Patents by Inventor Thomas Schmidt-Behounek

Thomas Schmidt-Behounek 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).

  • Method, device system and computer program system for carrying out maintenance on a printing or copying system
    Patent number: 7505161
    Abstract: In a system and method for maintenance of a printing or copying system, at least two system computers are provided comprising a central device control computer and a raster process computer. A print data network connection is provided for incoming print data or copy data to be rastered. A print data network connection is provided for incoming print data or copy data to be rastered. At least one of the system computers is designed as a service connection computer. A maintenance computer is connected to a maintenance data connection on the service connection computer. Control programs are loaded from the maintenance computer onto the service connection computer via a network connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2009
    Assignee: OCE Printing Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Berthold Kathan, Peter Braun, Thomas Schmidt-Behounek
  • Method for controlling a printer or copier using a toner mark band and reflex sensor working according to the triangulation principle
    Publication number: 20060251436
    Abstract: A method and device controls a printer or copier to generate a plurality of marks that are assembled into a coherent marking band that is then inked by the toner. A sensor measures the marking band. The printer or copier are controlled based on the output of the sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2002
    Publication date: November 9, 2006
    Inventors: Hans Winter, Volkhard Maess, Heinrich Lay, Rudiger Hauns, Arno Best, Michael Mayr, Ulrich Baumler, Thomas Schmidt-Behounek, Wolfgang Schullerus, Josef Schreieder, Uwe Hollig
  • Method, device system and computer program system for carrying out maintenance on a printing or copying system
    Publication number: 20040114174
    Abstract: In a system and method for maintenance of a printing or copying system, at least two system computers are provided comprising a central device control computer and a raster process computer. A print data network connection is provided for incoming print data or copy data to be rastered. A print data network connection is provided for incoming print data or copy data to be rastered. At least one of the system computers is designed as a service connection computer. A maintenance computer is connected to a maintenance data connection on the service connection computer. Control programs are loaded from the maintenance computer onto the service connection computer via a network connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2004
    Publication date: June 17, 2004
    Inventors: Berthold Kathan, Peter Braun, Thomas Schmidt-Behounek