Patents by Inventor Elton T. Ray
Elton T. Ray 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: 10161736Abstract: Disclosed is a patterned article comprising: (1) a deformable nonconductive substrate; (2) an imagewise pattern thereon of a conductive stretchable ink; and (3) an external circuit connecting the imagewise pattern, the external circuit being capable of measuring the electrical resistance across regions of the deformable nonconductive substrate and determining the degree of deformation thereof.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2016Date of Patent: December 25, 2018Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventor: Elton T. Ray
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Patent number: 10156431Abstract: Disclosed is a patterned article comprising: (1) a deformable nonconductive substrate; (2) an imagewise pattern thereon of a conductive stretchable ink; and (3) an external circuit connecting the imagewise pattern, the external circuit being capable of measuring the electrical resistance across regions of the deformable nonconductive substrate and determining the degree of deformation thereof.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2016Date of Patent: December 18, 2018Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventor: Elton T. Ray
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Publication number: 20160265897Abstract: Disclosed is a patterned article comprising: (1) a deformable nonconductive substrate; (2) an imagewise pattern thereon of a conductive stretchable ink; and (3) an external circuit connecting the imagewise pattern, the external circuit being capable of measuring the electrical resistance across regions of the deformable nonconductive substrate and determining the degree of deformation thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2016Publication date: September 15, 2016Inventor: Elton T. Ray
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Publication number: 20160265896Abstract: Disclosed is a patterned article comprising: (1) a deformable nonconductive substrate; (2) an imagewise pattern thereon of a conductive stretchable ink; and (3) an external circuit connecting the imagewise pattern, the external circuit being capable of measuring the electrical resistance across regions of the deformable nonconductive substrate and determining the degree of deformation thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2016Publication date: September 15, 2016Inventor: Elton T. Ray
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Patent number: 9126450Abstract: A lithographic printing method including exposing an imaging surface layer of a printing plate to a first expose source to render the surface layer uniformly hydrophilic; the surface layer comprising a compound having reversible light controlled wettability whereby the surface layer is reversibly hydrophilic and hydrophobic. The surface layer is disposed over a variable image portion of the printing plate imaging surface or disposed over substantially all of the printing plate imaging surface. The surface is exposed to a second expose source to render image areas of the surface layer hydrophobic. Polar liquid attracts to non-image hydrophilic areas. Hydrophobic liquid colorant attracts to hydrophobic image areas. The surface layer is contacted an offset receiving member and the image is transferred to an image receiving substrate.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2009Date of Patent: September 8, 2015Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Elton T. Ray, Thomas Robson
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Patent number: 8885190Abstract: Disclosed are embodiments of a system, method and computer program product for implementing a federated print services network. The embodiments provide a central server that receives external print job requests from customers and, optionally, any backlog of internal print job requests from a participating print shop or any internal print job requests that are outside a participating print shop's current printing capabilities or that exceed the participating print shop's supply inventory. The server can selectively distribute those requests amongst the participating print shops in the network for fulfillment. Distribution is based on printing equipment utilization records in order to balance printing equipment utilization across the network and, if necessary, on printing capability records and/or supply inventory records. Thus, for participating print shops, the embodiments provide a means for increasing equipment utilization percentages during downtimes and, thereby a means to subsidize the cost of ownership.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2010Date of Patent: November 11, 2014Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Elton T. Ray, James C. Howell
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Patent number: 8738480Abstract: A virtual electronic paymaster system and method for processing a paycheck utilizing a multi-function device. A virtual paymaster application can be configured in association with an EIP (Extensible Interface Platform) enabled multi-function device in order to render the paycheck with respect to an employee. An identification card having a bar code can be placed on a platen of the multi-function device in order to obtain authentication data with respect to the employee upon providing a PIN number via a user interface. The authentication data can be further provided to a remote application server via a network in order to retrieve the payment information with respect to the employee from a payroll database. The paycheck can be locally rendered based on the rendering instructions from the remote application server thereby enhancing the payroll processing within a business environment.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2010Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventor: Elton T. Ray
