Patents by Inventor Richard Pretzel

Richard Pretzel 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).

  • Publication number: 20050134894
    Abstract: A method of delivering a hardcopy of a document to a user via a printer of the user includes receiving a request for the document and creating an electronic file that includes an electronic reproduction of the document and code that interacts with a printer of the user to allow at least one hardcopy of the document to be printed on the printer. The code also prevents the electronic reproduction of the document from being used to print more than a predetermined number of hardcopies of the document. The method also includes sending the electronic file to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2004
    Publication date: June 23, 2005
    Applicant: Information Handling Services Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Littman, Richard Pretzel