Patents by Inventor Curtis D. Woodson

Curtis D. Woodson 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 for using continuous media stock in a cut-sheet image forming device
    Patent number: 7167673
    Abstract: A device and method for applying images to continuous media stock, such as rolls of paper, blank labels, etc., using a cut-sheet image forming device. While the continuous media stock moves along a media path in the cut-sheet image forming device, one or more sensors in the cut-sheet image forming device detect inter-sheet holes disposed along the continuous media stock. Based on the detected inter-sheet holes, the cut-sheet image forming device tracks the position of the continuous media stock. By tracking the position of the continuous media stock, the cut-sheet image forming device can identify specific sections of the continuous media stock as image areas appropriate for image transfer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2007
    Assignee: Lexmark International, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel P. Cahill, Curtis D. Woodson, David Anthony Schneider