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Patent number: 8687212Abstract: What is provided are a system, method, and computer program product for protecting information displayed on a fax confirmation page. Several embodiments are provided. In one embodiment, for example, a Gaussian kernel is used to blur the digitized image to be printed on the confirmation page. In one method, a large enough blur kernel is selected so that text of a certain size will be rendered illegible. A method is also provided wherein a copy of the first page of the faxed document used to provide the content to be displayed on the confirmation page of the faxed document is stored on a storage device. A character sequence which references the stored original content on the storage media is printed on the confirmation page. A new confirmation page can be reconstructed and printed if it is desirable to have the altered content made visibly legible. Various other embodiments are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2009Date of Patent: April 1, 2014Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Elton T. Ray, Thomas Robson
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Patent number: 8665489Abstract: A light controlled laser imaging method includes exposing a surface layer of an imaging member substrate to a first expose source to render the surface layer uniformly hydrophilic, wherein the surface layer comprises a compound having reversible light controlled wettability whereby the surface layer is reversibly hydrophilic and hydrophobic; exposing the surface layer to a second expose source in an image-wise fashion to render image areas of the surface layer hydrophobic; exposing the surface layer to a polar liquid wherein the polar liquid attracts to non-image hydrophilic areas; exposing the surface layer to a hydrophobic liquid colorant wherein the hydrophobic liquid colorant attracts to hydrophobic image areas; contacting the surface layer with an image receiving substrate to transfer the image thereto; fixing the image; and optionally, treating the surface layer to remove residual hydrophobic liquid colorant.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2009Date of Patent: March 4, 2014Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Elton T. Ray, Thomas Robson
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Publication number: 20140035603Abstract: Disclosed is a patterned article comprising: (1) a deformable nonconductive substrate; (2) an imagewise pattern thereon of a conductive stretchable ink; and (3) an external circuit connecting the imagewise pattern, the external circuit being capable of measuring the electrical resistance across regions of the deformable nonconductive substrate and determining the degree of deformation thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2012Publication date: February 6, 2014Applicant: XEROX CORPORATIONInventor: Elton T. Ray
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Patent number: 8467105Abstract: Devices and methods herein receive a command into a computerized device to perform a printing draft operation of a printable item using a reduced amount of marking material (a reduced amount of ink, toner, etc.). The methods herein evaluate at least two different regions of the printable item to determine spatial frequencies of the different regions, and calculate at least two marking material reduction values for the different regions of the printable item based on the spatial frequencies of the different regions. Then, the methods herein apply the marking material reduction values to the printable item to produce a file containing reduced marking material printing commands for a printing device to print the printable item.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2011Date of Patent: June 18, 2013Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventor: Elton T. Ray
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Patent number: 8441670Abstract: The present specification discloses a printer in which the printer performs a first analysis of a print job data to identify a page description language and if no page description language is identified by the first analysis, performs additional processing activities, including but not limited to spooling and parsing, concurrent to a second analysis of the entire print job data to identify a page description language.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2010Date of Patent: May 14, 2013Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Elton T Ray, David Mensing
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Patent number: 8437688Abstract: A system and method for generating a test and an answer key to identify correct answers is disclosed. A test can be created by entering a set of questions with answer choices and correct answers at the same time. The tests can be rendered via a rendering device that includes both the questions and the answer choices. A ticket can be generated that drives a CNC (computer numerically control) machine to create a punched answer key with holes that align over correct answers. The answer key can also be rendered on a transparency utilizing a solid color everywhere except an area where the correct answer should be marked. The test and the answer key can also be rendered and aligned side by side in order to identify correct answers.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2008Date of Patent: May 7, 2013Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: John G Powers, Stuart C. Zak, Jaden Michael James Bruun, Elton T. Ray
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Patent number: 8370270Abstract: A system and related method for creating an efficient shipping strategy for shipping printed material is disclosed. The system includes a communication component, an analysis component and a shipping component. The communication component communicates printing instructions. The printing instructions include image data and at least one job parameter. The analysis component communicates with the communication component and determines at least one physical property of a print job when formed according to the printing instructions. The shipping component generates shipping information in accordance with the at least one physical property.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2008Date of Patent: February 5, 2013Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Elton T. Ray, Jonathan A. Goldstein
