Patents by Inventor Claudio A. Heckler

Claudio A. Heckler 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).

  • 3D PRINT SERVICE COMPUTE NODE FOR 3D MODEL PRINTING
    Publication number: 20210245441
    Abstract: A three dimensional (3D) printing system may include a first set of 3D printers, a first print service provider (PSP) compute node in communication with each of the 3D printers of the first set, a second set of 3D printers and a second PSP compute node in communication with each of the 3D printers of the second set. The first PSP compute node and the second PSP compute node each comprise an instance of a block chain electronic ledger and an instance of a smart contract. The smart contract is to: automatically compare received funds for a selected 3D model, automatically refund the funds in response to the received funds being inadequate, automatically trigger printing of the selected three-dimensional model in response to the received funds being adequate and automatically refund the funds in response to failure to complete printing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Carlos Alexandre de Araujo Lima, Claudio Heckler
  • Digital image text addition
    Patent number: 9087396
    Abstract: A method and apparatus to determine a brightness of an area of a digital image upon which text is to be added, select a color of the text based upon the determined brightness, and add a semi-transparent mask layer about the text to be added.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Claudio A. Heckler, Adriane Q. Cardozo
  • Digital Image Text Addition
    Publication number: 20130094034
    Abstract: A method and apparatus to determine a brightness of an area of a digital image upon which text is to be added, select a color of the text based upon the determined brightness, and add a semi-transparent mask layer about the text to be added.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2011
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Inventors: Claudio A. Heckler, Adriane Q. Cardozo