Patents by Inventor Christopher B. Liston
Christopher B. Liston 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).
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Publication number: 20240072408Abstract: A planar antenna providing a heating function includes a radiating element and a ground element disposed over a surface of a substrate, wherein the radiating element and the ground element are conductive. The ground element includes a conduction path between a first connection point and a second connection point. The ground element is adapted to be connected to a power source to provide a voltage between the first connection point and the second connection point, thereby producing heat by providing a current through the ground element along the conduction path.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2022Publication date: February 29, 2024Inventors: Christopher B. Liston, Carolyn Rae Ellinger
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Publication number: 20240072409Abstract: A planar antenna that provides a heating function is fabricated by printing a pattern of catalytic ink onto a surface of a web of flexible substrate. The printed pattern of catalytic ink defines an antenna pattern including a radiating element and a ground element. A conductive material is electrolessly plated onto the pattern of catalytic ink by transporting the web of flexible substrate through a reservoir of plating solution to form a corresponding pattern of conductive material. The electrolessly-plated ground element includes a conduction path between a first connection point and a second connection point, wherein the electrolessly-plated ground element is adapted to be connected to a power source to provide a voltage between the first connection point and the second connection point, thereby producing heat by providing a current through the ground element along the conduction path.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2022Publication date: February 29, 2024Inventors: Christopher B. Liston, Carolyn Rae Ellinger
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Patent number: 11404589Abstract: An electrode film includes a first electrode pattern having a first set of parallel conductive electrodes and a second electrode pattern having a second set of parallel conductive electrodes disposed on a surface of a transparent film. The conductive electrodes in the first and second electrode patterns are conductive mesh patterns including a pattern of open areas and are arranged in an interlaced pattern. The first and second electrode patterns are configured to be connected to respective sources of electrical power supplying respective waveforms to generate a time-varying electric field pattern above a surface of the electrode film.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2018Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: EASTMAN KODAK COMPANYInventors: Thomas Nathaniel Tombs, Todd Mathew Spath, Christopher B. Liston, Douglas Edward Garman
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Patent number: 11110493Abstract: An electrode film includes a first electrode pattern having a first set of parallel conductive electrodes and a second electrode pattern having a second set of parallel conductive electrodes disposed on a first surface of a transparent film, wherein elements of the first electrode pattern do not cross over elements of the second electrode pattern. A third electrode pattern having a third set of parallel conductive electrodes is disposed on a second surface of the transparent film, wherein the first, second and third sets of parallel conductive electrodes are arranged in an interlaced pattern. The electrode patterns are configured to be connected to respective power sources of electrical power supplying respective waveforms to generate a time-varying electric field pattern above a surface of the electrode film.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2018Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Thomas Nathaniel Tombs, Todd Mathew Spath, Douglas Edward Garman, Carolyn Rae Ellinger, Christopher B. Liston
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Patent number: 10707359Abstract: An electrode film is fabricated by using a flexographic printing system to print a first electrode pattern including a first set of parallel electrodes and a second electrode pattern including a second set of parallel electrodes onto a first surface of a transparent film using a catalytic ink, wherein elements of the first electrode pattern do not cross over elements of the second electrode pattern. The flexographic printing system prints a third electrode pattern including a third set of parallel electrodes onto a second surface of the transparent film using the catalytic ink, wherein the first, second and third sets of parallel electrodes are arranged in an interlaced pattern. A conductive metallic material is electrolessly plated onto the catalytic ink such that the elements of the first, second and third electrode patterns become conductive.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2018Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignee: EASTMAN KODAK COMPANYInventors: Thomas Nathaniel Tombs, Todd Mathew Spath, Douglas Edward Garman, Christopher B. Liston, Carolyn Rae Ellinger
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Publication number: 20200066924Abstract: An electrode film includes a first electrode pattern having a first set of parallel conductive electrodes and a second electrode pattern having a second set of parallel conductive electrodes disposed on a surface of a transparent film. The conductive electrodes in the first and second electrode patterns are conductive mesh patterns including a pattern of open areas and are arranged in an interlaced pattern. The first and second electrode patterns are configured to be connected to respective sources of electrical power supplying respective waveforms to generate a time-varying electric field pattern above a surface of the electrode film.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2018Publication date: February 27, 2020Inventors: Thomas Nathaniel Tombs, Todd Mathew Spath, Christopher B. Liston, Douqlas Edward Garman
