Patents by Inventor Dale R. Breed

Dale R. Breed 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 for printing viewable transparent ink
    Patent number: 10464342
    Abstract: A method for printing including disposing a first ink onto a substrate to form a first ink layer on the substrate in an area where a diagnostic image will be printed; disposing a second ink onto the first ink layer to form a second ink diagnostic image, wherein the first ink has a first color density and the second ink has a second color density that is different from the first ink color density, wherein the second ink drops hit and displace areas of the first ink layer creating holes which provide a density contrast; curing or drying after forming the second ink diagnostic image; wherein the second ink diagnostic image is rendered visible by the contrast between the second ink diagnostic image and the substrate as compared to the first ink layer and the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignees: Xerox Corporation, Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated
    Inventors: Paul J. McConville, Dale R. Breed, Christine A. Steurrys
  • Method For Printing Viewable Transparent Ink
    Publication number: 20190315129
    Abstract: A method for printing including disposing a first ink onto a substrate to form a first ink layer on the substrate in an area where a diagnostic image will be printed; disposing a second ink onto the first ink layer to form a second ink diagnostic image, wherein the first ink has a first color density and the second ink has a second color density that is different from the first ink color density, wherein the second ink drops hit and displace areas of the first ink layer creating holes which provide a density contrast; curing or drying after forming the second ink diagnostic image; wherein the second ink diagnostic image is rendered visible by the contrast between the second ink diagnostic image and the substrate as compared to the first ink layer and the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2018
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Paul J. McConville, Dale R. Breed, Christine A. Steurrys
  • System and method for adjusting printhead operations in a direct-to-object printer having a fixed printhead array
    Patent number: 9975327
    Abstract: A direct-to-object printer includes a plurality of imaging devices that generates image data of an object secured in a holder before the holder and the object pass a plurality of printheads for printing an ink image on the object. A controller receives the image data and converts it to an object profile. The controller operates ejectors in the printheads with reference to the object profile to attenuate inconsistent ink image density and ink image distortion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Xin Yang, Paul J. McConville, Christine A. Steurrys, David R. Stookey, Martin L. Frachioni, Dale R. Breed