Patents by Inventor Michael G. Fuchs

Michael G. Fuchs 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).

  • Utilizing a contrived dither matrix to enhance the compressibility of raster images
    Patent number: 6026196
    Abstract: The present invention reduces the amount of data sent to a printer from a printer driver. Data reduction is achieved by using a dither matrix that is designed to produce compressible images, then using a lossless compression scheme that matches the dither matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2000
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Co.
    Inventors: Terrence M. Shannon, Michael G. Fuchs