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).

  • 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