to allow the processing devices to perform operations on the documents. A programmable endorser prints an endorsement on a document as the document is processed. The programmable endorser includes a plurality of character segments in the form of various shapes such that the endorsement is printed by building characters from the character segments. | 07-01-2010 |
20100166288 | Check-processing device with conditionally-reversible track direction - An apparatus includes a document track, a processing device, and a selector gate after the processing device. The document track includes a second, return path extending from a location at the selector gate to a location before the processing device. A bi-directional drive mechanism receives the document as the document passes through the selector gate in the forward direction. A gate actuator selectively moves the selector gate. Upon the bi-directional drive mechanism reversing direction after receiving the document to drive the document in the reverse direction, when the selector gate is in the first position, the selector gate diverts the document into the return path and re-introduces the document to the processing device with the document now in a reverse orientation. When the selector gate is in the second position, the selector gate allows the document traveling in the reverse direction to be re-introduced, in reverse, to the processing device. | 07-01-2010 |
20100295232 | DOCUMENT PROCESSING DEVICE WITH OPTIMISED REVERSING TRACK LAYOUT AND SINGLE IMAGE CAPACITY - A document processing device and method of processing documents are disclosed. In one aspect, a document processing device includes a path of travel of documents through the document processing device, the path of travel including an approximately straight portion between a document tray and a document outlet and a return path to the document tray. The document processing device also includes a magnetic ink character recognition reader placed adjacent to the path of travel, and oriented to read magnetic characters printed on a document passing along the path of travel, the document having a front surface and a rear surface. The document processing device also includes an image capture device placed adjacent to the approximately straight portion of the path of travel and oriented to capture an image of the document passing along the path of travel. A plurality of rollers at least partially defines the path of travel, and includes a drive roller configured to route documents along the path of travel. A one-way gate defines a portion of the path of travel, the one-way gate capable of cooperating with the drive roller to reverse the orientation of the front and rear surfaces of the document within the path of travel. | 11-25-2010 |
Michael James Spall, Commerce, MI US
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20090123055 | DOCUMENT PROCESSING SYSTEM HAVING IMPROVED OPERATIONAL SEQUENCING - An automated document processing system is disclosed. The system includes a magnetic character reader located along a path of travel of a document. The system also includes a first image scanner located after the magnetic character reader along the path of travel, the first image scanner configured to capture an image of a first side of the document. The system further includes an endorser located after the magnetic character reader along the path of travel, where the endorser is configured to print an endorsement on at least one side of the document. The system also includes a second image scanner located after the endorser along the path of travel, the second image scanner configured to capture an image of the at least one side of the document endorsed by the endorser. | 05-14-2009 |
20090147317 | OPERATOR INTERACTIVE DOCUMENT IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM - Methods and systems for operator intervention in a document processing system are disclosed. One possible method includes capturing images of documents within a document processing system. The method further includes executing computerized analysis of the images to establish an acceptability determination regarding the images. The method further includes manually reviewing the computer analysis of the images to confirm or override the acceptability determination. | 06-11-2009 |