Patents by Inventor Christopher Buchner

Christopher Buchner 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).

  • Publication number: 20250050633
    Abstract: An inkjet printer is disclosed that has a substrate support; a calibration module disposed adjacent to the substrate support and comprising a stage member; and a print assembly disposed across the substrate support, the print assembly comprising a printhead and a calibration imaging device positionable to face the stage member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2024
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Applicant: Kateeva, Inc.
    Inventors: Eashwer Chandra Vidhya Sagar Kollata, Christopher Buchner, Alexander Sou-Kang Ko, Senn Van Ly, Matthew Burton Sheffield
  • Publication number: 20250053835
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods and systems for generative question answering for construction project document. The method comprises: receiving a question from a user via a message interface, wherein the question is related to information from a plurality of construction project documents; identifying, using one or more large language models, one or more relevant documents from the plurality of construction project documents and one or more chunks relevant to the question, and generating an answer based at least in part on the one or more relevant documents and one or more chunks; and providing the answer and one or more links to the one or more relevant documents in a text message in the message interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2024
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventors: Moritz Pascal Stephan, Robert Michael Balousek, Sarah Buchner, Christopher James Belsole
  • Publication number: 20250042154
    Abstract: A printhead assembly for an inkjet printer is described herein. The printhead assembly includes a printhead having a plurality of nozzles, a nozzle plate attached to the printhead, and a base plate attached to the nozzle plate by at least three fasteners that provide independent positioning of the nozzle plate with respect to the base plate in three independent dimensions. The printhead assembly has fluid connections between the printheads and a fluid manifold that has alignment features. The printhead assembly also has a tile structure that couples to the base plate, the tile structure having a first section flexibly coupled to a second section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2022
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Applicant: Kateeva, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert D. Taff, Christopher Buchner
  • Publication number: 20240399764
    Abstract: A printing system is described herein. The printing system has a massive base disposed on a flotation support, a flotation substrate support disposed on the base, a print support comprising a printhead assembly support and an auxiliary support, a printhead assembly coupled to the printhead assembly support, and a printhead supply assembly coupled to the auxiliary support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Applicant: Kateeva, Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander Sou-Kang KO, Christopher Buchner, Eashwer Kollata, Karl Andrew Nordhoff, Patrick Sullivan, Digby Pun, Gregory Lewis
  • Patent number: 12157304
    Abstract: An inkjet printer is disclosed that has a substrate support; a calibration module disposed adjacent to the substrate support and comprising a stage member; and a print assembly disposed across the substrate support, the print assembly comprising a printhead and a calibration imaging device positionable to face the stage member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: Kateeva, Inc.
    Inventors: Eashwer Chandra Vidhya Sagar Kollata, Christopher Buchner, Alexander Sou-Kang Ko, Senn Van Ly, Matthew Burton Sheffield
  • Patent number: 11932030
    Abstract: An inkjet printer is described. The inkjet printer has a gas cushion substrate support having a metal support surface; a print assembly with a dispenser having ejection nozzles facing the support surface; a gas source fluidly coupled to the gas cushion substrate support by a gas conduit; and a thermal control system coupled to the gas conduit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Kateeva, Inc.
    Inventors: Digby Pun, Cormac McKinley Wicklow, Christopher Buchner, Alexander Sou-Kang Ko
  • Publication number: 20240025171
    Abstract: An inkjet printer is disclosed that has a substrate support; a calibration module disposed adjacent to the substrate support and comprising a stage member; and a print assembly disposed across the substrate support, the print assembly comprising a printhead and a calibration imaging device positionable to face the stage member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: Kateeva, Inc.
    Inventors: Eashwer Chandra Vidhya Sagar Kollata, Christopher Buchner, Alexander Sou-Kang Ko, Senn Van Ly, Matthew Burton Sheffield
  • Patent number: 11813858
    Abstract: An inkjet printer is disclosed that has a substrate support; a calibration module disposed adjacent to the substrate support and comprising a stage member; and a print assembly disposed across the substrate support, the print assembly comprising a printhead and a calibration imaging device positionable to face the stage member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Kateeva, Inc.
    Inventors: Eashwer Chandra Vidhya Sagar Kollata, Christopher Buchner, Alexander Sou-Kang Ko, Senn Van Ly, Matthew Burton Sheffield
  • Publication number: 20230249485
    Abstract: An inkjet printer is described. The inkjet printer has a gas cushion substrate support having a metal support surface; a print assembly with a dispenser having ejection nozzles facing the support surface; a gas source fluidly coupled to the gas cushion substrate support by a gas conduit; and a thermal control system coupled to the gas conduit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2023
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Applicant: Kateeva, Inc.
    Inventors: Digby Pun, Cormac McKinley Wicklow, Christopher Buchner, Alexander Sou-Kang Ko
  • Patent number: 11660891
    Abstract: An inkjet printer is described. The inkjet printer has a gas cushion substrate support having a metal support surface; a print assembly with a dispenser having ejection nozzles facing the support surface; a gas source fluidly coupled to the gas cushion substrate support by a gas conduit; and a thermal control system coupled to the gas conduit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Kateeva, Inc.
    Inventors: Digby Pun, Cormac McKinley Wicklow, Christopher Buchner, Alexander Sou-Kang Ko
  • Publication number: 20230046459
    Abstract: A substrate preparation chamber is described herein. The substrate preparation chamber comprises an enclosure, a rotatable substrate support disposed within the enclosure, and an atmosphere replacement system coupled to the enclosure. The substrate preparation chamber can be used with an inkjet printing system, where the substrate preparation chamber is coupled to a printing enclosure such that a door is operable to place the enclosure of the substrate preparation chamber in fluid communication with the printing enclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Applicant: KATEEVA, INC.
