Patents by Inventor Thomas L. Schwartz

Thomas L. Schwartz 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).

  • Printing system for media with non-uniform thickness
    Patent number: 11602939
    Abstract: A printing system for printing on sheets of media having a non-uniform thickness profile. A user interface is controlled to instruct the operator to load a media tray with a stack of media having a specified pattern of media orientations. A media transport system picks sequential sheets of media from the media tray. A front end supplies sequential image data having orientations in accordance with the specified pattern of media orientations. A printing module sequentially prints the supplied image data on the sheets of media in accordance with the specified pattern of media orientations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY
    Inventors: Thomas L. Schwartz, David Cavalieri, Horia Neamtu
  • Transgenic plants with enhanced agronomic traits
    Patent number: 11479783
    Abstract: This invention provides recombinant DNA constructs, transgenic plant nuclei and cells with such recombinant DNA construct for expression of proteins that are useful for imparting enhanced agronomic trait(s) to transgenic crop plants. This invention also provides transgenic plants and progeny seed comprising the transgenic plant cells where the plants are selected for having an enhanced trait selected from the group of traits consisting of enhanced water use efficiency, enhanced cold tolerance, increased yield, enhanced nitrogen use efficiency, enhanced seed protein and enhanced seed oil. Also disclosed are methods for manufacturing transgenic seed and plants with enhanced traits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Mark Scott Abad, Jeffrey E. Ahrens, Alice Clara Augustine, Erin Bell, Robert J. Bensen, Paolo Castiglioni, Richard Eric Cerny, Shobha Char, Xianfeng Chen, Jaishree M. Chittoor-Vijayanath, Maureen Daley, Jill Deikman, Molian Deng, Todd DeZwaan, Stephen Duff, Michael D. Edgerton, Bradon J. Fabbri, Jason Fenner, Karen Gabbert, Barry S. Goldman, Deborah J. Hawkins, Steve He, Richard Johnson, Balasulojini Karunanandaa, Garrett J. Lee, Paul Loida, Savitha Madappa, Robert J. Meister, Donald E. Nelson, Anand Pandravada, Obed Patty, Ming Peng, Marie Petracek, Rajani Monnanda Somaiah, Dhanalakshmi Ramachandra, Monica P. Ravanello, Thomas G. Ruff, Rick A. Sanders, Beth Savidge, Steven H. Schwartz, Padmini Sudarshana, Jindong Sun, Rebecca L. Thompson-Mize, Virginia Ursin, Dale L. Vai, Srikanth Venkatachalayya, Tymagondlu V. Venkatesh, Kammaradi Vidya, K. Vijayalakshmi, Todd C. Weber, Jingrui Wu, Zhidong Xie, Wei Zheng
  • Electrophotographic printing system including lateral translations to reduce burn-in artifacts
    Patent number: 11470220
    Abstract: A method for reducing image burn-in artifacts in an electrophotographic printing system, includes receiving a print job including image data for a set of pages to be printed. The pages are analyzed to determine that the image data for a sequence of pages in the print job are similar. The similar pages are printed using a pattern of lateral translations wherein the image data is laterally translated such that it is printed at a different lateral position on the printed page.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY
    Inventors: Thomas L. Schwartz, Horia Neamtu, Chung-Hui Kuo
  • Electrophotographic printing system including page rotations to reduce burn-in artifacts
    Patent number: 11470221
    Abstract: A method for reducing image burn-in artifacts in an electrophotographic printing system, includes receiving a print job including image data for a set of pages to be printed. The pages are analyzed to determine that the image data for a sequence of pages in the print job are similar. The similar pages are printed using a pattern of page orientations including a first page orientation and a second page orientation, wherein the image data for the second page orientation is rotated 180 degrees relative to the image data for the first page orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY
    Inventors: Thomas L. Schwartz, Horia Neamtu, Chung-Hui Kuo
  • ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTING SYSTEM INCLUDING LATERAL TRANSLATIONS TO REDUCE BURN-IN ARTIFACTS
    Publication number: 20220311902
    Abstract: A method for reducing image burn-in artifacts in an electrophotographic printing system, includes receiving a print job including image data for a set of pages to be printed. The pages are analyzed to determine that the image data for a sequence of pages in the print job are similar. The similar pages are printed using a pattern of lateral translations wherein the image data is laterally translated such that it is printed at a different lateral position on the printed page.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2021
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Thomas L. Schwartz, Horia Neamtu, Chung-Hui Kuo
  • ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTING SYSTEM INCLUDING PAGE ROTATIONS TO REDUCE BURN-IN ARTIFACTS
    Publication number: 20220311903
    Abstract: A method for reducing image burn-in artifacts in an electrophotographic printing system, includes receiving a print job including image data for a set of pages to be printed. The pages are analyzed to determine that the image data for a sequence of pages in the print job are similar. The similar pages are printed using a pattern of page orientations including a first page orientation and a second page orientation, wherein the image data for the second page orientation is rotated 180 degrees relative to the image data for the first page orientation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2021
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Thomas L. Schwartz, Horia Neamtu, Chung-Hui Kuo
  • PRINTING SYSTEM FOR PRINTING ON TABBED MEDIA
    Publication number: 20220155717
    Abstract: A printing system for printing on tabbed media having a plurality of tab positions. A media transport system picks the next sheet of tabbed media from a media tray. A detection system detects the tab position for the sheet of tabbed media. The detected tab position is compared to an expected tab position and if the detected tab position is different from the expected tab position then either the front end is used to supply image data to be printed on the sheet of tabbed media having the detected tab position, or the media transport system is controlled to direct the sheet of tabbed media into a waste receptacle and pick one or more additional sheets of tabbed media until the detected tab position is the same as the expected tab position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2021
