Patents by Inventor Goeffrey G. Cochrane

Goeffrey G. Cochrane 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).

  • Airborne thermal printer
    Patent number: 5392126
    Abstract: A mobile printer having features particularly suited for use in a mobile conveyance such as an airplane. The printer stores a first data set in a memory that is accessed under control of a programmable controller. The printer then receives a second data set via a communications transceiver. Data from the first and second data sets are combined to form a composite bit mapped image which is printed by means of a thermal printhead controlled by the programmable controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 21, 1995
    Assignee: Summit World Trade Corporation
    Inventors: Goeffrey G. Cochrane, Michael D. Tartamella, Philip W. McLean, Samual K. Taylor, Christ H. Heipp
  • Airborne thermal printer
    Patent number: 5206660
    Abstract: A mobile printer having features particularly suited for use in a mobile conveyance such as an airplane. The printer stores a first data set in a memory that is accessed under control of a programmable controller. The printer then receives a second data set via a communications transceiver. Data from the first and second data sets are combined to form a composite bit mapped image which is printed by means of a thermal printhead controlled by the programmable controller.The thermal printhead uses rolls of thermally sensitive paper which are supported by means of a mandrel roll. The thermal paper is positioned adjacent the print head by means of a platen roll. A biasing force is provided to bias the platen roll away from the print head when a door in the printer housing is opened to provide a space into which the free end of the roll of paper can enter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 1991
    Date of Patent: April 27, 1993
    Assignee: Summit World Trade Corporation
    Inventors: Goeffrey G. Cochrane, Michael D. Tartamella, Philip W. McLean, Samuel K. Taylor, Christ H. Heipp