Patents by Inventor Ken W. Ricketts

Ken W. Ricketts 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).

  • Wide format thermal recording device
    Patent number: 5028935
    Abstract: A wide format thermal printhead is provided which comprises a baseplate; a first substrate with a border portion removed from a first edge thereof to form a second edge, the first substrate being mounted on the baseplate; and a second substrate with a border portion removed from a first edge thereof to form a second edge, the second substrate being mounted on the baseplate with the second edge of the second substrate abutting the second edge of the first substrate to form a print surface having an extended active print width. Also provided is a thermal recording device with wide format capabilities which comprises the wide format thermal printhead as described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 1986
    Date of Patent: July 2, 1991
    Assignee: Calcomp Group, Sanders Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: Ralph E. Warmack, Anne L. Moore, Ken W. Ricketts, Cecil R. Gilbreath