Patents by Inventor Mark D. Lund

Mark D. Lund 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).

  • Bidirectional printing method in accordance with vertical breaks
    Patent number: 5044796
    Abstract: The invented bidirectional graphics printing method includes software which first receives data describing at least part of an image to be printed, and then looks for breaks in the image. When a break is detected, bidirectional printing is allowed if such printing would increase throughput. If no break is detected, the next printhead pass is in the same direction as the previous pass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 1989
    Date of Patent: September 3, 1991
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Company
    Inventor: Mark D. Lund
  • Printed circuit card reset switch
    Patent number: 4767341
    Abstract: A printed circuit card includes a modified finger contact spanning two finger contact positions on its edge connector to momentarily short correspondingly adjacent receptacle contacts of a mating receptacle connector when the printed circuit card is either plugged into or removed from the mating receptacle connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 1987
    Date of Patent: August 30, 1988
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Company
    Inventor: Mark D. Lund