Patents by Inventor Thomas R. Wulff

Thomas R. Wulff 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 and delivery of digital images and merged information from a central receiving agency
    Patent number: 7191146
    Abstract: A method of delivering printed images to a recipient, includes the steps of electronically transmitting digital images and image locator information from a location remote from and over a communication channel to a central receiving agency which stores such images and locator information in memory; and identifying a particular stored image in the memory using the corresponding image locator information and the location of one or more recipients and printing locations corresponding to each of the recipients. The method further includes transmitting the identified particular stored image in the memory to the printing location of each of the recipients; and printing the image at the printing location of each of the recipients and delivering the printed image in a package to the location corresponding to of each of the recipients.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2007
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Thomas R. Wulff, David L. Patton, Gustavo R. Paz-Pujalt
  • Method for making a modified cube corner retro-reflective screen
    Patent number: 7018573
    Abstract: This patent discloses methods for modifying cube corner retroreflective patterns by stretching a cube corner retroreflector. Stretching may either permanent through inelastic stretching usually under heat or elastic stretching using a controlled stretching mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2006
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventor: Thomas R. Wulff
  • Printing and delivery of digital images and merged information from a central receiving agency
    Publication number: 20040215523
    Abstract: A method of delivering printed images to a recipient, includes the steps of electronically transmitting digital images and image locator information from a location remote from and over a communication channel to a central receiving agency which stores such images and locator information in memory; and identifying a particular stored image in the memory using the corresponding image locator information and the location of one or more recipients and printing locations corresponding to each of the recipients. The method further includes transmitting the identified particular stored image in the memory to the printing location of each of the recipients; and printing the image at the printing location of each of the recipients and delivering the printed image in a package to the location corresponding to of each of the recipients.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2001
    Publication date: October 28, 2004
    Applicant: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Thomas R. Wulff, David L. Patton, Gustavo R. Paz-Pujalt
  • Method for making a modified cube corner retro-reflective screen
    Publication number: 20040066554
    Abstract: This patent discloses methods for modifying cube corner retroreflective patterns by stretching a cube corner retroreflector. Stretching may either permanent through inelastic stretching usually under heat or elastic stretching using a controlled stretching mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2002
    Publication date: April 8, 2004
    Applicant: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventor: Thomas R. Wulff