Patents by Inventor Martin Ball

Martin Ball 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).

  • Printed substrate and method for printing onto a substrate
    Patent number: 11560008
    Abstract: A printed substrate, wherein a printed polymer layer is present on a surface of the substrate, is disclosed. The printed polymer layer includes a polymer selected from group consisting of one or more of polyvinyl chloride, a copolymer of vinyl chloride and vinyl acetate, and a terpolymer of vinyl chloride, vinyl acetate and ethylene; a plasticizer; a colorant; and calcium carbonate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Yuanyuan Zhou, Andrew McVitie, Martin Ball
  • PRINTED SUBSTRATE AND METHOD FOR PRINTING ONTO A SUBSTRATE
    Publication number: 20220032675
    Abstract: A printed substrate, wherein a printed polymer layer is present on a surface of the substrate, is disclosed. The printed polymer layer comprises a polymer chosen from one or more of polyvinyl chloride, a copolymer of vinyl chloride and vinyl acetate, and a terpolymer of vinyl chloride, vinyl acetate and ethylene; a plasticizer; a colorant; and calcium carbonate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Yuanyuan ZHOU, Andrew MCVITIE, Martin BALL
  • WATER PURIFYING APPARATUS AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20210292193
    Abstract: There is described a water purifying apparatus comprising: (i) at least one water inlet; (ii) an ultra-violet (UVC) radiation chamber connected to the water inlet(s); (iii) a plurality of UVC light emitting diodes (UVC-LEDs) for the emission of UVC light into the radiation chamber; (iv) a control to operate UVC-LEDs in use, and (v) at least one UVC-LED aging monitor to provide feedback to the control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2019
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Applicant: VWS (UK) LIMITED
    Inventors: Nigel Philip EMERY, John Andrew WALKER, Martin BALL, Craig Stephen OVER
  • Method for operating a power generating device and power generating device
    Patent number: 10570868
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating a power generating device having a combustion engine, in particular a gas motor or a gas turbine, and an energy accumulator. The combustion engine and the energy accumulator are electrically coupled together. The combustion engine can be operated in accordance with a first estimated value and in accordance with a second estimated value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: EKU Power Drives GmbH
    Inventors: Leonardo Uriona Sepulveda, Martin Ball
  • Method for operating a power generating device and power generating device
    Patent number: 10371113
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating a power generating device (2) comprising an internal combustion engine, in particular a gas motor or a gas turbine, and an energy accumulator. Said internal combustion engine and the energy accumulator are electrically coupled together. Said internal combustion engine (16) can be operated in accordance with a first estimated value and in accordance with a second estimated value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: EKU Power Drives GmbH
    Inventors: Leonardo Uriona Sepulveda, Martin Ball
  • METHOD OF FORMING A SURFACE COVERING, AND APPARATUS AND COMPOSITION FOR FORMING A SURFACE COVERING
    Publication number: 20180169914
    Abstract: A method of forming a surface covering includes supplying a surface covering raw material. The surface covering raw material includes a substrate and a foamable layer formed on the substrate. A foaming inhibiting composition is applied in a predetermined pattern to the foamable layer formed on the substrate. The foaming inhibiting composition is a non-aqueous composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Martin BALL, Christian RYMER
  • Method For Operating A Power Generating Device And Power Generating Device
    Publication number: 20170328327
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating a power generating device (2) comprising an combustion engine, in particular a gas motor or a gas turbine, and an energy accumulator. Said combustion engine and the energy accumulator are electrically coupled together. Said combustion engine (16) can be operated in accordance with a first estimated value and in accordance with a second estimated value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2015
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Applicant: EKU Power Drives GmbH
    Inventors: Leonardo Uriona SEPULVEDA, Martin BALL
  • Method For Operating A Power Generating Device And Power Generating Device
    Publication number: 20170306861
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating a power generating device (2) comprising an internal combustion engine, in particular a gas motor or a gas turbine, and an energy accumulator. Said internal combustion engine and the energy accumulator are electrically coupled together. Said internal combustion engine (16) can be operated in accordance with a first estimated value and in accordance with a second estimated value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2015
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Applicant: EKU Power Drives GmbH
    Inventors: Leonardo Uriona Sepulveda, Martin Ball
  • ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING OF TITANIUM ARTICLE
    Publication number: 20170165781
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an article comprising titanium and/or titanium alloy using an additive manufacturing method comprising: providing a substrate; providing a feedstock; and fusing the feedstock to the substrate using a heat source, wherein the substrate and/or feed stock comprises titanium and/or titanium alloy, and the fusing is conducted under a shielding gas comprising an inert gas and an oxidant gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2014
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: Walter Mark Veldsman, Martin Ball, Jim Fieret, Ernst Miklos
  • DEVICE AUTHORIZATION SYSTEM USING OPTICAL SCANNER
    Publication number: 20090097068
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for controlling access to a device having a scanner that is used for scanning images into memory and a plurality of features. The method comprises optically scanning a tag with the scanner, receiving information from the tag during the scanning process, and determining whether a bearer of the tag can access the device at all based upon information scanned from the tag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2008
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Applicant: Xerox Corporation
    Inventor: MARTIN BALL
  • Multifunction device system using tags containing output information
    Patent number: 7474428
    Abstract: A method for completing a document job that includes delivering at least one print job to a printing device, bringing a tag containing information regarding the document job into close proximity to the printing device so that the device receives the information from the tag, and using the information received from the tag to complete the print job. The method also applies to document jobs sent to facsimile and multifunction devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2009
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen Morris-Jones, Martin Ball
  • Device authorization system using optical scanner
    Publication number: 20060077465
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for controlling access to a device having a scanner that is used for scanning images into memory and a plurality of features. The method comprises optically scanning a tag with the scanner, receiving information from the tag during the scanning process, and determining whether a bearer of the tag can access the device at all based upon information scanned from the tag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2005
    Publication date: April 13, 2006
    Inventor: Martin Ball
  • Multifunction device system using tags containing output information
    Publication number: 20050081136
    Abstract: A method for completing a document job that includes delivering at least one print job to a printing device, bringing a tag containing information regarding the document job into close proximity to the printing device so that the device receives the information from the tag, and using the information received from the tag to complete the print job. The method also applies to document jobs sent to facsimile and multifunction devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2003
    Publication date: April 14, 2005
    Inventors: Stephen Morris-Jones, Martin Ball
  • Device authorization system using optical scanner
    Publication number: 20050077996
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for controlling access to a device having a scanner that is used for scanning images into memory and a plurality of features. The method comprises optically scanning a tag with the scanner, receiving information from the tag during the scanning process, and determining whether a bearer of the tag can access the device at all based upon information scanned from the tag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2003
    Publication date: April 14, 2005
    Inventor: Martin Ball
  • Method and apparatus for accessing specialty functions of a marking machine
    Publication number: 20050078330
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for allowing access to at least one specialty function of a printing, scanning, facsimile, or multifunction device having a scanner and a plurality of functions. The method includes scanning a tag, receiving information from the tag, and allowing access to the at least one specialty function, if appropriate information is received from the tag. The tag can be scanned by either an optical scanner or read by a variety of wireless tag readers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2003
    Publication date: April 14, 2005
    Inventors: Martin Ball, Stephen Morris-Jones