Patents by Inventor Eswaran C. Nambudiri

Eswaran C. Nambudiri 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).

  • Mailing machine including ink jet operation checking for prevention of loss of postal funds
    Patent number: 6086182
    Abstract: An ink jet printing system includes a user interface for communicating messages between the ink jet printer and an operator and controller in operative communication with the user interface. The controller disables printing of certain information other than a test pattern in response to a predetermined event, generates a random message, prints a test pattern in response to a predetermined event, incorporates the generated random message within the test pattern, receives an indication of the random message from the operator, compares the received random message with the generated random message, and if the received random message equals the generated random message, enables printing of certain information other than the test pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2000
    Assignee: Pitney Bowes Inc.
    Inventor: Eswaran C. Nambudiri
  • Mailing machine including ink jet operation checking for prevention of loss of postal funds
    Patent number: 6000774
    Abstract: An ink jet printing system includes a user interface for communicating messages between the ink jet printer and an operator and controller in operative communication with the user interface. The controller disables printing of certain information other than a test pattern in response to a predetermined event, generates a random message, prints a test pattern in response to a predetermined event, incorporates the generated random message within the test pattern, receives an indication of the random message from the operator, compares the received random message with the generated random message, and if the received random message equals the generated random message, enables printing of certain information other than the test pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 14, 1999
    Assignee: Pitney Bowes Inc.
    Inventor: Eswaran C. Nambudiri