Patents by Inventor William Leathers

William Leathers 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).

  • Sensing objects for printing
    Patent number: 8025354
    Abstract: A printing apparatus including a conveyor capable of moving an object in a process direction, a drop ejection device, a sensor array that substantially spans the conveyor in a cross-process direction that is perpendicular to the process direction, the sensor array being configured to detect a position of the object in the process direction and cross-process direction, and a controller configured to receive position data about the object from the sensor array and to cause the drop ejection device to deposit fluid droplets on the object based on the position of the object on the conveyor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2011
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Dimatix, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard J. Baker, William Leathers, Bailey Smith, Roger Therrien
  • Printing systems and methods
    Patent number: 7669531
    Abstract: In general, in a first aspect, the invention features a production system for producing items having an image printed thereon. The production system includes a conveyor configured to carry articles along a path relative to one or more stations of the production line, wherein each article is positioned at a site on the conveyor. The production system also includes a printing station configured to print an image on the articles as the conveyor moves the items past the printing station and an electronic controller configured to provide instructions to the printing station, wherein the electronic controller modifies the printing operation based on the operation of another station in the production system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: Dimatix, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard John Baker, William Leathers, Beyhan Aksel
  • SENSING OBJECTS FOR PRINTING
    Publication number: 20090303266
    Abstract: A printing apparatus including a conveyor capable of moving an object in a process direction, a drop ejection device, a sensor array that substantially spans the conveyor in a cross-process direction that is perpendicular to the process direction, the sensor array being configured to detect a position of the object in the process direction and cross-process direction, and a controller configured to receive position data about the object from the sensor array and to cause the drop ejection device to deposit fluid droplets on the object based on the position of the object on the conveyor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2009
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Dimatix, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard J. Baker, William Leathers, Bailey Smith, Roger Therrien
  • Printing systems and methods
    Publication number: 20060193673
    Abstract: In general, in a first aspect, the invention features a production system for producing items having an image printed thereon. The production system includes a conveyor configured to carry articles along a path relative to one or more stations of the production line, wherein each article is positioned at a site on the conveyor. The production system also includes a printing station configured to print an image on the articles as the conveyor moves the items past the printing station and an electronic controller configured to provide instructions to the printing station, wherein the electronic controller modifies the printing operation based on the operation of another station in the production system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2006
    Publication date: August 31, 2006
    Inventors: Richard Baker, William Leathers, Beyhan Aksel
  • Audio workstation
    Patent number: D366871
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 6, 1996
    Assignee: Fostex Research & Development, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Richardson, Jeffrey B. Postupack, Paul W. Brown, Clifford Sielitsky, Peter Phillips, Steven Maker, Lee A. McDavid, Robert Merrill, J. Alan Witmer, William Leathers, Matt P. Bucy, Jeffrey W. Doyle, Michael Geilich, Eric Gottesman, Gerald F. Halstead, Lannelle Jalowiec, Linda J. Donley, Richard Rosenzweig, Troy D. Andrews, Jeffrey C. Cunningham, Alexander Kish, Timothy Pinkham, David Russell, Lisa J. Thompson, Wu-Cheng Tsai, Robert Bristow-Johnson, Tyler Brown, Milton A. Colvin, Cameron W. Jones, Scott C. Peer, Ivor Taylor, Richard Wear, Dave Oren, Mickey Matsumoto