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Publication number: 20200066925Abstract: An electrode film is fabricated by using a flexographic printing system to print a first electrode pattern including a first set of parallel electrodes and a second electrode pattern including a second set of parallel electrodes onto a first surface of a transparent film using a catalytic ink, wherein elements of the first electrode pattern do not cross over elements of the second electrode pattern. The flexographic printing system prints a third electrode pattern including a third set of parallel electrodes onto a second surface of the transparent film using the catalytic ink, wherein the first, second and third sets of parallel electrodes are arranged in an interlaced pattern. A conductive metallic material is electrolessly plated onto the catalytic ink such that the elements of the first, second and third electrode patterns become conductive.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2018Publication date: February 27, 2020Inventors: Thomas Nathaniel Tombs, Todd Mathew Spath, Douglas Edward Garman, Christopher B. Liston, Carolyn Rae Ellinger
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Publication number: 20200061678Abstract: An electrode film includes a first electrode pattern having a first set of parallel conductive electrodes and a second electrode pattern having a second set of parallel conductive electrodes disposed on a first surface of a transparent film, wherein elements of the first electrode pattern do not cross over elements of the second electrode pattern. A third electrode pattern having a third set of parallel conductive electrodes is disposed on a second surface of the transparent film, wherein the first, second and third sets of parallel conductive electrodes are arranged in an interlaced pattern. The electrode patterns are configured to be connected to respective power sources of electrical power supplying respective waveforms to generate a time-varying electric field pattern above a surface of the electrode film.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2018Publication date: February 27, 2020Inventors: Thomas Nathaniel Tombs, Todd Mathew Spath, Douglas Edward Garman, Carolvn Rae Ellinger, Christopher B. Liston
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Patent number: 9699328Abstract: Color registration errors are corrected for print jobs including periodic image content. Pixels values for a set of document pages are analyzed to identify the presence a periodic pattern of ink coverage having a repeat period. A first subset of document pages are printed and the resulting color registration errors are measured and analyzed to determine a periodic pattern of color registration errors. A repeating pattern of color registration correction values are determined corresponding to the periodic pattern of color registration errors. A second subset of the document pages is printed using the determined repeating pattern of color registration correction values.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2016Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: EASTMAN KODAK COMPANYInventors: Christopher B. Liston, Matthias H. Regelsberger, James A. Katerberg
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Patent number: 9592691Abstract: A method for correcting image plane registration errors for a multi-channel printing system that prints documents of a particular document-type classification having a variable number of pages. An image plane registration error database stores image plane registration error information characterizing image plane registration errors as a function of page number for each of a plurality of different page-count classifications. A page-count classification is determined for a document to be printed, and image plane registration correction values are determined for each page based on the stored image plane registration error information associated with the determined page-count classification, wherein the image plane registration correction values for each page are determined based on the stored image plane registration error information for the corresponding page number. The image data for each document page of the document is then printed responsive to the corresponding image plane registration correction values.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2015Date of Patent: March 14, 2017Assignee: EASTMAN KODAK COMPANYInventors: Matthias H. Regelsberger, Christopher B. Liston
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Publication number: 20170066267Abstract: A method for correcting image plane registration errors for a multi-channel printing system that prints documents of a particular document-type classification having a variable number of pages. An image plane registration error database stores image plane registration error information characterizing image plane registration errors as a function of page number for each of a plurality of different page-count classifications. A page-count classification is determined for a document to be printed, and image plane registration correction values are determined for each page based on the stored image plane registration error information associated with the determined page-count classification, wherein the image plane registration correction values for each page are determined based on the stored image plane registration error information for the corresponding page number. The image data for each document page of the document is then printed responsive to the corresponding image plane registration correction values.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2015Publication date: March 9, 2017Inventors: Matthias H. Regelsberger, Christopher B. Liston
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Patent number: 9545796Abstract: Color registration errors are corrected for print jobs including periodic image content. A first subset of document pages are printed and the resulting color registration errors are measured. The measured color registration errors are analyzed to identify the presence of a periodic pattern of color registration errors having a repeat period. A repeating pattern of color registration correction values are determined corresponding to the periodic pattern of color registration errors. A second subset of the document pages is printed using the determined repeating pattern of color registration correction values.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2016Date of Patent: January 17, 2017Assignee: EASTMAN KODAK COMPANYInventors: Christopher B. Liston, Matthias H. Regelsberger, James A. Katerberg
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Patent number: 8937745Abstract: A method for high-speed multi-color printing includes at least one high-resolution sensor array (23), wherein an output of the high-resolution sensor array is transmitted to a controller (19); at least one low-resolution sensor array (24); wherein the controller calculates a correction for stitch; wherein the controller, based on the calculated correction, adjusts a timing of image data provided to individual print elements comprising print stations (12) to aligned an output of the print elements; and wherein the low-resolution sensor array provides full page viewing.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2013Date of Patent: January 20, 2015Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Matthias H. Regelsberger, Stacy M. Munechika, Christopher B. Liston, James A. Katerberg
