Patents by Inventor Dean Andrew Derhak

Dean Andrew Derhak 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).

  • Area based calculation of ink usage
    Patent number: 8047626
    Abstract: Estimating the cost of ink in print jobs. The cost of ink in a print job is estimated based on printed area. After determining an ink coverage value for the print jobs and determining a cost of the ink, an ink cost factor is generated over time from the cost of the ink and from the total area ink coverage. The ink cost factor is used to estimate the cost of a print job based on area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: Onyx Graphics, Inc.
    Inventors: Maxim Wasyl Derhak, Matthew R. Despain, Dean Andrew Derhak, Rohit A. Patil
  • Systems and method for selecting a media for a print job
    Patent number: 6752082
    Abstract: Systems and methods for selecting a media and a page size. A combination is provided for each media/page size pair in a printing system. A user can select a combination from a list of combinations and the media and page size that correspond to the selected combination are identified and used for a print job of the user. A color profile is selected automatically. The selected media is loaded in an appropriate printer and printed. The combination is an encrypted value that includes a media and a page size. The combination optionally includes an entity identifier. The combinations or identifiers are usually specific to a particular entity and cannot be used by other competing entities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2004
    Assignee: Océ Display Graphics Systems
    Inventors: Maxim Wasyl Derhak, Dean Andrew Derhak, Lloyd James Cundiff
  • Systems and method for selecting a media for a print job
    Publication number: 20030177930
    Abstract: Systems and methods for selecting a media and a page size. A combination is provided for each media/page size pair in a printing system. A user can select a combination from a list of combinations and the media and page size that correspond to the selected combination are identified and used for a print job of the user. A color profile is selected automatically. The selected media is loaded in an appropriate printer and printed. The combination is an encrypted value that includes a media and a page size. The combination optionally includes an entity identifier. The combinations or identifiers are usually specific to a particular entity and cannot be used by other competing entities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2003
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Applicant: Onyx Graphics Corporation
    Inventors: Maxim Wasyl Derhak, Dean Andrew Derhak, Lloyd James Cundiff