Patents by Inventor Tako K. A. M. Bronswijk

Tako K. A. M. Bronswijk 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).

  • Multi-function monitoring module for a printer
    Patent number: 6948793
    Abstract: In a module for monitoring the print quality of a dot printer (10), comprising a radiation source (41), a condenser lens system (43?) for forming an illuminated area (45) on a printing medium (13) and an imaging lens system (87,89) for imaging the illuminated area on a detector (49?), the detector comprises at least a linear array of detector elements and the imaging system is configured in such a way that both the illuminated area and a small portion thereof can be imaged. This allows detection of both the gray scale of a print line (35) and the size and colour of an individual dot. A dot printer provided with this modules gives an improved print quality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2005
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: Tako K. A. M. Bronswijk, Karianne H. Lindenhovius, Wilhelmus A. G. Timmers
  • Multi-function monitoring module for a printer
    Publication number: 20030202029
    Abstract: In a module for monitoring the print quality of a dot printer (10), comprising a radiation source (41), a condenser lens system (43′) for forming an illuminated area (45) on a printing medium (13) and an imaging lens system (87, 89) for imaging the illuminated area on a detector (49′), the detector comprises at least a linear array of detector elements and the imaging system is configured in such a way that both the illuminated area and a small portion thereof can be imaged. This allows detection of both the gray scale of a print line (35) and the size and colour of an individual dot. A dot printer provided with this modules gives an improved print quality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2003
    Publication date: October 30, 2003
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS, N.V.
    Inventors: Tako K.A.M. Bronswijk, Karianne H. Lindenhovius, Wilhelmus A.G. Timmers
  • Multi-function monitoring module for a printer
    Publication number: 20020145641
    Abstract: In a module for monitoring the print quality of a dot printer (10), comprising a radiation source (41), a condensor lens system (43′) for forming an illuminated area (45) on a printing medium (13) and an imaging lens system (87,89) for imaging the illuminated area on a detector (49′), the detector comprises at least a linear array of detector elements and the imaging system is configured in such a way that both the illuminated area and a small portion thereof can be imaged. This allows detection of both the gray scale of a print line (35) and the size and color of an individual dot. A dot printer provided with this modules gives an improved print quality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2002
    Publication date: October 10, 2002
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS, N.V.
    Inventors: Tako K.A.M. Bronswijk, Karianne H. Lindehnovius, Wilhelmus A.G. Timmers
  • Multi-function monitoring module for a printer
    Patent number: 6419342
    Abstract: In a module for monitoring the print quality of a dot printer (10), comprising a radiation source (41), a condensor lens system (43′) for forming an illuminated area (45) on a printing medium (13) and an imaging lens system (87,89) for imaging the illuminated area on a detector (49′), the detector comprises at least a linear array of detector elements and the imaging system is configured in such a way that both the illuminated area and a small portion thereof can be imaged. This allows detection of both the gray scale of a print line (35) and the size and colour of an individual dot. A dot printer provided with this modules gives an improved print quality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2002
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: Tako K. A. M. Bronswijk, Karianne H. Lindenhovius, Wilhelmus A. G. Timmers