Patents by Inventor Dennis Normand Michaud

Dennis Normand Michaud 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).

  • Device and method for controlling ink keys
    Patent number: 6412412
    Abstract: An ink key control system comprises a data processor, a local area network connected to the data processor, and a plurality of ink keys connected directly to the local area network. Each of the plurality of ink keys includes a protocol controller for receiving an input from the local area network and a setpoint controller for receiving an input from the protocol controller. Also provided is a method for setting ink keys in a printing press comprising the steps of determining a desired setpoint for an ink key, transmitting the desired setpoint over a LAN to the ink key, receiving the desired setpoint at the key, and setting the key as a function of the desired setpoint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2002
    Assignee: Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
    Inventors: Dennis Normand Michaud, Michael Raymond Rancourt
  • Device and method for controlling ink keys
    Publication number: 20020040649
    Abstract: An ink key control system comprises a data processor, a local area network connected to the data processor, and a plurality of ink keys connected directly to the local area network. Each of the plurality of ink keys includes a protocol controller for receiving an input from the local area. network and a setpoint controller for receiving an input from the protocol controller. Also provided is a method for setting ink keys in a printing press comprising the steps of determining a desired setpoint for an ink key, transmitting the desired setpoint over a LAN to the ink key, receiving the desired setpoint at the key, and setting the key as a function of the desired setpoint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2001
    Publication date: April 11, 2002
    Inventors: Dennis Normand Michaud, Michael Raymond Rancourt