Patents by Inventor Ronald B. Kammerer, Jr.

Ronald B. Kammerer, Jr. 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).

  • Decorating system for edible products
    Patent number: 7286258
    Abstract: A system for creating a decorative edible item from a selected image. The system includes at least one image source, such as a scanner and/or a library of stored images, a controller unit and a printer. An edible media is inserted into the printer. The user then selects the image source, such as the scanner for scanning in a photograph reminiscence of a person or event being honored. The size of the printed image is then selected as well as the number of copies to be printed from the image. The print sequence is then activated. The controller unit applies color correction to the digital image and converts the digital image into printer control signals to operate the printer. The printer then prints a rendition of the image with edible inks as the edible media travels through the printer. A high-quality pictorial rendition of the image is thus created. The printed edible media can then be applied onto a product, shipped to a separate location or eaten as is.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2007
    Assignee: DecoPac, Inc.
    Inventors: Andy Schnoebelen, Marc Schnoebelen, Jeff Barkhimer, Matt Bullen, Mark McLoughlin, Mary Sandquist, Stephen L. Spurgeon, Ronald B. Kammerer, Jr.
  • Decorating system for edible items
    Patent number: 7012712
    Abstract: A system for creating a decorative edible item from a selected image. The system includes at least one image source, such as a scanner and/or a library of stored images, a controller unit and a printer. An edible media is inserted into the printer. The user then selects the image source, such as the scanner for scanning in a photograph reminiscence of a person or event being honored. The size of the printed image is then selected as well as the number of copies to be printed from the image. The print sequence is then activated. The controller unit applies color correction to the digital image and converts the digital image into printer control signals to operate the printer. The printer then prints a rendition of the image with edible inks as the edible media travels through the printer. A high-quality pictorial rendition of the image is thus created. The printed edible media can then be applied onto a product, shipped to a separate location or eaten as is.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2006
    Assignee: DecoPac, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen L. Spurgeon, Ronald B. Kammerer, Jr.
  • Decorating system for edible items
    Patent number: 6903841
    Abstract: A system for creating a decorative edible item from a selected image. The system includes at least one image source, such as a scanner and/or a library of stored images, a controller unit and a printer. An edible media is inserted into the printer. The user then selects the image source, such as the scanner for scanning in a photograph reminiscence of a person or event being honored. The size of the printed image is then selected as well as the number of copies to be printed from the image. The print sequence is then activated. The controller unit applies color correction to the digital image and converts the digital image into printer control signals to operate the printer. The printer then prints a rendition of the image with edible inks as the edible media travels through the printer. A high-quality pictorial rendition of the image is thus created. The printed edible media can then be applied onto a product, shipped to a separate location or eaten as is.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2005
    Assignee: DecoPac, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen L. Spurgeon, Ronald B. Kammerer, Jr.