Patents by Inventor Daniel Fowell

Daniel Fowell 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).

  • Ink jet card printer having a card position sensor
    Patent number: 10759198
    Abstract: In a method of operating an ink jet card printer, which includes a transport belt, a print unit including an ink jet print head, a sensor and a gantry, a card is loaded onto the transport belt along a processing axis using an exposed surface of the transport belt. The sensor and the ink jet print head are moved relative to the card using the gantry. A current position of the card is detected using the sensor. An image is printed to the card using the ink jet print head when the detected current position of the card indicates that the card is supported on the transport belt in a print position. Printing is interrupted when the detected current position of the card indicates that the card is not in the print position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: ASSA ABLOY AB
    Inventors: Tanya Snyder, Daniel Fowell, Brent Lien
  • INK JET CARD PRINTER HAVING A CARD POSITION SENSOR
    Publication number: 20200247149
    Abstract: In a method of operating an ink jet card printer, which includes a transport belt, a print unit including an ink jet print head, a sensor and a gantry, a card is loaded onto the transport belt along a processing axis using an exposed surface of the transport belt. The sensor and the ink jet print head are moved relative to the card using the gantry. A current position of the card is detected using the sensor. An image is printed to the card using the ink jet print head when the detected current position of the card indicates that the card is supported on the transport belt in a print position. Printing is interrupted when the detected current position of the card indicates that the card is not in the print position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2019
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Inventors: Tanya Snyder, Daniel Fowell, Brent Lien