DR. DAVID EMERSON LEE, M.D.
Osteopathic Medicine at J St, Tacoma, WA

6369882, Apr 9, 2002

Apr 29, 1999

09/301715

Russell S. Bruner - Mt. Juliet TN
David R. Morgan - Benton KY
Garry R. Kenny - College Grove TN
Paul G. Gaddis - Seattle WA
David Lee - Tacoma WA
James M. Roggow - Puyallup WA

Advanced Sorting Technologies LLC - Nashville TN

G01N 2164

356 73, 356317, 356417, 2504611, 250223 R, 2505594, 209577

Apparatus and methods are provided for sensing the presence of bright white paper on a conveyor of a paper sorting system. The conveyor is constantly illuminated with ultraviolet light. When bright white paper is present in the inspection zone of the conveyor, it will re-radiate fluorescent light energy as a result of the ultraviolet light. Periodically, the inspection zone of the conveyor is illuminated with a second light source in the visible light spectrum. Light is collected from the inspection zone of the conveyor, including reflected light from the secondary source and including emitted fluorescent light energy as a result of the ultraviolet light falling on bright white paper. Periodically a microprocessor associated with the sensor senses reflected light from the second source to determine whether any object if present on the conveyor. The microprocessor then senses the level of fluorescent light energy being emitted from any object on the conveyor. The system determines first whether any object is present on the conveyor, as a result of the reflected secondary light, and then determines whether that object is bright white paper depending upon the measured level of emitted fluorescent light energy.

7388498, Jun 17, 2008

Sep 30, 2005

11/241110

Paul Spencer - Pullman WA, US
Edwin Hirahara - Federal Way WA, US
David L. Lee - Tacoma WA, US

Weyerhaeuser Company - Federal Way WA

G08B 13/14

3405725, 340 586, 340 58, 324300

The invention provides a method and system for labeling items, wherein the labels contain digital information and can be read when desired. The coding of the labels is done by choosing specifically engineered nano-particles, micro-particles, or liquid material in the form of “ink. ” The particles are designed to contain materials with distinguishable NMR (nuclear magnetic resonance) or NQR (Nuclear quadrupole resonance) frequencies and are combined in sets to encode digital information. The NMR/NQR label particle sets are printed on the item to be labeled, or on a label substrate which is then attached to the item to be labeled. In one embodiment, the printed NMR/NQR label consists of an array of spots, each of which may encode one or more digital characters. These spots can be detected and the digital information in the label can be read using a suitable magnetic resonance detector.

7054031, May 30, 2006

Jun 22, 2001

09/887867

David L. Lee - Tacoma WA, US
Hugh West - Seattle WA, US

Weyerhaeuser Company - Federal Way WA

G06F 15/00, G06K 1/00

358 19, 358 21, 358 301, 358 306, 358515, 358520, 382162, 382163

A method of color printing is described in which only two transparent inks are used to reproduce a source image The original digitally encoded image in red, green and blue colors may be initially adjusted for contrast, brightness, color balance, and tonal value. This is then converted to cyan, magenta and yellow encoding. The two of these channels which best represent the dominant colors of original image are then selected. The critical colors of the original image to be reproduced with reasonable accuracy are determined and spot colors that best represent these are selected from an ink palette The spot colors are assigned to the selected channels to which they have the closest color relationship. These two channels are next superimposed to form a composite image and their greyscale values are adjusted to produce an image most closely resembling the desired final image. New positive separations are then made and inverted to negative images from which printing plates can be prepared.

2002014, Oct 10, 2002

Apr 4, 2001

09/826473

David Lee - Tacoma WA, US
Amar Neogi - Kenmore WA, US

B32B001/02

428/034200

A method of color printing on packaging containers using transparent colors is described. The method is limited to the use of no more than two of the primary process colors. For many images primary process colors are not needed at all. Preferably, only two transparent inks will be used. In some cases an opaque ink may be applied first as a masking image underlying a part or all of the transparent ink overprint. In other cases the opaque ink may be applied last as a masking print over part of the image. The method can be used on any substrate color but it is particularly useful on dyed papers or unbleached kraft brownboard. While color reproduction is not totally accurate, nor is this expected in a calorimetric sense, surprisingly attractive and realistic images generally faithful to the original are attainable.

7834347, Nov 16, 2010

Jul 1, 2008

12/165907

Edwin Hirahara - Federal Way WA, US
David L Lee - Tacoma WA, US
Richard W Bunce - Boise ID, US

OrganicID, Inc. - Colorado Springs CO

H01L 29/08

257 40, 438 99, 257E51001

Organic transistors having a nonplanar interface between the insulating layer and the semiconductor layer are provided, along with methods for manufacturing.

7579951, Aug 25, 2009

Dec 28, 2005

11/321002

Edwin Hirahara - Federal Way WA, US
David L. Lee - Tacoma WA, US

Organicid, Inc - Colorado Springs CO

G08B 13/14

3405721, 340571, 3405722, 3405724, 3405728, 34053913

A container assembly for tracking a radio frequency identification tag () generally includes at least one container (), an RFID tag () associated with the container, and an RFID signal transmitter () associated with the radio frequency identification tag. The RFID signal transmitter is capable of transmitting an RFID response signal (). The assembly further includes a tracking signal transmitter () associated with the RFID signal transmitter. The tracking signal transmitter is capable of transmitting a tracking signal (), and the tracking signal is different at least in part from the RFID signal.

6854387, Feb 15, 2005

Oct 31, 2002

10/286240

David L. Lee - Tacoma WA, US
Amar N. Neogi - Kenmore WA, US

Weyerhaeuser Company - Federal Way WA

B41M001/14

101211, 101483, 53411, 428195

A method of color printing on packaging containers using transparent colors is described. The method is limited to the use of no more than two of the primary process colors. For many images primary process colors are not needed at all. Preferably, only two transparent inks will be used. In some cases an opaque ink may be applied first as a masking image underlying a part or all of the transparent ink overprint. In other cases the opaque ink may be applied last as a masking print over part of the image. The method can be used on any substrate color but it is particularly useful on dyed papers or unbleached kraft brownboard. While color reproduction is not totally accurate, nor is this expected in a colorimetric sense, surprisingly attractive and realistic images generally faithful to the original are attainable.

2005023, Oct 20, 2005

Jun 21, 2005

11/158951

David Lee - Tacoma WA, US
Hugh West - Seattle WA, US

B41J002/21, G01D011/00

347100000

A method of color printing is described in which only two transparent inks are used to reproduce a source image. The original digitally encoded image in red, green and blue colors may be initially adjusted for contrast, brightness, color balance, and tonal value. This is then converted to cyan, magenta and yellow encoding. The two of these channels which best represent the dominant colors of original image are then selected. The critical colors of the original image to be reproduced with reasonable accuracy are determined and spot colors that best represent these are selected from an ink palette. The spot colors are assigned to the selected channels to which they have the closest color relationship. These two channels are next superimposed to form a composite image and their greyscale values are adjusted to produce an image most closely resembling the desired final image.