Patents by Inventor Michael Adam Penrod

Michael Adam Penrod 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).

  • Method and apparatus for fixing ink to a print receiving medium
    Patent number: 6361162
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an inkjet printer assembly. The inkjet printer assembly comprises a printhead and a tepidity device. The printhead is capable of providing droplets of ink on a portion of a print receiving medium within a print zone. The portion of the print receiving medium within the print zone is at least partially exposed to an atmosphere having a temperature. The tepidity device is capable of being in thermal contact with the droplets of ink provided on the portion of the print receiving medium within the print zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2002
    Assignee: Lexmark International, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Adam Penrod, Richard Lee Reel, Timothy Joseph Stephany