763 patents
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Adaptive Autocolor Detection Based on Media Color
9 Sep 21
A method for detecting background color of a scanned document uses dynamic weights to adjust components of the L*a*b* color space.
Sainarayanan Gopalakrishnan, Vignesh Doss, Rajasekar Kanagasabai
Filed: 9 Mar 20
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Three-dimensional (3D) Object Printing System That Compensates for Misregistration
9 Sep 21
A three-dimensional object printer comprises a platen, a gantry positioned above the platen, an ejector head positioned on the gantry, a sensor, and a controller.
Jack T. LeStrange, Alex S. Brougham, Matthew R. McLaughlin, James L. Giacobbi, Victoria L. Warner
Filed: 9 Mar 20
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MFD Workflow Template with Multiple Resolutions
9 Sep 21
A method for scanning a document a single time on a multi-function device (MFD) to generate a scanned image in different resolutions is disclosed.
Cheryl A. Nazzaro, Sanja Pstrocki-Porras
Filed: 6 Mar 20
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Printing Device Including a Non-contact Memory Tag to Detect Fraudulent Use Thereof
9 Sep 21
A printing device, comprising a frame, an image-forming module, a non-volatile memory (NVM), a control operatively arranged to read the NVM incidental to controlling the printing device, and a first tag connected to the frame, the first tag holding information relating to a configuration of the printing device.
Rajana Mukesh Panchani, Kenneth Schleede, Peter Granby, Patrick Wilhelmus Bernardus Gerrits
Filed: 3 Mar 20
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System and Method for Using a Non-contact Memory Tag to Detect Fraudulent Use of Printing Devices
9 Sep 21
A method of detecting fraudulent use of a printing device including a non-contact memory tag, including receiving a request to read the tag, receiving information from the tag, determining an installed configuration of the printing device from the information, comparing the installed configuration to a current configuration of the printing device, and in response to determining that the current configuration is not the same as the installed configuration, indicating that a violation exists.
Rajana Mukesh Panchani, Kenneth Schleede, Peter Granby, Patrick Wilhelmus Bernardus Gerrits
Filed: 9 Mar 21
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Indoor Positioning System for a Mobile Electronic Device
9 Sep 21
Systems and methods for navigating an environment are provided.
Fritz Francis Ebner, Abhisek Dey, Karthik Subramanian, Matthew David Levesque, Aaron Zachary Borden, Matthew Dylan Coene
Filed: 21 May 21
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Methods and Systems for Sensing Obstacles In an Indoor Environment
9 Sep 21
A system of determining a distance between a mobile electronic device and an obstacle in an environment includes an electronic device, and a computer-readable storage medium.
Fritz Francis Ebner, Abhisek Dey, Karthik Subramanian
Filed: 5 Mar 20
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Methods and Systems for Handling a Document Having Content Marked Using One or More Identifiers
2 Sep 21
The disclosure discloses methods and systems for handling content of a document based on one or more identifiers.
Srinivasarao Bindana, Anand Arokia Raj Antony Muthu Rayar, Jagadeeswaran Lakshmipathy, Satyasai Prasad Raparthi
Filed: 28 Feb 20
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System and Method for Calibrating a 3D Printer
2 Sep 21
A three-dimensional (3D) printer includes a tool configured to extrude a material onto a surface to produce a 3D object.
Christopher D. Blair
Filed: 19 May 21
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Toner Including Toner Additive Formulation
26 Aug 21
A toner including a parent toner particle comprising at least one resin, in combination with an optional colorant, and an optional wax; and a surface additive formulation comprising at least one medium silica surface additive; at least one large silica surface additive; at least one positive charging surface additive, wherein the at least one positive charging surface additive is (a) a titanium dioxide surface additive; and wherein the parent toner particles further contain a small silica; or (b) a non-titanium dioxide positive charging metal oxide surface additive; and wherein the parent toner particles further optionally contain a small silica; and wherein a total surface area coverage of all of the surface additives combined is 100 to 140 percent of the parent toner particle surface area.
