Patents by Inventor James D. Piette

James D. Piette 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).

  • Apparatus for and method of print resuming following a print interruption event
    Patent number: 7791744
    Abstract: The invention is directed to resuming printing on a printer following a print interruption event. An apparatus in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes: a scanner configurable to communicate with a printer and a printing application, wherein the scanner is configured to scan a printing at the printer upon receipt of a printing error. A method in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes: receiving a printing error when printing a document; scanning the actual printing of the document at a printer; and notifying an application of results of the scanning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Brian E. Blair, James D. Piette, Robert D. Yoder
  • Method for setting color thermal paper parameters
    Patent number: 7474320
    Abstract: A method for setting color thermal paper parameters including: printing a first color at one or more printing speeds, wherein one or more first color images are produced; selecting the first color image with a desired quality; printing a second color at one or more energy levels at the printing speed corresponding to the selected first color image, wherein one or more second color images are produce; selecting the second color image with the desired quality; and storing a printer parameter corresponding to the selected first and second color images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2009
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Robert D. Yoder, James D. Piette
  • APPARATUS FOR AND METHOD OF PRINT RESUMING FOLLOWING A PRINT INTERRUPTION EVENT
    Publication number: 20080055628
    Abstract: The invention is directed to resuming printing on a printer following a print interruption event. An apparatus in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes: a scanner configurable to communicate with a printer and a printing application, wherein the scanner is configured to scan a printing at the printer upon receipt of a printing error. A method in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes: receiving a printing error when printing a document; scanning the actual printing of the document at a printer; and notifying an application of results of the scanning.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2006
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Inventors: Brian E. Blair, James D. Piette, Robert D. Yoder