Patents by Inventor Charlie H. Hill, Jr.

Charlie H. Hill, Jr. 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).

  • Patent number: 4283731
    Abstract: An ink jet printing apparatus for printing addresses on documents being transported along an independently operated conveyor. The printing apparatus includes a control console, a printing arm telescopically received within the console, and an ink jet printing head mounted on a carriage which is vertically movable within the printing arm. A tachometer wheel is mounted on the printing carriage for contacting a document being transported past the printing head and generating a tachometer signal in response thereto. A programmed microprocessor generates printing control signals in synchronism with the tachometer signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 1980
    Date of Patent: August 11, 1981
    Assignee: The Mead Corporation
    Inventors: Dennis E. Bok, Patrick E. Bridge, Robert W. Coulter, George W. Denlinger, Clifford S. Fernalld, Jr., Charlie H. Hill, Jr., David A. Huliba, James R. Meckstroth, Robert J. Scranton
  • Patent number: D266514
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 1980
    Date of Patent: October 12, 1982
    Assignee: The Mead Corporation
    Inventors: Clifford S. Fernalld, Jr., Charlie H. Hill, Jr.
  • Patent number: RE31271
    Abstract: An ink jet printing apparatus for printing addresses on documents being transported along an independently operated conveyor. The printing apparatus includes a control console, a printing arm telescopically received within the console, and an ink jet printing head mounted on a carriage which is vertically movable within the printing arm. A tachometer wheel is mounted on the printing carriage for contacting a document being transported past the printing head and generating a tachometer signal in response thereto. A programmed microprocessor generates printing control signals in synchronism with the tachometer signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 1982
    Date of Patent: June 7, 1983
    Assignee: The Mead Corporation
    Inventors: Dennis E. Bok, Patrick E. Bridge, Robert W. Coulter, George W. Denlinger, Clifford S. Fernalld, Jr., Charlie H. Hill, Jr., David A. Huliba, James R. Meckstroth, Robert J. Scranton