Patents by Inventor Craig J. DeFillippo

Craig J. DeFillippo 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).

  • System and method for using divided fonts to achieve proportional spacing
    Patent number: 7903266
    Abstract: A method of printing a string of characters includes receiving a sequence of character data codes. Each character data code corresponds to a respective character to be printed in the string of characters. The method also includes transcoding the sequence of character data codes to generate a sequence of glyph codes. Each glyph code corresponds to a respective glyph. Each glyph corresponds to at least part of a respective character. At least some of the glyphs correspond to less than a complete character. The method further includes using the sequence of glyph codes to generate print image data and printing an image on the basis of the print image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Assignee: Pitney Bowes Inc.
    Inventors: Robert G. Arsenault, Beth A. Jennings, Craig J. DeFillippo, Sandra J. Peterson, Christopher D. Smith, William F. Bailey, John A. Hurd, Wesley A. Kirschner, Michael R. Davis