Patents by Inventor Larry F. Eisner

Larry F. Eisner 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).

  • Apparatus and method for printing on irregular surfaces
    Patent number: 8328444
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for presenting a substrate/print media having favorable surface conditions and optimum spatial orientation for printing purposes. The apparatus/method includes a mechanism for maintaining the substrate/print media in a substantially orthogonal spatial orientation relative to the direction of ink deposition, and a pressurization device for developing a pressure differential across a face surface of the substrate/print media such that positive pressure is applied to a surface opposing the face surface. The pressurization device provides a cushion of air to support the substrate/print media during ink deposition. The apparatus/method may further include a system for transporting the substrate/print media beneath or across a print head assembly for in-line printing on a mailpiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Pitney Bowes Inc.
    Inventors: Darryl T. Rathbun, Larry F. Eisner, Ralph A. Rapillo
  • Apparatus and method for printing on irregular surfaces
    Publication number: 20070147926
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for presenting a substrate/print media having favorable surface conditions and optimum spatial orientation for printing purposes. The apparatus/method includes a mechanism for maintaining the substrate/print media in a substantially orthogonal spatial orientation relative to the direction of ink deposition, and a pressurization device for developing a pressure differential across a face surface of the substrate/print media such that positive pressure is applied to a surface opposing the face surface. The pressurization device provides a cushion of air to support the substrate/print media during ink deposition. The apparatus/method may further include a system for transporting the substrate/print media beneath or across a print head assembly for in-line printing on a mailpiece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2005
    Publication date: June 28, 2007
    Inventors: Darryl T. Rathbun, Larry F. Eisner, Ralph A. Rapillo