Patents by Inventor Conner N. Smith

Conner N. Smith 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).

  • Method and apparatus to automatically adjust finish options for print jobs
    Patent number: 11307811
    Abstract: A method is disclosed. For example, the method includes receiving, by a processor of a multi-function device (MFD), a scanned image of a print job with a finish option applied to the print job, determining, by the processor, that the finish option requires an adjustment based on an analysis of the scanned image, determining, by the processor, an amount of adjustment to the finish option to apply to subsequent copies of the print job, and performing, by the processor, an adjustment to the MFD to apply the amount of adjustment to the finish option for subsequent copies of the print job.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: James D. Vanbortel, Bruce H. Smith, Michael N. Soures, Conner N. Smith, Jonathan Ireland