Patents by Inventor MICHAEL FUENER

MICHAEL FUENER 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: 9833990
    Abstract: A method for inkjet printing an image onto a curved region of an object surface includes applying a screen of ink drops to the region to create print dots, calculating the screen using a computer and generating and applying ink drops to the region using a print head having nozzles on a nozzle surface. The steps include a) providing data representing the print image, b) providing or calculating data representing the region, c) providing or calculating path data on paths for the print head or object, d) calculating application locations of ink drops using data from steps b) and c), e) calculating data based on tiling the region using data from step d), f) calibrating tone values using data from step e), g) screening the print image using data from step f), and h) printing the screened image onto the region. A device implementing the method is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
    Inventors: Andreas Rupprecht, Michael Fuener, Tobias Mueller
  • Publication number: 20170232733
    Abstract: A method for inkjet printing an image onto a curved region of an object surface includes applying a screen of ink drops to the region to create print dots, calculating the screen using a computer and generating and applying ink drops to the region using a print head having nozzles on a nozzle surface. The steps include a) providing data representing the print image, b) providing or calculating data representing the region, c) providing or calculating path data on paths for the print head or object, d) calculating application locations of ink drops using data from steps b) and c), e) calculating data based on tiling the region using data from step d), f) calibrating tone values using data from step e), g) screening the print image using data from step f), and h) printing the screened image onto the region. A device implementing the method is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: ANDREAS RUPPRECHT, MICHAEL FUENER, TOBIAS MUELLER