Patents by Inventor Donald J. Ward
Donald J. Ward 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).
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Patent number: 11148846Abstract: A method of reducing label waste that employs a stand-alone or printer attached apparatus for cleanly and efficiently cutting a web of media or tag stock into individual units. The apparatus used by the method may cut vinyl, plastic, or RFID stock material in both back and forth directions without sacrificing cut quality, and preferably comprises a housing, a carriage assembly and a movable cutter assembly. The cutter assembly comprises a cutting element such as a wheel blade, and a pressure adjusting element for adjusting the amount of pressure applied by the cutting element to the stock material. Alternatively, the cutter assembly may be manufactured with a predetermined pressure load, but still permit an operator to adjust the depth of cut. The method involves using the cutting apparatus to make a series of cuts as the label material is incrementally advanced through the cutting apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2018Date of Patent: October 19, 2021Assignee: Avery Dennison Retail Information Services, LLCInventors: João Pedro Gomes da Costa, Donald J. Ward, Roberto Mauro, Jeffrey A. Raymond, Mitchell G. Stern, Jeanne F. Duckett
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Publication number: 20210283794Abstract: A stand-alone apparatus for cutting a web of media or tag stock into individual units for use downstream of a printer. The apparatus may cut vinyl, plastic, or RFID stock material in both back and forth directions. The apparatus comprises a housing, a carriage assembly and a movable cutter assembly. The cutter assembly is easily interchangeable and comprises a cutting element such as a wheel blade, and a pressure adjusting element for adjusting the amount of pressure applied by the cutting element to the stock material. Alternatively, the cutter assembly may be manufactured with a predetermined pressure load, but still permit an operator to adjust the depth of cut. The apparatus may be powered by and or in hardline or wireless communication with a printer, or may further comprise a computer microprocessor, memory and user interface to function wholly independent from a printer.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2021Publication date: September 16, 2021Inventors: Donald J. WARD, John D. MISTYURIK, Timothy L. BROWN, Jan M. WATSON, Jesus ROMO, JR., Jason R. WHEELER, Mitchell G. STERN, Jeanne F. DUCKETT
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Patent number: 11052559Abstract: A combination printer and cutting device for printing upon and cutting a web of media or tag stock into individual units. The device may cut vinyl, plastic, or RFID stock material as it moves through the printer in both back and forth directions. The device comprises a printer and a cutting apparatus that is further comprised of a carriage assembly and a movable cutter assembly. The cutter assembly is easily interchangeable and comprises a cutting element such as a wheel blade, and a pressure adjusting element for adjusting the amount of pressure applied by the cutting element to the stock material. Alternatively, the cutter assembly may be manufactured with a predetermined pressure load, but still permit an operator to adjust the depth of cut. The cutting apparatus is adaptable for use with both new and existing printers.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2019Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Assignee: Avery Dennison Retail Information Servives, LLCInventors: John D. Mistyurik, Timothy L. Brown, Donald J. Ward, Jan M. Watson, Jesus Romo, Jr., Jason R. Wheeler, Mitchell G. Stern, Jeanne F. Duckett
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Patent number: 11045966Abstract: A stand-alone apparatus for cutting a web of media or tag stock into individual units for use downstream of a printer. The apparatus may cut vinyl, plastic, or RFID stock material in both back and forth directions. The apparatus comprises a housing, a carriage assembly and a movable cutter assembly. The cutter assembly is easily interchangeable and comprises a cutting element such as a wheel blade, and a pressure adjusting element for adjusting the amount of pressure applied by the cutting element to the stock material. Alternatively, the cutter assembly may be manufactured with a predetermined pressure load, but still permit an operator to adjust the depth of cut. The apparatus may be powered by and or in hardline or wireless communication with a printer, or may further comprise a computer microprocessor, memory and user interface to function wholly independent from a printer.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2018Date of Patent: June 29, 2021Assignee: Avery Dennison Retail Information Services, LLCInventors: Donald J. Ward, John D. Mistyurik, Timothy L. Brown, Jan M. Watson, Jesus Romo, Jr., Jason R. Wheeler, Mitchell G. Stern, Jeanne F. Duckett