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Publication number: 20120206772Abstract: Devices and methods herein receive a command into a computerized device to perform a printing draft operation of a printable item using a reduced amount of marking material (a reduced amount of ink, toner, etc.). The methods herein evaluate at least two different regions of the printable item to determine spatial frequencies of the different regions, and calculate at least two marking material reduction values for the different regions of the printable item based on the spatial frequencies of the different regions. Then, the methods herein apply the marking material reduction values to the printable item to produce a file containing reduced marking material printing commands for a printing device to print the printable item.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2011Publication date: August 16, 2012Applicant: XEROX CORPORATIONInventor: Elton T. Ray
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Publication number: 20120150705Abstract: A virtual electronic paymaster system and method for processing a paycheck utilizing a multi-function device. A virtual paymaster application can be configured in association with an EIP (Extensible Interface Platform) enabled multi-function device in order to render the paycheck with respect to an employee. An identification card having a bar code can be placed on a platen of the multi-function device in order to obtain authentication data with respect to the employee upon providing a PIN number via a user interface. The authentication data can be further provided to a remote application server via a network in order to retrieve the payment information with respect to the employee from a payroll database. The paycheck can be locally rendered based on the rendering instructions from the remote application server thereby enhancing the payroll processing within a business environment.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2010Publication date: June 14, 2012Applicant: Xerox CorporationInventor: Elton T. Ray
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Patent number: 8100393Abstract: A method of positioning copy or subsets for the easy insertion of tabs thereinto that includes creating a shingled boundary between subsets, with the top sheets of all subsets in the same position, but with the rest of each subset progressively offset so that the last page of the upper subset is significantly offset from the top sheet of the next subset in sawtooth fashion. As a result, the subsets can then be separated from one side more easily and tabs or other pages can be manually inserted with minimal difficulty.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2011Date of Patent: January 24, 2012Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Elton T Ray, Brian R Pierson
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Publication number: 20110266739Abstract: A method of positioning copy or subsets for the easy insertion of tabs thereinto that includes creating a shingled boundary between subsets, with the top sheets of all subsets in the same position, but with the rest of each subset progressively offset so that the last page of the upper subset is significantly offset from the top sheet of the next subset in sawtooth fashion. As a result, the subsets can then be separated from one side more easily and tabs or other pages can be manually inserted with minimal difficulty.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2011Publication date: November 3, 2011Applicant: XEROX CORPORATIONInventors: Elton T. Ray, Brian R. Pierson
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Publication number: 20110261390Abstract: Disclosed are embodiments of a system, method and computer program product for implementing a federated print services network. The embodiments provide a central server that receives external print job requests from customers and, optionally, any backlog of internal print job requests from a participating print shop or any internal print job requests that are outside a participating print shop's current printing capabilities or that exceed the participating print shop's supply inventory. The server can selectively distribute those requests amongst the participating print shops in the network for fulfillment. Distribution is based on printing equipment utilization records in order to balance printing equipment utilization across the network and, if necessary, on printing capability records and/or supply inventory records. Thus, for participating print shops, the embodiments provide a means for increasing equipment utilization percentages during downtimes and, thereby a means to subsidize the cost of ownership.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2010Publication date: October 27, 2011Applicant: Xerox CorporationInventors: Elton T. Ray, James C. Howell
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Publication number: 20110242583Abstract: The present specification discloses a printer in which the printer performs a first analysis of a print job data to identify a page description language and if no page description language is identified by the first analysis, performs additional processing activities, including but not limited to spooling and parsing, concurrent to a second analysis of the entire print job data to identify a page description language.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2010Publication date: October 6, 2011Applicant: Xerox CorporationInventors: Elton T. Ray, David Mensing