Patents by Inventor Boyd R. Wilkes

Boyd R. Wilkes 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).

  • Selecting a color scheme for printing according to estimates of ink usage
    Patent number: 6991319
    Abstract: A method for printing includes estimating ink usage for printing with a first color scheme and a second color scheme, and selecting between the first color scheme and the second color scheme for printing according to the estimating of the ink usage. An apparatus includes a first sensor to measure a level of a first ink, a second sensor to measure a level of a second ink, and a processor coupled to the first sensor and the second sensor and configured to estimate usage of the first ink and the second ink using a first color scheme and a second color scheme and configured to select the first color scheme or the second color scheme for use in printing according to the estimate of the usage of the first ink and the second ink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2006
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Wendy L. Zerza, Vincent C. Skurdal, Boyd R. Wilkes
  • Selecting a color scheme for printing according to estimates of ink usage
    Publication number: 20040196331
    Abstract: A method for printing includes estimating ink usage for printing with a first color scheme and a second color scheme, and selecting between the first color scheme and the second color scheme for printing according to the estimating of the ink usage. An apparatus includes a first sensor to measure a level of a first ink, a second sensor to measure a level of a second ink, and a processor coupled to the first sensor and the second sensor and configured to estimate usage of the first ink and the second ink using a first color scheme and a second color scheme and configured to select the first color scheme or the second color scheme for use in printing according to the estimate of the usage of the first ink and the second ink.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2003
    Publication date: October 7, 2004
    Inventors: Wendy L. Zerza, Vincent C. Skurdal, Boyd R. Wilkes