Patents by Inventor Patricia L. Werner

Patricia L. Werner 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 that enables a solid ink printer to learn a solid ink stick type
    Patent number: 8678575
    Abstract: A solid ink printer is configured to learn the identity of solid ink sticks for printer operation. The solid ink printer includes a feed channel having an insertion opening configured to receive solid ink sticks, a sensor positioned near the insertion opening of the feed channel and configured to obtain solid ink stick type data from a solid ink stick inserted into the insertion opening of the feed channel, and a controller communicatively coupled to the sensor to receive the solid ink stick type data, the controller being configured to store the solid ink stick type data in a memory in response to an initialization signal and to operate the solid ink printer with reference to the solid ink stick type data stored in the memory by the controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Karen V. Zocchi, Brent R. Jones, Timothy L. Crawford, Douglas B. Henkle, Patricia L. Werner
  • System and method that enables a solid ink printer to learn a solid ink stick type
    Patent number: 8382269
    Abstract: A solid ink printer is configured to learn the identity of solid ink sticks for printer operation. The solid ink printer includes a feed channel having an insertion opening configured to receive solid ink sticks, a sensor positioned near the insertion opening of the feed channel and configured to obtain solid ink stick type data from a solid ink stick inserted into the insertion opening of the feed channel, and a controller communicatively coupled to the sensor to receive the solid ink stick type data, the controller being configured to store the solid ink stick type data in a memory in response to an initialization signal and to operate the solid ink printer with reference to the solid ink stick type data stored in the memory by the controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Karen V. Zocchi, Brent R. Jones, Timothy L. Crawford, Douglas B. Henkle, Patricia L. Werner
  • System And Method That Enables A Solid Ink Printer To Learn A Solid Ink Stick Type
    Publication number: 20110249066
    Abstract: A solid ink printer is configured to learn the identity of solid ink sticks for printer operation. The solid ink printer includes a feed channel having an insertion opening configured to receive solid ink sticks, a sensor positioned near the insertion opening of the feed channel and configured to obtain solid ink stick type data from a solid ink stick inserted into the insertion opening of the feed channel, and a controller communicatively coupled to the sensor to receive the solid ink stick type data, the controller being configured to store the solid ink stick type data in a memory in response to an initialization signal and to operate the solid ink printer with reference to the solid ink stick type data stored in the memory by the controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2010
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Karen V. Zocchi, Brent R. Jones, Timothy L. Crawford, Douglas B. Henkle, Patricia L. Werner