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Chung-Hui Kuo, Thomas L. Schwartz, David M. Gotham
  • PRINTING SYSTEM FOR MEDIA WITH NON-UNIFORM THICKNESS
    Publication number: 20220153545
    Abstract: A printing system for printing on sheets of media having a non-uniform thickness profile. A user interface is controlled to instruct the operator to load a media tray with a stack of media having a specified pattern of media orientations. A media transport system picks sequential sheets of media from the media tray. A front end supplies sequential image data having orientations in accordance with the specified pattern of media orientations. A printing module sequentially prints the supplied image data on the sheets of media in accordance with the specified pattern of media orientations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2021
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Thomas L. Schwartz, David Cavalieri, Horia Neamtu
  • PRINTING SYSTEM FOR MEDIA WITH ASYMMETRIC CHARACTERISTICS
    Publication number: 20220153040
    Abstract: A printing system for printing on sheets of media having asymmetric media characteristics. A media transport system is controlled to pick a next sheet of media from a media tray. A detection system detects a media orientation of the sheet of media. A front end supplies image data having an orientation matching the detected media orientation, and a printing module prints the supplied image data on the sheet of media in accordance with the detected media orientation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2021
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Chung-Hui Kuo, Thomas L. Schwartz, David M. Gotham
  • Method and apparatus for reducing supply orders in inventory management
    Patent number: 8024236
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for managing replenishing of an inventory for serviceable equipment that requires fewer orders of replacement parts and resulting shipments from the provider of the parts to the inventory location by tracking parts in accordance with a predefined parameter to estimate current and future needs of the serviceable equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Domenick Vitulli, Richard R. T. Carling, Thomas L. Schwartz
  • Method and apparatus for reducing supply orders in inventory management
    Publication number: 20040103048
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for managing replenishing of an inventory for serviceable equipment that requires fewer orders of replacement parts and resulting shipments from the provider of the parts to the inventory location by tracking parts in accordance with a predefined parameter to estimate current and future needs of the serviceable equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2003
    Publication date: May 27, 2004
    Applicant: NexPress Solutions LLC
    Inventors: Domenick Vitulli, Richard R. T. Carling, Thomas L. Schwartz
  • Integrated service data management system
    Publication number: 20030128991
    Abstract: Message logs are created on serviceable pieces of equipment and transmitted to a centralized site where they are uploaded and inserted into a centralized database. Preferably, a digital printer that maintains message logs reporting printer page counts, jobs run, errors encountered, component replacement, maintenance performed, status and diagnostic information. Reports are created from log data from the machines in the field and are accessible from a Web Server for numerous systems. The reports can predict demand on component parts to assist in maintaining adequate inventories, provide research and development teams with insight into functions and capabilities that may be advantageous to add to new machines in the future, or report information back to the individual customer as a value-added service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2002
    Publication date: July 10, 2003
    Applicant: NexPress Solutions LLC
    Inventors: Richard R.T. Carling, Thomas L. Schwartz, Robin K. Braden
  • Service door interlock
    Patent number: 5949039
    Abstract: An interlock switch access control apparatus controls access to an interlock switch (12) positioned in a cavity (14) in a housing (16). The interlock switch access control apparatus includes a plate (32) for sliding above the cavity (14) in a slot (30) in the housing (16), with the plate (32) having a plurality of apertures (38, 40). A detent (34) is positioned in a first aperture (38) of the plate (32) for fixing the position of the plate (32) in a first position over the cavity (14) to cover the interlock switch (12) to prevent access thereto. A resilient member such as a spring (48) applies a restoring force to the detent (34) to push the detent (34) toward the plate (32). The resilient member pushes the detent (34) toward and through the first aperture (38) when the plate (32) is positioned with the first aperture (38) in a longitudinal path of the detent (34).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 7, 1999
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Kevin C. Koek, Harold A. Paschal, Thomas L. Schwartz, David R. Gotham
  • Support structure for protective cover for boats
    Patent number: 5901657
    Abstract: A support structure for a flexible boat cover includes an extensible bar supported entirely by at least one cord extending therefrom to cleats located at the bow and stern of the boat. This invention provides multiple supports spaced laterally from the centerline of the boat without any additional hardware. The cord preferably elastic, may extend over the top of the windshield to provide an inclined support structure to prevent collection of water in the boat cover. The bar is extensible to accommodate boats of various widths and to reduce its length for storage when not in use. Additionally, the bar can be supported by posts underneath to support ice and snow in colder climates during the winter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 11, 1999
    Inventor: Thomas L. Schwartz