Patents by Inventor Jon Ashley

Jon Ashley 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).

  • Dual-sided optical discs with normally oriented and inverted text patterns
    Patent number: 9472232
    Abstract: Disclosed is an optical disc with a first area to store data for playback and that is reflective or opaque to visible light, and a second area that is transparent to visible light and includes first and second concentric rings. In one embodiment, a method of printing information on the optical disc includes: printing an inverse first text pattern in the first ring during a first printing on a first side, where the first text pattern is formed in reverse as viewed from the first side; printing a second text pattern in the second ring during a second printing on the first side, where the second text pattern is correctly visible from the first side; and printing, during the second printing, a first solid pattern to overlay at least a portion of the first text pattern, where the first text pattern is correctly visible as viewed from a second side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: SONY DADC US Inc.
    Inventors: Jon Ashley, Michael Mitchell
  • DUAL-SIDED OPTICAL DISCS WITH NORMALLY ORIENTED AND INVERTED TEXT PATTERNS
    Publication number: 20140355406
    Abstract: Disclosed is an optical disc with a first area to store data for playback and that is reflective or opaque to visible light, and a second area that is transparent to visible light and includes first and second concentric rings. In one embodiment, a method of printing information on the optical disc includes: printing an inverse first text pattern in the first ring during a first printing on a first side, where the first text pattern is formed in reverse as viewed from the first side; printing a second text pattern in the second ring during a second printing on the first side, where the second text pattern is correctly visible from the first side; and printing, during the second printing, a first solid pattern to overlay at least a portion of the first text pattern, where the first text pattern is correctly visible as viewed from a second side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2014
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: SONY DADC US INC.
    Inventors: Jon Ashley, Michael Mitchell
  • Single-sided printing providing dual-sided reading of print on optical discs
    Patent number: 8850981
    Abstract: Disclosed is an optical disc with a first area to store data for playback and that is reflective or opaque to visible light, and a second area that is transparent to visible light and includes first and second concentric rings. In one embodiment, a method of printing information on the optical disc includes: printing an inverse first text pattern in the first ring during a first printing on a first side, where the first text pattern is formed in reverse as viewed from the first side; printing a second text pattern in the second ring during a second printing on the first side, where the second text pattern is correctly visible from the first side; and printing, during the second printing, a first solid pattern to overlay at least a portion of the first text pattern, where the first text pattern is correctly visible as viewed from a second side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Dadc US Inc.
    Inventors: Jon Ashley, Michael Mitchell
  • SINGLE-SIDED PRINTING PROVIDING DUAL-SIDED READING OF PRINT ON OPTICAL DISCS
    Publication number: 20120213053
    Abstract: Disclosed is an optical disc with a first area to store data for playback and that is reflective or opaque to visible light, and a second area that is transparent to visible light and includes first and second concentric rings. In one embodiment, a method of printing information on the optical disc includes: printing an inverse first text pattern in the first ring during a first printing on a first side, where the first text pattern is formed in reverse as viewed from the first side; printing a second text pattern in the second ring during a second printing on the first side, where the second text pattern is correctly visible from the first side; and printing, during the second printing, a first solid pattern to overlay at least a portion of the first text pattern, where the first text pattern is correctly visible as viewed from a second side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2011
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Applicant: SONY DADC US INC.
    Inventors: Jon Ashley, Michael Mitchell