Patents by Inventor James Daniel Weeks

James Daniel Weeks 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).

  • Method for operating a printer having vertically offset printheads
    Patent number: 6582055
    Abstract: A method for operating a printer having vertically offset printheads each having an array of nozzles. A method step includes printing in a first mode which enables a larger number or all of the nozzles of the printheads. Another step includes printing in a second mode which enables only nozzles defining a common print region for the printheads. In one example, the first and second modes occur in different raster lines of the same sheet of print medium. In another example, the first and second modes occur in different print jobs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2003
    Assignee: Lexmark International, Inc.
    Inventors: Mary Ellen Ellison Biddle, James Daniel Weeks