Patents by Inventor Kevin S. Litvak

Kevin S. Litvak 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).

  • CONSUMABLE CARRIER WITH CODE READER
    Publication number: 20200156887
    Abstract: Provided is a container for transporting a consumable such as a medium on which an image is to be printed. The container includes a support surface and a reading component coupled to the support surface to read a computer-readable code accompanying the consumable. A relay interface is operatively connected to the reading component to receive a signal indicative of the computer-readable code read by the reading component, and communicate with a compatible reader provided to the receiving apparatus to convey information about the computer-readable code read by the reading component to the receiving apparatus. The relay interface can be coupled to the tray at a location remotely located from the reading component and having an orientation that is different from an orientation of the reading component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2019
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Lawrence SRNKA, Kevin S. LITVAK, Christopher TAINER, Peter ADAM, Arlber CHANG
  • Consumable carrier with code reader
    Patent number: 10294049
    Abstract: Provided is a container for transporting a consumable such as a medium on which an image is to be printed. The container includes a support surface and a reading component coupled to the support surface to read a computer-readable code accompanying the consumable. A relay interface is operatively connected to the reading component to receive a signal indicative of the computer-readable code read by the reading component, and communicate with a compatible reader provided to the receiving apparatus to convey information about the computer-readable code read by the reading component to the receiving apparatus. The relay interface can be coupled to the tray at a location remotely located from the reading component and having an orientation that is different from an orientation of the reading component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: CODONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Lawrence Srnka, Kevin S. Litvak, Christopher Tainer, Peter Adam, Arlber Chang
  • CONSUMABLE CARRIER WITH CODE READER
    Publication number: 20170247213
    Abstract: Provided is a container for transporting a consumable such as a medium on which an image is to be printed. The container includes a support surface and a reading component coupled to the support surface to read a computer-readable code accompanying the consumable. A relay interface is operatively connected to the reading component to receive a signal indicative of the computer-readable code read by the reading component, and communicate with a compatible reader provided to the receiving apparatus to convey information about the computer-readable code read by the reading component to the receiving apparatus. The relay interface can be coupled to the tray at a location remotely located from the reading component and having an orientation that is different from an orientation of the reading component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2015
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Inventors: Lawrence Srnka, Kevin S. Litvak, Christopher Tainer, Peter Adam, Arlber Chang