Patents by Inventor Michael Haining
Michael Haining 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).
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Patent number: 7826095Abstract: A method and system for estimating color separation misregistration of a printing system. The method may include marking a substrate to form a misregistration estimation patch. The misregistration estimation patch being formed by first and second color separations. The first color separation marking the substrate with a first halftone pattern. The first halftone pattern has a first halftone-frequency vector in a first direction and a second halftone-frequency vector in a second direction. The second color separation marking the substrate with a second halftone pattern. The second halftone pattern has a first halftone-frequency vector in a first direction and a second halftone-frequency vector in a second direction. The first and second halftone patterns form a moiré pattern. A deviation in at least one the halftone frequency vectors and/or the moiré pattern can be indicative of a color separation misregistration.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2007Date of Patent: November 2, 2010Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Shen-Ge Wang, Charles Michael Hains, Jon S. McElvain
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Patent number: 7701496Abstract: A device for acquiring color images using a color filter array. The color filter array includes a pattern of red array elements, green array elements, and blue array elements. The red array elements and green array elements occur in the color filter array more frequently than the blue array elements. This multiplicity of red, green, and blue color filters adheres closely to known human visual system (HVS) chrominance and luminance responses. Also, the pattern has periodicity in the diagonal directions and is relatively immune to Moire artifacts that arise due to interference between periodic sampling patterns of the CFA and periodic features in imaged scenes.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2006Date of Patent: April 20, 2010Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Charles Michael Hains, Manu Parmar
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Patent number: 7639400Abstract: A method of simulating a differential gloss image includes providing a background and a gloss effect image. The gloss effect image is configured for controlling the selective application of first and second halftones to the background image for creation of a differential gloss image when the background image is printed. A mask based on the background image is formed in which regions of mid-tone gray level are accentuated. An edge effect filter may be applied to the gloss effect image to form a filtered gloss effect image. The mask is applied to the filtered gloss effect image to generate a background modified filtered gloss effect image. The background modified filtered gloss effect image is applied to the background image to generate a representation which simulates the differential gloss image.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2007Date of Patent: December 29, 2009Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventor: Charles Michael Hains
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Patent number: 7583412Abstract: An embodiment described below provides a system that allows a user to provide an exact implementation or a close approximation to any desired Holladay dot to a printer with super-resolution encoding (SRE)/decoding (SRD) capabilities. In particular, the embodiment converts a desired Holladay dot to an SRE dot. The SRE dot or SRE look-up table may be uploaded to a printer that supports SRE/SRD.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2006Date of Patent: September 1, 2009Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: John McElvain, Charles Michael Hains
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Patent number: 7557955Abstract: A method and system are provided for producing a print that substantially corresponds to the colorimetric attributes of a corresponding proof for an electronic source file. The method and system entail creating a first raster file corresponding to the electronic source file and a second raster file corresponding to the proof. The first and second raster files are aligned to insure a spatial correlation, and a color conversion data structure is built by comparing the aligned first and second raster files. The color conversion data structure is then used to convert the first raster file to a color converted output file. The color converted output file is color transformed to an output file which is then used to produce the print. The print substantially corresponds to the colorimetric attributes of the corresponding proof for the electronic source file.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2005Date of Patent: July 7, 2009Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Sang-Chul Kang, Robert John Rolleston, Martin Sidney Maltz, Charles Michael Hains
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Publication number: 20090150585Abstract: A connector containing data pins for video signals and a coax pin for an antenna signal can permit a personal computer (PC) to use an integrated antenna in an external display device, with a single connector providing both video and radio frequency communication signals between those two devices. This connector may be used in place of the standard 15-pin VGA connector. In various embodiments, this connector may be contained in the PC, in the external display device, or in both. In some embodiments, this connector may be in an adaptor cable for use between the PC and the external display device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2007Publication date: June 11, 2009Inventor: Michael Haines
