Patents by Inventor Karl Paetsch

Karl Paetsch 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).

  • Signature presentation method and apparatus
    Patent number: 4364024
    Abstract: Signature image information is converted from scanner input data into lines of character spaces which can conveniently be presented on a matrix printer. Both the method of image conversion from input scans to output lines of characters and apparatus for interpreting control information accompanying character picture element information are disclosed. An efficient format for presenting the control information and reducing the amount of picture element data stored and handled is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 1979
    Date of Patent: December 14, 1982
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Karl Paetsch