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Patent number: 8934133Abstract: A multi-resolution imaging device (10) for a high-speed multi-color printer includes at least one high-resolution sensor array (23), wherein an output of the high-resolution sensor array is transmitted to a controller (19); at least one low-resolution sensor array (24); wherein the controller calculates a correction for stitch; wherein the controller, based on the calculated correction, adjusts a timing of image data provided to individual print elements comprising print stations (12) to aligned an output of the print elements; and wherein the low-resolution sensor array provides full page viewing.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2013Date of Patent: January 13, 2015Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Matthias H. Regelsberger, Stacy M. Munechika, Christopher B. Liston, James A. Katerberg
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Publication number: 20140285822Abstract: A method for high-speed multi-color printing includes at least one high-resolution sensor array (23), wherein an output of the high-resolution sensor array is transmitted to a controller (19); at least one low-resolution sensor array (24); wherein the controller calculates a correction for stitch; wherein the controller, based on the calculated correction, adjusts a timing of image data provided to individual print elements comprising print stations (12) to aligned an output of the print elements; and wherein the low-resolution sensor array provides full page viewing.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2013Publication date: September 25, 2014Inventors: MATTHIAS H. REGELSBERGER, STACY M. MUNECHIKA, CHRISTOPHER B. LISTON, JAMES A. KATERBERG
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Publication number: 20140285821Abstract: A multi-resolution imaging device (10) for a high-speed multi-color printer includes at least one high-resolution sensor array (23), wherein an output of the high-resolution sensor array is transmitted to a controller (19); at least one low-resolution sensor array (24); wherein the controller calculates a correction for stitch; wherein the controller, based on the calculated correction, adjusts a timing of image data provided to individual print elements comprising print stations (12) to aligned an output of the print elements; and wherein the low-resolution sensor array provides full page viewing.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2013Publication date: September 25, 2014Inventors: Matthias H. Regelsberger, Stacy M. Munechika, Christopher B. Liston, James A. Katerberg
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Patent number: 8767233Abstract: A method of detecting and correcting imaging defects in a media printed on a high-speed multi-color printer includes providing a multisensory imaging device (10); illuminating the media; sensing images on the media at high resolution with at least one high resolution sensor (20) as it passes the multisensory imaging device; transmitting an output of the high resolution sensor to a controller (19); sensing images on the media at low resolution with at least one low resolution sensor (24); calculating a correction for stitch; adjusting a timing of image data provided to image writers to align the inkjets to produce an optimal cross-track line; and providing a full page view from the low resolution sensor.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2012Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Stacy M. Munechika, Christopher B. Liston
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Publication number: 20140063532Abstract: A method of detecting and correcting imaging defects in a media printed on a high-speed multi-color printer includes providing a multisensory imaging device (10); illuminating the media; sensing images on the media at high resolution with at least one high resolution sensor (20) as it passes the multisensory imaging device; transmitting an output of the high resolution sensor to a controller (19); sensing images on the media at low resolution with at least one low resolution sensor (24); calculating a correction for stitch; adjusting a timing of image data provided to image writers to align the inkjets to produce an optimal cross-track line; and providing a full page view from the low resolution sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2012Publication date: March 6, 2014Inventors: Stacy M. Munechika, Christopher B. Liston
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Publication number: 20140063575Abstract: A multi-resolution imaging device (10) for a high-speed multi-color printer includes at least one high resolution sensor (20), wherein an output of the high resolution sensor is transmitted to a controller (19); at least one low resolution sensor (24); wherein the controller calculates a correction for stitch; wherein the controller, based on the calculated correction, adjusts a timing of image data provided to imaging inkjets (12) to aligned an output of the inkjets; and wherein the low resolution sensor provides full page viewing.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2012Publication date: March 6, 2014Inventors: Stacy M. Munechika, Christopher B. Liston
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Patent number: 8180242Abstract: A print engine synchronization system apparatus enables the movement of a first print engine dielectric support member (DSM) having one or more image frames as well as the movement of a second print engine DSM having one or more image frames by monitoring a first frame signal from the moving first print engine DSM and a second frame signal from the moving second print engine DSM. An offset is determined for each of corresponding pairs of frames from the one or more image frames of the first and second print engine DSM and the determined offset for each corresponding pair of frames is compared to a target offset to maintain synchronization between the first and second print engines on a frame by frame basis by adjusting a second print engine DSM velocity based on the comparison of the determined offset and the target offset.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2008Date of Patent: May 15, 2012Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Timothy J. Young, David J. Fuest, Michael T. Dobbertin, Christopher B. Liston