Patents by Inventor Ford R. Ennis, Jr.

Ford R. Ennis, Jr. 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).

  • Thermal printing system and method
    Patent number: 7609407
    Abstract: A method and system for authenticating print media includes providing a digital memory physically associated with a holder of print media, and storing data in the digital memory, which data is adapted to be authenticated to allow use of the print media. In a preferred embodiment the system and method are capable of detecting the print medium present in a printer and adjusting printing characteristics of a printer with respect to the specific print medium present.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2009
    Inventors: Mukhtar A. Chinwala, Ford R. Ennis, Jr., John L. Landers, Arthur G. LaRocque, Leonid Winestein