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).
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Publication number: 20260131569Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2024Publication date: May 14, 2026Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Walter F. Kailey, Akihiro Shima, Tetsuya Mutoh, Samuel Hopper, Scott R. Johnson
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Publication number: 20250284916Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2024Publication date: September 11, 2025Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Walter F. Kailey, Samuel Hopper, Ke Huang
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Publication number: 20250157017Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2023Publication date: May 15, 2025Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Scott R. Johnson, Samuel Hopper, Minh Vo, Kenneth Shouldice
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Publication number: 20250153966Abstract: A system is disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2025Publication date: May 15, 2025Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Samuel Hopper, Scott R. Johnson, Walter F. Kailey, Michael McDermott
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Patent number: 12234113Abstract: A system is disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2023Date of Patent: February 25, 2025Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Samuel Hopper, Scott R. Johnson, Walter F. Kailey, Michael McDermott
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Publication number: 20240300764Abstract: A system is disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2023Publication date: September 12, 2024Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Samuel Hopper, Scott R. Johnson, Walter F. Kailey, Michael McDermott
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Publication number: 20230286265Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2022Publication date: September 14, 2023Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Mikel Stanich, Walter F. Kailey, Ziling Zhang, Nikita Gurudath, Samuel Hopper
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Patent number: 11755865Abstract: A system is disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2022Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Mikel Stanich, Walter F. Kailey, Ziling Zhang, Nikita Gurudath, Samuel Hopper
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Publication number: 20230281413Abstract: A system is disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2022Publication date: September 7, 2023Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Mikel Stanich, Walter F. Kailey, Ziling Zhang, Nikita Gurudath, Samuel Hopper
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Patent number: 11731420Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 14, 2022Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Mikel Stanich, Walter F. Kailey, Ziling Zhang, Nikita Gurudath, Samuel Hopper
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Publication number: 20070097399Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2005Publication date: May 3, 2007Inventors: Erin Boyd, Samuel Hopper, Kent Norgren, Stephen Price
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Publication number: 20070076234Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2005Publication date: April 5, 2007Inventors: Samuel Hopper, Ronald Parrish, David Ward, Kent Norgren, Ronald Van Buskirk, Kenneth Shouldice, Brian Pendleton