Patents by Inventor John Randel LaCaze
John Randel LaCaze 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).
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Publication number: 20200247115Abstract: An apparatus and method for printing an image with uniform screened and/or solid colors on a non-cylindrical circularly symmetrical surface of an object by depositing print dots using a digital inkjet printhead, wherein the printhead is moved while maintaining a uniform print gap between nozzle tips of the inkjet nozzles of the printhead and the surface of the object and the inkjet nozzles are fired to apply the image to the surface of the object by adjusting line screen and/or sizes of the print dots at different circumferences of the surface of the object based on the cross-section diameter of the object at each circumference.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2020Publication date: August 6, 2020Inventors: John Randel LaCaze, Fenlong Lin, Jay Banta Larsen
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Patent number: 10252544Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for depositing a substance onto an article are disclosed, including apparatuses and methods of directly printing on three-dimensional articles, as well as the articles printed thereby or having a substance deposited thereon. In some cases, the apparatuses and methods involve creating a re-circulating relative motion between at least one article and a substance deposition device. In some embodiments, the articles can be conveyed in a closed loop path past one or more substance deposition devices. The articles can be conveyed past the substance deposition device(s) one or more times, and during each pass by the substance deposition device(s), a portion of a predetermined pattern may be applied to the articles by the substance deposition device(s).Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2015Date of Patent: April 9, 2019Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Robert Paul Cassoni, Matthew Richard Allen, John Randel LaCaze
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Patent number: 10076915Abstract: A method for printing a digitally-stored image on the surface of a cylindrical object comprises the steps of axially moving the object along a line of travel that is aligned with the object's long axis until it is underneath one or more printheads, each of which have a plurality of ink nozzles that may be arranged in one or more columns while simultaneously rotating the object with respect to the printheads and simultaneously causing a pre-determined number of nozzles to eject ink onto the surface of the object.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2016Date of Patent: September 18, 2018Assignee: INX INTERNATIONAL INK COMPANYInventor: John Randel LaCaze
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Publication number: 20170253024Abstract: A apparatus and method for printing an image on a non-cylindrical circularly symmetrical surface of an object using a printhead with inkjet nozzles with tips in a nozzle plane by rotating the object about the longitudinal axis of the surface while a print engine controller drives the printhead in space and controls the operation of the nozzle tips within a predetermined print gap along the surface to print the image.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2017Publication date: September 7, 2017Inventors: John Randel LaCaze, Fenlong Lin, Jay Banta Larsen
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Publication number: 20170182791Abstract: A method for printing a digitally-stored image on the surface of a cylindrical object comprises the steps of axially moving the object along a line of travel that is aligned with the object's long axis until it is underneath one or more printheads, each of which have a plurality of ink nozzles that may be arranged in one or more columns while simultaneously rotating the object with respect to the printheads and simultaneously causing a pre-determined number of nozzles to eject ink onto the surface of the object.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2016Publication date: June 29, 2017Inventor: John Randel LaCaze
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Patent number: 9517623Abstract: A method for printing a digitally-stored image on the surface of a cylindrical object comprises the steps of axially moving the object along a line of travel that is aligned with the object's long axis until it is underneath one or more printheads, each of which have a plurality of ink nozzles that may be arranged in one or more columns while simultaneously rotating the object with respect to the printheads and simultaneously causing a pre-determined number of nozzles to eject ink onto the surface of the object.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2015Date of Patent: December 13, 2016Assignee: INX INTERNATIONAL INK COMPANYInventor: John Randel LaCaze
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Publication number: 20160214382Abstract: A method for printing a digitally-stored image on the surface of a cylindrical object comprises the steps of axially moving the object along a line of travel that is aligned with the object's long axis until it is underneath one or more printheads, each of which have a plurality of ink nozzles that may be arranged in one or more columns while simultaneously rotating the object with respect to the printheads and simultaneously causing a pre-determined number of nozzles to eject ink onto the surface of the object.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2015Publication date: July 28, 2016Inventor: JOHN RANDEL LACAZE
