Patents by Inventor Samuel Hopper

Samuel Hopper 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).

  • Publication number: 20260131569
    Abstract: A printing system is disclosed. The printing system includes at least one physical memory device to store control mark logic and one or more processors coupled with at least one physical memory device to execute the control mark logic to generate control mark print instructions to direct a print engine to print a control mark on a print medium, wherein the control mark comprises a matrix of print regions extending in process and cross-process directions having a plurality of ink colors and insert printed control marks into instructed sheets of a print job based on the control mark print instructions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2024
    Publication date: May 14, 2026
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Walter F. Kailey, Akihiro Shima, Tetsuya Mutoh, Samuel Hopper, Scott R. Johnson
  • Publication number: 20250284916
    Abstract: A system is disclosed. The system includes a printing system comprising at least one physical memory device to store compensation logic and one or more processors coupled with the at least one physical memory device to execute the compensation logic to receive sheetside compensation instructions from an external device; wherein the sheetside compensation instructions specify compensation resources, determine a first of a plurality of sheetside images for application of the compensation resources, determine a sheet identifier (ID) corresponding to the first sheetside image, process the first sheetside image by applying the compensation resources to the first sheetside image and transmit the sheet ID to the external device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2024
    Publication date: September 11, 2025
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Walter F. Kailey, Samuel Hopper, Ke Huang
  • Publication number: 20250157017
    Abstract: A system is disclosed. The system includes at least one physical memory device to store inspection logic and one or more processors coupled with the at least one physical memory device to execute the inspection logic to capture a page image of a print job page printed on a print medium, determine a page identifier (page ID) value on the page image, determine whether the page ID value is within a first production range associated with a first inspection production and perform inspection processing using a first inspection production on the page image upon a determination that the page ID value is within the first production range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2023
    Publication date: May 15, 2025
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Scott R. Johnson, Samuel Hopper, Minh Vo, Kenneth Shouldice
  • Publication number: 20250153966
    Abstract: A system is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2025
    Publication date: May 15, 2025
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Samuel Hopper, Scott R. Johnson, Walter F. Kailey, Michael McDermott
  • Patent number: 12234113
    Abstract: A system is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Samuel Hopper, Scott R. Johnson, Walter F. Kailey, Michael McDermott
  • Publication number: 20240300764
    Abstract: A system is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2023
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Samuel Hopper, Scott R. Johnson, Walter F. Kailey, Michael McDermott
  • Publication number: 20230286265
    Abstract: A system is disclosed. The system includes at least one physical memory device to store drop size logic and one or more processors coupled with the at least one physical memory device to execute the drop size logic to receive first ink drop size data for each of a plurality of color planes associated with a first halftone design, generate first ink drop count data for each of the plurality of color planes based on the first halftone design and print job data, generate second ink drop count data for each of the plurality of color planes based on a second halftone design and the print job data and generate second ink drop size data for each of the plurality of color planes associated with the second halftone design based on the first ink drop count data, the first ink drop size data and the second ink drop count data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2022
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Mikel Stanich, Walter F. Kailey, Ziling Zhang, Nikita Gurudath, Samuel Hopper
  • Patent number: 11755865
    Abstract: A system is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Mikel Stanich, Walter F. Kailey, Ziling Zhang, Nikita Gurudath, Samuel Hopper
  • Publication number: 20230281413
    Abstract: A system is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2022
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Mikel Stanich, Walter F. Kailey, Ziling Zhang, Nikita Gurudath, Samuel Hopper
  • Patent number: 11731420
    Abstract: A system is disclosed. The system includes at least one physical memory device to store drop size logic and one or more processors coupled with the at least one physical memory device to execute the drop size logic to receive first ink drop size data for each of a plurality of color planes associated with a first halftone design, generate first ink drop count data for each of the plurality of color planes based on the first halftone design and print job data, generate second ink drop count data for each of the plurality of color planes based on a second halftone design and the print job data and generate second ink drop size data for each of the plurality of color planes associated with the second halftone design based on the first ink drop count data, the first ink drop size data and the second ink drop count data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Mikel Stanich, Walter F. Kailey, Ziling Zhang, Nikita Gurudath, Samuel Hopper
  • Publication number: 20070097399
    Abstract: A print controller, methods, and software are disclosed. A print controller of the invention includes applications, a parameter manager, and a notification system. The applications register with parameter manager those parameters for which they want to be notified when a change occurs. As part of the registration, the applications designate a callback identifier (CID) for each of the parameters, where an individual CID may be associated with a single parameter or a plurality of related parameters. Responsive to receiving an indication of changes to one or more of the parameters, the notification system identifies the applications registered to be notified of changes to the parameters, and identifies the CIDs associated with the parameters that have changed. The notification system then transmits one or more notification messages, including the identified CIDs for the changed parameters, to each application that is registered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2005
    Publication date: May 3, 2007
    Inventors: Erin Boyd, Samuel Hopper, Kent Norgren, Stephen Price
  • Publication number: 20070076234
    Abstract: Provided are a method, system, and program generating user defined marking settings to print marks to control post-processing devices. A user interface is generated to enable user input to define at least one marking setting comprising a name of the marking setting, a dimension of a marking, and a location of the marking on the print medium. Marking settings control a printer to output markings on a print medium. The outputted markings on the print medium control at least one post processor device to perform post processing operations on the print medium. User input is received from the user interface defining at least one marking setting. The user defined at least one marking setting is stored with an existing set of marking settings to control the printer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2005
    Publication date: April 5, 2007
    Inventors: Samuel Hopper, Ronald Parrish, David Ward, Kent Norgren, Ronald Van Buskirk, Kenneth Shouldice, Brian Pendleton