Richard P. N. Veregin, Michael F. Zona, Jordan A. Frank, Daniel W. Asarese, Paul K. Acquaviva, Chieh-Min Cheng
Filed: 25 Feb 20
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Dual Wax Toner Composition
26 Aug 21
A toner composition including a first wax; a second wax that is different from the first wax; wherein the first wax comprises a paraffin wax; wherein the second wax comprises a polymethylene wax; at least one polyester; and an optional colorant.
Jordan A. Frank, Daniel W. Asarese, Paul K. Acquaviva, Chieh-Min Cheng, Michael F. Zona, Richard P. N. Veregin
Filed: 25 Feb 20
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Titania-Free Toner Additive Formulation With Cross-Linked Organic Polymeric Additive
26 Aug 21
A toner including a parent toner particle comprising at least one resin, in combination with an optional colorant, and an optional wax; and a surface additive formulation comprising at least one medium silica surface additive; at least one large cross-linked organic polymeric additive; at least one positive charging surface additive, wherein the at least one positive charging surface additive is (a) a titanium dioxide surface additive; and wherein the parent toner particles further contain a small silica; or (b) a non-titanium dioxide positive charging metal oxide surface additive; and wherein the parent toner particles further optionally contain a small silica; and wherein a total surface area coverage of all of the surface additives combined is 100 to 140 percent of the parent toner particle surface area.
Richard P. N. Veregin, Michael F. Zona, Jordan A. Frank, Daniel W. Asarese, Chieh-Min Cheng, Paul K. Acquaviva
Filed: 25 Feb 20
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Tapered Encoder Shaft Coupling for Improved Serviceability and Motor Control
5 Aug 21
An implementation of an assembly of the present teachings includes a transport roll having a shaft with a tapered surface and an encoder having a coupler that defines a recess and has a tapered surface.
Carlos M. Terrero, Brian J. Dunham, Steven M. Sippel
Filed: 4 Feb 20
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Method and System for 3D Printing on Fabric
5 Aug 21
A method of printing on fabric includes: (a) loading a thermoplastic material into a nozzle of an extruder, such as an extruder of a three dimensional (3D) printer; (b) positioning a substrate that includes fabric in a print area proximate to the nozzle; (c) heating the thermoplastic material in the nozzle to a temperature that is equal to or greater than a melting point temperature of the fabric; and (d) extruding the heated thermoplastic material from the nozzle as a filament onto the fabric to yield a printed pattern on the fabric.
Joseph Michael Ferrara, Christopher Douglas Atwood
Filed: 30 Jan 20
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Using Augmented Reality to Perform Complex Print Jobs
29 Jul 21
Systems and methods are provided for using augmented reality to create a printing template.
David Parsons, Andrew T. Martin, Shane Michael Jewitt, Ken Hayward, Dragana Pavlovic, Michael J. Martin, David C. Swift
Filed: 28 Jan 20
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Ink Composition and Method of Printing Ink
15 Jul 21
An embodiment of the present disclosure is directed to an ink composition.
Robert Claridge, Naveen Chopra, Biby Esther Abraham
Filed: 14 Jan 20
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Intelligent Session Management System for a Multifunction Device
15 Jul 21
A system for performing multifunction device session management includes a multifunction device and a computer-readable storage medium that includes one or more programming instructions.
Noah John David Ullmann, Keith S. Watson, John F. Whiting
Filed: 10 Jan 20
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Systems and Methods for Printing of Removable and Permanent Images on an Object
8 Jul 21
Systems and methods for printing a plurality of images on a substrate include, for each of the plurality of images: determining whether that image is a removable image or a permanent image, identifying, based on the determination, at least one layer to be used for printing that image in addition to a marking material layer that forms the image.
Minette A. Beabes, Brendan C. Casey
Filed: 23 Mar 21
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Flexible Thin-film Printed Batteries with 3D Printed Substrates
1 Jul 21
A method for printing a flexible printed battery is disclosed.
Naveen Chopra, Gregory McGuire, Edward G. Zwartz
Filed: 15 Mar 21
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Filament Materials Comprising Marking Additives for Extrusion-based Additive Manufacturing Systems
24 Jun 21
A filament material and a method for producing the same is disclosed.
Nan Xing Hu
Filed: 20 Dec 19