Patents by Inventor Rob WHITTEN

Rob WHITTEN 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).

  • External table height adjustment for printer systems
    Patent number: 9656490
    Abstract: An external table height adjustment technique for a printer system is disclosed. An operator can align an image gap between a printer table of the printer system and a printhead carriage via a height adjustment mechanism. The operator can perform the table height adjustment while a belt is installed on the printer table and media is loaded on top of the printer table. A height adjustment assembly is secured onto a supporting frame of the printer table such that an adjustment component exposed beyond an edge of the belt can raise or lower a portion of the printer table where the height adjustment assembly is secured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS FOR IMAGING, INC.
    Inventors: Gregg King, Rob Whitten, Timothy Madan
  • External table height adjustment for printer systems
    Patent number: 9365061
    Abstract: An external table height adjustment technique for a printer system is disclosed. An operator can align an image gap between a printer table of the printer system and a printhead carriage via a height adjustment mechanism. The operator can perform the table height adjustment while a belt is installed on the printer table and media is loaded on top of the printer table. A height adjustment assembly is secured onto a supporting frame of the printer table such that an adjustment component exposed beyond an edge of the belt can raise or lower a portion of the printer table where the height adjustment assembly is secured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS FOR IMAGING, INC.
    Inventors: Gregg King, Rob Whitten, Timothy Madan
  • EXTERNAL TABLE HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT FOR PRINTER SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20160023488
    Abstract: An external table height adjustment technique for a printer system is disclosed. An operator can align an image gap between a printer table of the printer system and a printhead carriage via a height adjustment mechanism. The operator can perform the table height adjustment while a belt is installed on the printer table and media is loaded on top of the printer table. A height adjustment assembly is secured onto a supporting frame of the printer table such that an adjustment component exposed beyond an edge of the belt can raise or lower a portion of the printer table where the height adjustment assembly is secured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventors: Gregg KING, Rob WHITTEN, Timothy MADAN
  • EXTERNAL TABLE HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT FOR PRINTER SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20150224799
    Abstract: An external table height adjustment technique for a printer system is disclosed. An operator can align an image gap between a printer table of the printer system and a printhead carriage via a height adjustment mechanism. The operator can perform the table height adjustment while a belt is installed on the printer table and media is loaded on top of the printer table. A height adjustment assembly is secured onto a supporting frame of the printer table such that an adjustment component exposed beyond an edge of the belt can raise or lower a portion of the printer table where the height adjustment assembly is secured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2014
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Inventors: Gregg KING, Rob WHITTEN, Timothy MADAN