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Publication number: 20200095003Abstract: A combination printer and cutting device for printing upon and cutting a web of media or tag stock into individual units. The device may cut vinyl, plastic, or RFID stock material as it moves through the printer in both back and forth directions. The device comprises a printer and a cutting apparatus that is further comprised of a carriage assembly and a movable cutter assembly. The cutter assembly is easily interchangeable and comprises a cutting element such as a wheel blade, and a pressure adjusting element for adjusting the amount of pressure applied by the cutting element to the stock material. Alternatively, the cutter assembly may be manufactured with a predetermined pressure load, but still permit an operator to adjust the depth of cut. The cutting apparatus is adaptable for use with both new and existing printers.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2019Publication date: March 26, 2020Inventors: JOHN D. MISTYURIK, TIMOTHY L. BROWN, DONALD J. WARD, JAN M. WATSON, JESUS ROMO, JR., JASON R. WHEELER, MITCHELL G. STERN, JEANNE F. DUCKETT
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Patent number: 10494131Abstract: A combination printer and cutting device for printing upon and cutting a web of media or tag stock into individual units. The device may cut vinyl, plastic, or RFID stock material as it moves through the printer in both back and forth directions. The device comprises a printer and a cutting apparatus that is further comprised of a carriage assembly and a movable cutter assembly. The cutter assembly is easily interchangeable and comprises a cutting element such as a wheel blade, and a pressure adjusting element for adjusting the amount of pressure applied by the cutting element to the stock material. Alternatively, the cutter assembly may be manufactured with a predetermined pressure load, but still permit an operator to adjust the depth of cut. The cutting apparatus is adaptable for use with both new and existing printers.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2018Date of Patent: December 3, 2019Assignee: AVERY DENNISON RETAIL INFORMATION SERVICES, LLCInventors: John D. Mistyurik, Timothy L. Brown, Donald J. Ward, Jan M. Watson, Jesus Romo, Jr., Jason R. Wheeler, Mitchell G. Stern, Jeanne F. Duckett
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Publication number: 20180311856Abstract: A stand-alone apparatus for cutting a web of media or tag stock into individual units for use downstream of a printer. The apparatus may cut vinyl, plastic, or RFID stock material in both back and forth directions. The apparatus comprises a housing, a carriage assembly and a movable cutter assembly. The cutter assembly is easily interchangeable and comprises a cutting element such as a wheel blade, and a pressure adjusting element for adjusting the amount of pressure applied by the cutting element to the stock material. Alternatively, the cutter assembly may be manufactured with a predetermined pressure load, but still permit an operator to adjust the depth of cut. The apparatus may be powered by and or in hardline or wireless communication with a printer, or may further comprise a computer microprocessor, memory and user interface to function wholly independent from a printer.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2018Publication date: November 1, 2018Inventors: DONALD J. WARD, JOHN D. MISTYURIK, TIMOTHY L. BROWN, JAN M. WATSON, JESUS ROMO, JR., JASON R. WHEELER, MITCHELL G. STERN, JEANNE F. DUCKETT
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Publication number: 20180312289Abstract: A method of reducing label waste that employs a stand-alone or printer attached apparatus for cleanly and efficiently cutting a web of media or tag stock into individual units. The apparatus used by the method may cut vinyl, plastic, or RFID stock material in both back and forth directions without sacrificing cut quality, and preferably comprises a housing, a carriage assembly and a movable cutter assembly. The cutter assembly comprises a cutting element such as a wheel blade, and a pressure adjusting element for adjusting the amount of pressure applied by the cutting element to the stock material. Alternatively, the cutter assembly may be manufactured with a predetermined pressure load, but still permit an operator to adjust the depth of cut. The method involves using the cutting apparatus to make a series of cuts as the label material is incrementally advanced through the cutting apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2018Publication date: November 1, 2018Inventors: JOÃO PEDRO GOMES DA COSTA, DONALD J. WARD, ROBERTO MAURO, JEFFREY A. RAYMOND, MITCHELL G. STERN, JEANNE F. DUCKETT