    Inventors: Karl Andrew Nordhoff, Alexander Sou-Kang Ko, Christopher Buchner
  • Publication number: 20220399499
    Abstract: A method for providing a substrate coating comprises transferring a substrate to an enclosed ink jet printing system; printing organic material in a deposition region of the substrate using the enclosed ink jet printing system, the deposition region comprising at least a portion of an active region of a light-emitting device on the substrate; loading the substrate with the organic material deposited thereon to an enclosed curing module; supporting the substrate in the enclosed curing module, the supporting the substrate comprising floating the substrate on a gas cushion established by a floatation support apparatus; and while supporting the substrate in the enclosed curing module, curing the organic material deposited on the substrate to form an organic film layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2022
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Applicant: Kateeva, Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander Sou-Kang Ko, Justin Mauck, Eliyahu Vronsky, Conor F. Madigan, Eugene Rabinovich, Nahid Harjee, Christopher Buchner, Gregory Lewis
  • Patent number: 11489119
    Abstract: A method for providing a substrate coating comprises transferring a substrate to an enclosed ink jet printing system; printing organic material in a deposition region of the substrate using the enclosed ink jet printing system, the deposition region comprising at least a portion of an active region of a light-emitting device on the substrate; loading the substrate with the organic material deposited thereon to an enclosed curing module; supporting the substrate in the enclosed curing module, the supporting the substrate comprising floating the substrate on a gas cushion established by a floatation support apparatus; and while supporting the substrate in the enclosed curing module, curing the organic material deposited on the substrate to form an organic film layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Kateeva, Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander Sou-Kang Ko, Justin Mauck, Eliyahu Vronsky, Conor F. Madigan, Eugene Rabinovich, Nahid Harjee, Christopher Buchner, Gregory Lewis
  • Patent number: 11338319
    Abstract: A method of forming a material layer on a substrate comprises loading a substrate into a printing zone of a coating system using a substrate handler, printing an organic ink material on a substrate while the substrate is located in the printing zone, transferring the substrate from the printing zone to a treatment zone of the coating system, treating the organic ink material deposited on the substrate in the treatment zone to form a film layer on the substrate, and removing the substrate from the treatment zone using the substrate handler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: KATEEVA, INC.
    Inventors: Alexander Sou-Kang Ko, Justin Mauck, Eliyahu Vronsky, Conor F. Madigan, Eugene Rabinovich, Nahid Harjee, Christopher Buchner, Gregory Lewis
  • Publication number: 20220134776
    Abstract: A printing system is described herein. The printing system has a massive base disposed on a flotation support, a flotation substrate support disposed on the base, a print support comprising a printhead assembly support and an auxiliary support, a printhead assembly coupled to the printhead assembly support, and a printhead supply assembly coupled to the auxiliary support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2021
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Applicant: Kateeva, Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander Sou-Kang KO, Christopher BUCHNER, Eashwer KOLLATA, Karl Andrew NORDHOFF, Patrick SULLIVAN, Digby PUN, Gregory LEWIS
  • Publication number: 20220088949
    Abstract: An inkjet printer is described. The inkjet printer has a gas cushion substrate support having a metal support surface; a print assembly with a dispenser having ejection nozzles facing the support surface; a gas source fluidly coupled to the gas cushion substrate support by a gas conduit; and a thermal control system coupled to the gas conduit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Applicant: Kateeva, Inc.
    Inventors: Digby Pun, Cormac McKinley Wicklow, Christopher Buchner, Alexander Sou-Kang Ko
  • Patent number: 11225097
    Abstract: An inkjet printer is described. The inkjet printer has a gas cushion substrate support having a metal support surface; a print assembly with a dispenser having ejection nozzles facing the support surface; a gas source fluidly coupled to the gas cushion substrate support by a gas conduit; and a thermal control system coupled to the gas conduit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: KATEEVA, INC.
    Inventors: Digby Pun, Cormac McKinley Wicklow, Christopher Buchner, Alexander Sou-Kang Ko
  • Publication number: 20220009223
    Abstract: An inkjet printer is disclosed that has a substrate support; a calibration module disposed adjacent to the substrate support and comprising a stage member; and a print assembly disposed across the substrate support, the print assembly comprising a printhead and a calibration imaging device positionable to face the stage member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Applicant: Kateeva, Inc.
    Inventors: Eashwer Chandra Vidhya Sagar Kollata, Christopher Buchner, Alexander Sou-Kang Ko, Senn Van Ly, Matthew Burton Sheffield
  • Patent number: 11155077
    Abstract: An inkjet printer is disclosed that has a substrate support; a calibration module disposed adjacent to the substrate support and comprising a stage member; and a print assembly disposed across the substrate support, the print assembly comprising a printhead and a calibration imaging device positionable to face the stage member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Kateeva, Inc.
    Inventors: Eashwer Chandra Vidhya Sagar Kollata, Christopher Buchner, Alexander Sou-Kang Ko, Senn Van Ly, Matthew Burton Sheffield
  • Publication number: 20200376830
    Abstract: An inkjet printer is disclosed that has a substrate support; a calibration module disposed adjacent to the substrate support and comprising a stage member; and a print assembly disposed across the substrate support, the print assembly comprising a printhead and a calibration imaging device positionable to face the stage member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Applicant: Kateeva, Inc.
    Inventors: Eashwer Chandra Vidhya Sagar Kollata, Christopher Buchner, Alexander Sou-Kang Ko, Senn Van Ly, Matthew Burton Sheffield