Patents by Inventor Christopher Alan Mertens

Christopher Alan Mertens 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).

  • Producing a continuous-forms printer with a paper misfold detector
    Patent number: 5644380
    Abstract: A method for producing a printer wherein tractor drives move a length of fan-fold, continuous-form paper upwardly from a stacked source thereof, through a print mechanism, across a paper directing assembly and then downwardly to refold onto an output stack, the method including steps for detecting misfolds of the fan-fold paper in the printer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 1, 1997
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Frederic Jessen, Christopher Alan Mertens, Nathan J. Olsen, Robert Joseph Telfer