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Publication number: 20180311979Abstract: A combination printer and cutting device for printing upon and cutting a web of media or tag stock into individual units. The device may cut vinyl, plastic, or RFID stock material as it moves through the printer in both back and forth directions. The device comprises a printer and a cutting apparatus that is further comprised of a carriage assembly and a movable cutter assembly. The cutter assembly is easily interchangeable and comprises a cutting element such as a wheel blade, and a pressure adjusting element for adjusting the amount of pressure applied by the cutting element to the stock material. Alternatively, the cutter assembly may be manufactured with a predetermined pressure load, but still permit an operator to adjust the depth of cut. The cutting apparatus is adaptable for use with both new and existing printers.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2018Publication date: November 1, 2018Inventors: JOHN D. MISTYURIK, TIMOTHY L. BROWN, DONALD J. WARD, JAN M. WATSON, JESUS ROMO, JR., JASON R. WHEELER, MITCHELL G. STERN, JEANNE F. DUCKETT
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Publication number: 20180186158Abstract: A printer comprising an assembly for adjusting a printhead and a platen roller. The assembly comprises a first bracket for engaging the printhead, and a second bracket for engaging the platen roller. The first bracket slideably engages the second bracket. The assembly further comprises a positioning element attached to the second bracket, and an adjusting element operated by a camshaft to slide the second bracket across the first bracket, thereby optimizing a distance between the printhead and the platen roller to accommodate media of varying thickness and stiffness.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2017Publication date: July 5, 2018Inventors: Joshua J. Blauvelt, Donald J. Ward, Jason R. Wheeler
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Patent number: 9079742Abstract: Disclosed are a printer and a stacker and methods. The printer prints selectively on one or both sides of a printable web and sheets or labels are cut from the web and stacked in the stacker. The printer has an unwind mechanism that accepts and holds web rolls of different widths in center-justified relationship with respect to a print head. The printer has a spindle for mounting an ink ribbon core with a detent for center-justifying the ink-ribbon with respect to the print head.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2009Date of Patent: July 14, 2015Assignee: Avery Dennison CorporationInventors: Raymond A. Blanchard, Jr., Donald J. Ward
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Patent number: 9016687Abstract: There is disclosed a printer and a stacking system to receive and stack tags. The stacking system includes a tag stacker and a removable tag-receiving tray to facilitate transferring a stack of tags from the tag stacker to the place where the tags are to be used. A method of handling tags involves the provision of at least first and second removable trays wherein a first tray with a stack of tags can be replaced by an empty second tray so that the stacking of additional tags can recommence without waiting for the first tray to be emptied.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2008Date of Patent: April 28, 2015Assignee: Avery Dennison CorporationInventors: Donald J. Ward, Pieter-Jan N. Nijs
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Patent number: 8568046Abstract: There is disclosed a printer including a print head and a mounting assembly for a web roll having a core. The mounting assembly can center-justify the roll with respect to the print head. The roll can be loaded simply by pushing the roll slidably onto the mounting assembly and unloaded by pulling the roll or its core slidably off the mounting assembly using one hand. In some embodiments, there is no need separately to undo any latch or to free the roll or its core from any latch other than by pushing or pulling on the roll or the core. In another embodiment, one of the stops is pivoted either to trap the core between the one stop and another stop or to enable the core to be slid onto the support to a position between the stops or to be slid off the support.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2007Date of Patent: October 29, 2013Assignee: Avery Dennison CorporationInventors: Donald A. Campbell, Donald J. Ward
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Patent number: 8453695Abstract: There is disclosed an applicator and method for applying transfers such as heat transfers, decals or labels to transfer-receptive materials. The applicator has a lightweight, T-shaped, sheet metal support or frame having an applicator station. A motorized supply roll unwind and a motorized take-up roll rewind are mounted on the support to hold supply and take-up rolls, to tension the transfer-containing web and to advance the web onto the take-up roll after the transfer has been applied at the applicator station.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2006Date of Patent: June 4, 2013Assignee: Avery Dennison Retail Information Services, LLCInventors: Donald J. Ward, Raymond A. Blanchard, Jr., Richard E. Roberts, Monti D. Emery, Wonnie Brown