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Publication number: 20160136966Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for depositing a substance onto an article are disclosed, including apparatuses and methods of directly printing on three-dimensional articles, as well as the articles printed thereby or having a substance deposited thereon. In some cases, the apparatuses and methods involve creating a re-circulating relative motion between at least one article and a substance deposition device. In some embodiments, the articles can be conveyed in a closed loop path past one or more substance deposition devices. The articles can be conveyed past the substance deposition device(s) one or more times, and during each pass by the substance deposition device(s), a portion of a predetermined pattern may be applied to the articles by the substance deposition device(s).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2015Publication date: May 19, 2016Inventors: Robert Paul Cassoni, Matthew Richard Allen, John Randel LaCaze
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Publication number: 20160136967Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for depositing a substance onto an article are disclosed, including apparatuses and methods of directly printing on three-dimensional articles, as well as the articles printed thereby or having a substance deposited thereon. In some cases, the apparatuses and methods involve creating a re-circulating relative motion between at least one article and a substance deposition device. In some embodiments, the articles can be conveyed in a closed loop path past one or more substance deposition devices. The articles can be conveyed past the substance deposition device(s) one or more times, and during each pass by the substance deposition device(s), a portion of a predetermined pattern may be applied to the articles by the substance deposition device(s).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2015Publication date: May 19, 2016Inventors: Matthew Richard Allen, Robert Paul Cassoni, John Randel LaCaze
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Patent number: 8931864Abstract: An ink jet printer for printing on an at least partially cylindrical objects comprises one or more printheads positioned above a line of travel and a carriage assembly configured to hold an at least partially cylindrical object axially aligned along the line of travel and to position said object relative to the printheads, and then rotate the object relative to said one or more printheads. The printer also includes a curing device located along the line of travel and configured to emit an energy suitable to cure the deposited fluid.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2010Date of Patent: January 13, 2015Assignee: INX International Ink CompanyInventor: John Randel LaCaze
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Patent number: 8926077Abstract: An ink supply system for ink jet printers includes a recirculation tank coupled to a recirculation pump configured to provide a substantially pulseless flow of ink. A heating assembly having an ink conduit formed into a spiral in thermal contact with at least one heating element receives ink from the pump and outlets to a sensor assembly with temperature and pressure sensors that measure ink parameters both as the ink enters a printhead and is returned from the printhead. The returned ink is then ported to a recirculation tank from which the pump draws the recirculating ink. An air pump is coupled to the recirculation tank in order to maintain a substantial vacuum within the tank.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2013Date of Patent: January 6, 2015Assignee: INX International Ink CompanyInventors: John Randel LaCaze, Jon Campbell, Fenlong Lin
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Publication number: 20140240406Abstract: An ink supply system for ink jet printers includes a recirculation tank coupled to a recirculation pump configured to provide a substantially pulseless flow of ink. A heating assembly having an ink conduit formed into a spiral in thermal contact with at least one heating element receives ink from the pump and outlets to a sensor assembly with temperature and pressure sensors that measure ink parameters both as the ink enters a printhead and is returned from the printhead. The returned ink is then ported to a recirculation tank from which the pump draws the recirculating ink. An air pump is coupled to the recirculation tank in order to maintain a substantial vacuum within the tank.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2013Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: INX International Ink CompanyInventors: John Randel LaCaze, Jon Campbell, Fenlong Lin
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Patent number: 7860671Abstract: High resolution liquid level gauge includes a float member with a buoyant, free end, and an opposing end rotatably attached to an interior surface of a reservoir such that the float member is free to rotate about an axis of rotation. A single magnet defining a single magnetic field is attached to the pivoting end such that the magnetic field is centered on the axis of rotation and rotates with the float member. A magnetic rotary encoder chip configured to detect angular position of the magnetic field is positioned to be aligned with the axis of rotation on the exterior of the reservoir at a distance from the magnet to detect the magnetic field. The encoder is configured to provide a signal representative of the angle of the magnetic field. A computer processor determines the liquid level within the reservoir based upon the signal.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2008Date of Patent: December 28, 2010Assignee: INX International Ink Co.Inventor: John Randel LaCaze