Patents by Inventor Roger Kitzmiller

Roger Kitzmiller 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).

  • Reorder system for use with an electronic printing press
    Patent number: 6246993
    Abstract: A method of, and system for, selectively reordering the reprinting of books on one or more electronic presses are disclosed. In one embodiment, sensors and a processor are utilized to reorder books fouled by an auxiliary device. In another embodiment, a sensor, and a global processor in communication with first and second local processors respectively associated with first and second printing presses are utilized to reorder books on one of the first and second printing presses selected to minimize processing time and/or to maximize postal rate discounts. In another embodiment, a sensor and a press processor are utilized to reorder errored books by inserting a book back into a stream of books being printed if re-printing the book with the stream entitles the errored book to a predefined postal discount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2001
    Assignee: R. R. Donnelly & Sons Company
    Inventors: Mark G. Dreyer, James L. Warmus, Robert W. Gill, Roger Kitzmiller