3m Innovative Properties Company

Michael E O'Brien

Guruprasad Somasundaram

Scott D Pearson

Cristin E Moran

Diane R Wolk

David M Mahli

Brian J Stankiewicz

Peter M Eisenberg

Richard J Moore

Brian L Linzie

Kristopher W Clover

Robert D Lorentz

Willem V Bastiaens

Andrew W Long

John W Henderson

Olen Ronning

Gabriel Alexander Biller

Stephen M June

Dennard J Powell

Matthew D Moore

Masuma W Henry

Esther S Jeong

Brian R Hackerson

A replacement part validation system is presented that includes a scanning system that scans a received part and provides the scan results of the received part. The system also includes a part recognition module that, based on the received scan results of the received part and provides a part identification and a part quality metric. The system also includes a job assignment module that assigns the received part to an outstanding repair job. The system also includes an output generator that outputs the outstanding repair job and the part quality metric. The system also includes a computing processor that, based on the received scanned results, causes the part recognition module to review a database of parts and retrieve a most-likely match. The part quality metric is based on a comparison of the received part to the most-likely match. The computing processor causes the output generator to output the outstanding repair job and part quality metric to a source.

Replacement part validation systems and methods

At least some aspects of the present disclosure feature systems and methods for managing notes. The note management system includes a note source, a note recognition module, a note extraction module, and a note labeling module. The note source is a visual representation of a scene having a note. The note recognition module is configured to receive the visual representation and determine a general boundary of the note from the visual representation. The note extraction module is configured to extract content of the note from the visual representation based on the determined general boundary. The note labeling module is configured to label the note with a category.

Systems and methods for managing notes

Printed articles such as flag or tab media can be printed with text and/or graphic objects specified by a user. The flag or tab media are useful in marking and indexing functions. The printed text and/or graphic objects can enhance the communicative and organizational effects of the tab or flag media, conveying information indicative of order, sequence, or identification. The flag or tab media can be arranged on a print sheet that is fed into a desktop printer. The layout of the flag or tab media on the print sheet can necessitate &ldquo;upside-down&rdquo; printing of the objects in certain areas to achieve an appropriate orientation during use, particularly for folded or inverted media. In this manner, the orientation of an object is flipped according to its position on the media. A design application program executed by a computing system allows an end user to design objects on flag or tab media without worrying about the necessary flipping functions. The application automates the flipping functions, and incorporates them into the workflow of the design process.

Design of text and graphic imagery on flag or tab media

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White Bear Lake, MN, United States of America

Michael E O'Brien