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Patent number: 8152153Abstract: There is disclosed an improved stacker, method of stacking sheets such as tags, and a stack of sheets. The stacker and the stacking method produces a stack of sheets, wherein same-size sheets are stacked so that the endmost sheet or sheets in one batch are offset or staggered to provide batch separators in a stack of sheets. The stacker includes an improved sheet feed mechanism that enables sheets having different characteristics to be fed without disassembling any portion of the mechanism or the stacker.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2006Date of Patent: April 10, 2012Assignee: Avery Dennison CorporationInventors: Raymond A. Blanchard, Jr., Donald A. Campbell, Richard E. Roberts, Donald J. Ward
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Patent number: 8147156Abstract: There is disclosed a tag making and stacking system, tag stackers and stack trays. To increase tag making capacity, a wide tag web is slit into completely severed narrow tag webs which are cut apart to form tags which are immediately separated and formed into spaced apart stacks. The new system includes a printer and a stacking system to receive and stack tags. The stacking system includes a tag stacker and a removable tag-receiving tray to facilitate transferring a stack of tags from the tag stacker to the place where the tags are to be used. A method of handling tags involves the provision of at least first and second removable trays wherein a first tray with a stack of tags can be replaced by an empty second tray so that the stacking of additional tags can recommence without waiting for the first tray to be emptied.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2009Date of Patent: April 3, 2012Assignee: Avery Dennison CorporationInventor: Donald J. Ward
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Patent number: 8096720Abstract: Disclosed are a printer and a stacker and methods. The printer prints selectively on one or both sides of a printable web and sheets or labels are cut from the web and stacked in the stacker. The printer has an unwind mechanism that accepts and holds web rolls of different widths in center-justified relationship with respect to a print head. The printer has a spindle for mounting an ink ribbon core with a detent for center-justifying the ink-ribbon with respect to the print head.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2006Date of Patent: January 17, 2012Assignee: Avery Dennison CorporationInventors: Raymond A. Blanchard, Jr., Donald J. Ward
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Publication number: 20100129130Abstract: There is disclosed a tag making and stacking system, tag stackers and stack trays. To increase tag making capacity, a wide tag web is slit into completely severed narrow tag webs which are cut apart to form tags which are immediately separated and formed into spaced apart stacks. The new system includes a printer and a stacking system to receive and stack tags. The stacking system includes a tag stacker and a removable tag-receiving tray to facilitate transferring a stack of tags from the tag stacker to the place where the tags are to be used. A method of handling tags involves the provision of at least first and second removable trays wherein a first tray with a stack of tags can be replaced by an empty second tray so that the stacking of additional tags can recommence without waiting for the first tray to be emptied.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2009Publication date: May 27, 2010Applicant: AVERY DENNISON CORPORATIONInventor: Donald J. Ward
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Publication number: 20100129189Abstract: There is disclosed a printer and a stacking system to receive and stack tags. The stacking system includes a tag stacker and a removable tag-receiving tray to facilitate transferring a stack of tags from the tag stacker to the place where the tags are to be used. A method of handling tags involves the provision of at least first and second removable trays wherein a first tray with a stack of tags can be replaced by an empty second tray so that the stacking of additional tags can recommence without waiting for the first tray to be emptied.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2008Publication date: May 27, 2010Applicant: Avery Dennison CorporationInventors: Donald J. Ward, Pieter-Jan N. Nijs
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Patent number: 7621685Abstract: Disclosed are a printer and a stacker and methods. The printer prints selectively on one or both sides of a printable web and sheets or labels are cut from the web and stacked in the stacker. The printer has an unwind mechanism that accepts and holds web rolls of different widths in center-justified relationship with respect to a print head. The printer has a spindle for mounting an ink ribbon core with a detent for center-justifying the ink-ribbon with respect to the print head.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2006Date of Patent: November 24, 2009Assignee: Avery Dennison Retail Information Services LLCInventors: Raymond A. Blanchard, Jr., Donald J. Ward