Patents by Inventor Alejandro de Pena

Alejandro de Pena 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).

  • Method for preparing a print mask
    Publication number: 20060109291
    Abstract: A method for preparing a mask for multi-pass printing, comprises determining a characteristic satellite drop spray pattern for printing in a multi-pass mode with a printhead. Positions in the mask are filled with pass numbers. The pass numbers in a given position are selected based on considerations of interactions among main drops and satellite drops.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2005
    Publication date: May 25, 2006
    Inventors: Alejandro De Pena, Joan Garcia, Santiago Reyero, Andreu Gonzalez, Andrew MacKenzie
  • Method for preparing a print mask
    Publication number: 20060087527
    Abstract: A method for preparing a mask for multi-pass printing, comprises determining a characteristic satellite drop spray pattern for printing in a multi-pass mode with a printhead. Positions in the mask are filled with pass numbers. The pass numbers in a given position are selected based on considerations of interactions among main drops and satellite drops.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2004
    Publication date: April 27, 2006
    Inventors: Alejandro de Pena, Joan Garcia, Santiago Reyero
  • Method and apparatus of operating a printer
    Publication number: 20050146548
    Abstract: An incremental printer adapted to print an image in a series of swaths, comprising a sensor adapted to determine the height of a printed swath of the image by scanning the swath as it is printed, the printer being controlled to take into account the determined height when printing a subsequent swath of the same image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2004
    Publication date: July 7, 2005
    Inventors: Alejandro de Pena, Santiago Reyero, Joan Garcia
  • Ink drying system for printer
    Publication number: 20050068396
    Abstract: An ink drying system for printer includes an IR heating element. A guide is configured to concentrate heat energy from the IR heating element to warm print media. A controller is configured to control operation of the IR heating element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2003
    Publication date: March 31, 2005
    Inventors: Jordi Ferran, Xavier Soler, Carles Boy, Alejandro de Pena, Jorge Menendez