Patents by Inventor Maria Elizabeth Zapata

Maria Elizabeth Zapata 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).

  • Patent number: 11639062
    Abstract: Textile printing wherein the printing comprises: acquire, by a controller, a print job comprising an image and a set of print parameters; position a textile in a printing zone; acquire a calibration image of the textile and transferring the calibration image to the controller; determine, by the controller, a set of calibrated print parameters based on the calibration image and the set of print parameters; and print the image on the textile using the set of calibrated print parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventor: Maria Elizabeth Zapata
  • Publication number: 20230104762
    Abstract: It is hereby disclosed a method to print on porous substrate by a printer comprising: a print zone; a conveyor to receive a porous substrate on a loading zone and to move the porous substrate along a transport direction between the print zone and the loading zone; a print engine positioned on the print zone for ejecting printing fluid towards the porous substrate; wherein the method comprises ejecting printing fluid towards a front side the porous substrate and, by a controller, activating a vacuum source as to exert a vacuum on a back side of the porous substrate being the vacuum exerted while the porous substrate is within the print zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Maria Elizabeth ZAPATA, Raimon CASTELLS DE MONET, Francisco LOPEZ MORAL
  • Patent number: 11413881
    Abstract: It is hereby disclosed a direct-to-garment printer comprising: a print zone; a loading zone; and a conveyor to receive the garment and to move the garment bi-directionally along a transport direction between the print zone and the loading zone; wherein the printer further comprises a printbar located in the print zone, the printbar extending longitudinally along a width of the print zone and having a plurality of nozzles that span the width of the print zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Maria Elizabeth Zapata, Jose Luis Valero Navazo, Rafael Ulacia Portoles
  • Publication number: 20220001676
    Abstract: It is hereby disclosed a direct-to-garment printer comprising: a print zone; a loading zone; and a conveyor to receive the garment and to move the garment bi-directionally along a transport direction between the print zone and the loading zone; wherein the printer further comprises a printbar located in the print zone, the printbar extending longitudinally along a width of the print zone and having a plurality of nozzles that span the width of the print zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Maria Elizabeth Zapata, Jose Luis Valero Navazo, Rafael Ulacia Portoles
  • Publication number: 20210237469
    Abstract: Textile printing wherein the printing comprises: acquire, by a controller, a print job comprising an image and a set of print parameters; position a textile in a printing zone; acquire a calibration image of the textile and transferring the calibration image to the controller; determine, by the controller, a set of calibrated print parameters based on the calibration image and the set of print parameters; and print the image on the textile using the set of calibrated print parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2018
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventor: Maria Elizabeth Zapata
  • Patent number: 10414172
    Abstract: According to one example, there is provided a method of processing an image. The method comprises obtaining image data representing an image to be printed, determining, from the image data, pixel locations on a substrate where ink is intended to be deposited and pixel locations where no ink is intended to be deposited, and modifying the image data to define varnish to be deposited at at least some of those substrate pixel locations determined as where no ink is intended to be deposited.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: HP SCITEX LTD.
    Inventors: Eviatar Halevi, Alex Veis, Maria Elizabeth Zapata
  • Publication number: 20160368286
    Abstract: Certain examples of printers and methods of printing may involve determining colorant amounts of image regions within a print image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2016
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventors: Marc Rossinyol Casals, Jacint Humet Pous, Maria Elizabeth Zapata, Jaime Fernandez del Rio
  • Patent number: 9487039
    Abstract: Certain examples of printers and methods of printing may involve determining colorant amounts of image regions within a print image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, LP.
    Inventors: Marc Rossinyol Casals, Jacint Humet Pous, Maria Elizabeth Zapata, Jaime Fernández del Rio
  • Publication number: 20150360481
    Abstract: According to one example, there is provided a method of processing an image. The method comprises obtaining image data representing an image to be printed, determining, from the image data, pixel locations on a substrate where ink is intended to be deposited and pixel locations where no ink is intended to be deposited, and modifying the image data to define varnish to be deposited at at least some of those substrate pixel locations determined as where no ink is intended to be deposited.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2013
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Inventors: Eviatar Halevi, Alex Veis, Maria Elizabeth Zapata
  • Patent number: 8899712
    Abstract: A method performed by a printing system is described herein. A request is provided to a user to enter data related to print quality of a mark or marks printed on a portion of a background region. The background region includes an area or areas treated with a fixer fluid applied by a printhead. A user input is received associated to the request. A misalignment of the printhead is estimated in accordance with the user input. A printing system and a tangible machine readable storage medium are also described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Marc Serra Vall, Maria Elizabeth Zapata, Eduardo Amela Conesa, Jacint Humet Pous, Jaime Fernández del Rio
  • Publication number: 20130061767
    Abstract: Certain examples of printers and methods of printing may involve determining colorant amounts of image regions within a print image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2011
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Inventors: Marc Rossinyol Casals, Jacint Humet Pous, Maria Elizabeth Zapata, Jaime Fernández Del Rio
  • Publication number: 20130050322
    Abstract: A method performed by a printing system is described herein. A request is provided to a user to enter data related to print quality of a mark or marks printed on a portion of a background region. The background region includes an area or areas treated with a fixer fluid applied by a printhead. A user input is received associated to the request. A misalignment of the printhead is estimated in accordance with the user input. A printing system and a tangible machine readable storage medium are also described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2011
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Inventors: Marc Serra Vall, Maria Elizabeth Zapata, Eduardo Amela Conesa, Jacint Humet Pous, Jaime Fernández del Rio