Patents by Inventor Sivanandam T. Sathiyamoorthy

Sivanandam T. Sathiyamoorthy 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).

  • Media stopper for a printing system
    Patent number: 8328183
    Abstract: A printer comprising a media stopper element held in position by a rotatable shaft. The shaft comprises a lever which can be moved in order to rotate the shaft and move the media stopper element out of the way.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Wayne E. Stiehler, Sivanandam T. Sathiyamoorthy
  • Media stopper method for a printing system
    Patent number: 8215633
    Abstract: A method of feeding media in an inkjet printer including moving a media stopper element for selectively allowing a sheet of media to advance along a media advance path in a media advance direction. A shaft is connected to the media stopper element for moving the media stopper element by rotating the shaft. The media stopper element can be moved via biasing to a first position for preventing the sheet of media from advancing and to a second position for allowing the sheet of media to advance along the media advance path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Wayne E. Stiehler, Sivanandam T. Sathiyamoorthy
  • Pick roller retraction method in a carriage printer
    Patent number: 8215632
    Abstract: A method of automatically pivoting a pick arm assembly away from a media support in a printer by providing a printhead carriage with a sloped feature and providing a linking assembly coupled to the pick arm assembly with a ramped feature wherein pivoting the pick arm assembly away from the media support occurs when the printhead carriage travels along the carriage scan path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Wayne E. Stiehler, Sivanandam T. Sathiyamoorthy
  • MEDIA STOPPER METHOD FOR A PRINTING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20120049436
    Abstract: A method of feeding media in an inkjet printer including moving a media stopper element for selectively allowing a sheet of media to advance along a media advance path in a media advance direction. A shaft is connected to the media stopper element for moving the media stopper element by rotating the shaft. The media stopper element can be moved via biasing to a first position for preventing the sheet of media from advancing and to a second position for allowing the sheet of media to advance along the media advance path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2010
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Inventors: Wayne E. Stiehler, Sivanandam T. Sathiyamoorthy
  • MEDIA STOPPER FOR A PRINTING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20120049435
    Abstract: A printer comprising a media stopper element held in position by a rotatable shaft. The shaft comprises a lever which can be moved in order to rotate the shaft and move the media stopper element out of the way.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2010
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Inventors: Wayne E. Stiehler, Sivanandam T. Sathiyamoorthy
  • PICK ROLLER RETRACTION METHOD IN A CARRIAGE PRINTER
    Publication number: 20120049433
    Abstract: A method of automatically pivoting a pick arm assembly away from a media support in a printer by providing a printhead carriage with a sloped feature and providing a linking assembly coupled to the pick arm assembly with a ramped feature wherein pivoting the pick arm assembly away from the media support occurs when the printhead carriage travels along the carriage scan path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2010
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Inventors: Wayne E. Stiehler, Sivanandam T. Sathiyamoorthy