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Publication number: 20080193860Abstract: A method of simulating a differential gloss image includes providing a background and a gloss effect image. The gloss effect image is configured for controlling the selective application of first and second halftones to the background image for creation of a differential gloss image when the background image is printed. A mask based on the background image is formed in which regions of mid-tone gray level are accentuated. An edge effect filter may be applied to the gloss effect image to form a filtered gloss effect image. The mask is applied to the filtered gloss effect image to generate a background modified filtered gloss effect image. The background modified filtered gloss effect image is applied to the background image to generate a representation which simulates the differential gloss image.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2007Publication date: August 14, 2008Inventor: Charles Michael Hains
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Publication number: 20080170280Abstract: A method and system for estimating color separation misregistration of a printing system. The method may include marking a substrate to form a misregistration estimation patch. The misregistration estimation patch being formed by first and second color separations. The first color separation marking the substrate with a first halftone pattern. The first halftone pattern has a first halftone-frequency vector in a first direction and a second halftone-frequency vector in a second direction. The second color separation marking the substrate with a second halftone pattern. The second halftone pattern has a first halftone-frequency vector in a first direction and a second halftone-frequency vector in a second direction. The first and second halftone patterns form a moiré pattern. A deviation in at least one the halftone frequency vectors and/or the moiré pattern can be indicative of a color separation misregistration.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2007Publication date: July 17, 2008Inventors: Shen-Ge Wang, Charles Michael Hains, Jon S. McElvain
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Publication number: 20080151083Abstract: A device for acquiring color images using a color filter array. The color filter array includes a pattern of red array elements, green array elements, and blue array elements. The red array elements and green array elements occur in the color filter array more frequently than the blue array elements. This multiplicity of red, green, and blue color filters adheres closely to known human visual system (HVS) chrominance and luminance responses. Also, the pattern has periodicity in the diagonal directions and is relatively immune to Moire artifacts that arise due to interference between periodic sampling patterns of the CFA and periodic features in imaged scenes.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2006Publication date: June 26, 2008Inventors: Charles Michael Hains, Manu Parmar
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Publication number: 20080030788Abstract: A system and method is provided for characterizing color separation misregistration associated with marking a substrate. The method includes providing an input image having a plurality of patches, each patch having a pattern using a first and second color; marking a substrate with a copy of the input image using a first and second color separation to correspond to the first and second colors, respectively; and measuring a color characteristic of markings of respective copied patches of the copied plurality of patches and generating corresponding colorimetric values. Misregistration of the first color separation markings relative to the second color separation markings is characterized based on the measured calorimetric values.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2006Publication date: February 7, 2008Inventors: Jon McElvain, Charles Michael Hains
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Publication number: 20080030789Abstract: A method is provided for characterizing color separation misregistration of a printer device, the method including receiving from the printer device an output image having marked calibration patches having a variety of color separation configurations, each using a first and second color separation, and a marked measurement patch having a predetermined color separation configuration. Measured colorimetric values are received corresponding to the calibration patches and the marked measurement patch, and a characteristic of a curve associated with the measured colorimetric values corresponding to the calibration patches is determined. A calibration function is generated based on the determined characteristic of the curve, providing expected colorimetric values for the predetermined color separation configuration as related to a misregistration characteristic value.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2006Publication date: February 7, 2008Inventors: Jon McElvain, Charles Michael Hains
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Publication number: 20070279652Abstract: A preferred embodiment reproduces an image by receiving an input contone array of M contone data values. The contone data values may lie within a range from 1 to N. The embodiment includes comparing each contone data value to an array of M sets of pattern look-up tables to generate an array of M pattern values. M may be a number of one or more. Each pattern value in the array of M pattern values may be decoded to a corresponding K by L multi-pixel pattern of binary data. The binary data is rendered by a reprographic device.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2006Publication date: December 6, 2007Applicant: Xerox CorporationInventors: Jon McElvain, Charles Michael Hains
