Patents by Inventor David Scott Uerz

David Scott Uerz 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).

  • Detecting potential collision damage to printhead
    Patent number: 8864278
    Abstract: A method of printing on a recording medium using a printhead having a printhead face that includes an array of marking elements, the method includes advancing the recording medium along a medium advance direction toward a printing region; detecting with a sensor whether a portion of the recording medium is positioned such that it would be in a collision path with the printhead face if the recording medium is advanced into the printing region; and advancing the recording medium into the printing region for printing if it is detected that the recording medium would not be in a collision path with the printhead face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Frederick Allen Donahue, David Scott Uerz
  • DETECTING POTENTIAL COLLISION DAMAGE TO PRINTHEAD
    Publication number: 20130222446
    Abstract: A method of printing on a recording medium using a printhead having a printhead face that includes an array of marking elements, the method includes advancing the recording medium along a medium advance direction toward a printing region; detecting with a sensor whether a portion of the recording medium is positioned such that it would be in a collision path with the printhead face if the recording medium is advanced into the printing region; and advancing the recording medium into the printing region for printing if it is detected that the recording medium would not be in a collision path with the printhead face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2012
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Inventors: Frederick Allen Donahue, David Scott Uerz
  • SENSOR FOR AVERTING POTENTIAL PRINTHEAD DAMAGE
    Publication number: 20130222448
    Abstract: A carriage printer includes a printhead having a printhead face that includes an array of marking elements; a carriage for moving the printhead back and forth across a printing region; a media advance system for advancing recording medium into the printing region; and a sensor for detecting whether a portion of the recording medium is positioned such that it will cause a collision with the printhead face if the portion of the recording medium is advanced into the printing region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2012
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Inventors: Frederick Allan Donahue, David Scott Uerz