Patents by Inventor Richard Neufeld

Richard Neufeld 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).

  • Printing plate registration and optical alignment device including locating at least a part of a reference edge in at least one digital camera image
    Patent number: 7456379
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for determining the alignment of printing plate mounted on an imaging drum, and applying an image to a printing plate while maintaining registration and alignment between the image and a reference edge of the printing plate include mounting the printing plate on a plate making machine and then determining the locations of at least one point on the reference edge. The locations of two or more points are used to determine a transformation that is applied to image data to yield transformed image data. The transformed image data is used to image the printing plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2008
    Assignee: Kodak Graphic Communications Canada Company
    Inventors: Richard Neufeld, Calvin D. Cummings, Allan Warnes
  • Printing plate registration using a camera
    Publication number: 20060005728
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for determining the alignment of printing plate mounted on an imaging drum, and applying an image to a printing plate while maintaining registration and alignment between the image and a reference edge of the printing plate include mounting the printing plate on a plate making machine and then determining the locations of at least one point on the reference edge. The locations of two or more points are used to determine a transformation that is applied to image data to yield transformed image data. The transformed image data is used to image the printing plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2005
    Publication date: January 12, 2006
    Applicant: Creo Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Neufeld, Calvin Cummings, Allan Warnes