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Publication number: 20070279693Abstract: An embodiment described below provides a system that allows a user to provide an exact implementation or a close approximation to any desired Holladay dot to a printer with super-resolution encoding (SRE)/decoding (SRD) capabilities. In particular, the embodiment converts a desired Holladay dot to an SRE dot. The SRE dot or SRE look-up table may be uploaded to a printer that supports SRE/SRD.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2006Publication date: December 6, 2007Applicant: Xerox CorporationInventors: Jon McElvain, Charles Michael Hains
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Publication number: 20060180901Abstract: A method and apparatus for increasing the immunity of new generation microprocessors from electrostatic discharge events involve shielding the microprocessors at the die level. A gasket of a lossy material is provided on the substrate upon which the microprocessor is mounted. The gasket surrounds the microprocessor to protect it from electrostatic discharge pulses. A heat spreader is arranged in heat conducting relation with the microprocessor and atop at least a portion of the gasket adjacent the die. The material is a static dissipative material having a volume resistivity of greater than 102 ohm cm and a shielding effectiveness to protect the microprocessor from at least 4 kV of electrostatic discharge pulse at the computer system level in which the microprocessor is to be used.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2006Publication date: August 17, 2006Inventor: Michael Haines
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Publication number: 20050119619Abstract: to protect against accidental needle prick a catheter and insertion device are provided wherein the needle is retractable within the device after insertion of the catheter. The device comprises a hollow barrel or tube of semi-rigid plastic material into which the needle can be retracted after use. The barrel includes a resealable closure at the insertion that opens to allow passage of the needle and catheter and closes to reseal the barrel when the needle is retracted. A cap is provided that covers the barrel to further seal the device after use.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2003Publication date: June 2, 2005Inventor: Michael Haining
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Patent number: 6340131Abstract: A method for performing a batch change in an automatic cheese winder, which has many identical winding stations disposed in sections and a transportation system for supplying yarn-wound spinning cops to and removing empty unwound spinning cops from the winding stations. Transport trays for transporting spinning cops or empty tubes revolve within the transportation system, which has many different transport paths, among others transverse transport paths leading to the winding stations. The clearing away of an old batch of yarn is done section by section. Thus, from the transverse transport paths of one winding station section, spinning cop-carrying transport trays are discharged until such time as that section has been cleared out. The temporary storage of empty transport trays in the transverse transport paths of a cleared winding station section is already begun while adjacent winding station sections are still being cleared.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 1999Date of Patent: January 22, 2002Assignee: W. Schlafhorst AG & Co.Inventors: Manfred Mund, Michael Haines, Michael Iding, Torsten Forche, Stefan Terorde, Bernd-Rudiger Theele, John-Adrian Holt, Heinz-Peter Lindemann
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Patent number: 6058886Abstract: A pet cage dryer comprising a cage and a fan assembly mounted thereon for drying the wet coat of a pet animal housed inside the cage. In use, the fan assembly directs a high volume of ambient temperature air across substantially the entire interior region of the cage such that the air dries substantially every surface of the pet's coat at the same time. As a result, the pet cage dryer is able to dry the pet's coat in a relatively short period of time without the use of heated air and without any manual intervention on the part of a groomer during the drying process.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 1998Date of Patent: May 9, 2000Assignee: Schroer Manufacturing CompanyInventor: Michael Haines
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Patent number: 5996192Abstract: The present invention provides a buckle assembly which includes a first tongue, a second tongue, and a socket having a cavity for receiving at least a portion of the first tongue and second tongue. Each tongue includes a tongue coupling member which operates to register the first tongue and second tongue to be inserted into the socket simultaneously. Alternatively, the first tongue and second tongue may be inserted separately wherein the tongue coupling member allows the tongues to be slid relative to one another thereby facilitating individual insertion of the first tongue and the second tongue. In addition, the buckle assembly includes a securement member having a button on each tongue. Both the button on the first tongue and the button on the second tongue must be simultaneously actuated to eject the tongues from the socket. Further, the buckle assembly provides a first slot, a second slot, and a third slot configured to receive a corresponding belt.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 1998Date of Patent: December 7, 1999Assignee: Graco Children Products, Inc.Inventors: Michael Haines, Adam Martyn Lloyd, Arthur L. Gehr, Jr.