Patents by Inventor Yaoping A. Tan

Yaoping A. Tan 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).

  • Two-sided thermal printer
    Patent number: 9346285
    Abstract: Methods of, and apparatus for, two-sided thermal printing comprising direct and/or thermal transfer print means are provided. In one embodiment, a combined direct thermal and thermal transfer printer and related media are disclosed wherein direct thermal printing is provided for on a first media side, and thermal transfer printing is provided on a second media side. In other embodiments, various two-sided thermal transfer printers and media are disclosed wherein thermal transfer printing is provided for on first and second media sides through use of, inter alia, a one- and/or a two-sided thermal transfer ribbon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy W. Rawlings, Matthew A. McLaughlin, Jeffrey S. Denton, Richard D. Puckett, Yaoping A. Tan, Paul C. Blank, Michael J. VanDemark
  • TWO-SIDED THERMAL PRINTER
    Publication number: 20150231895
    Abstract: Methods of, and apparatus for, two-sided thermal printing comprising direct and/or thermal transfer print means are provided. In one embodiment, a combined direct thermal and thermal transfer printer and related media are disclosed wherein direct thermal printing is provided for on a first media side, and thermal transfer printing is provided on a second media side. In other embodiments, various two-sided thermal transfer printers and media are disclosed wherein thermal transfer printing is provided for on first and second media sides through use of, inter alia, a one- and/or a two-sided thermal transfer ribbon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2015
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Inventors: Timothy W. Rawlings, Matthew A. McLaughlin, Jeffrey S. Denton, Richard D. Puckett, Yaoping A. Tan, Paul C. Blank, Michael J. VanDemark
  • Two-side thermal printer
    Patent number: 9056488
    Abstract: Methods of, and apparatus for, two-sided thermal printing comprising direct and/or thermal transfer print means are provided. In one embodiment, a combined direct thermal and thermal transfer printer and related media are disclosed wherein direct thermal printing is provided for on a first media side, and thermal transfer printing is provided on a second media side. In other embodiments, various two-sided thermal transfer printers and media are disclosed wherein thermal transfer printing is provided for on first and second media sides through use of, inter alia, a one- and/or a two-sided thermal transfer ribbon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy W. Rawlings, Matthew A. McLaughlin, Jeffery S. Denton, Richard D. Puckett, Yaoping A. Tan, Paul C. Blank, Michael J. VanDemark
  • TWO-SIDE THERMAL PRINTER
    Publication number: 20090015647
    Abstract: Methods of, and apparatus for, two-sided thermal printing comprising direct and/or thermal transfer print means are provided. In one embodiment, a combined direct thermal and thermal transfer printer and related media are disclosed wherein direct thermal printing is provided for on a first media side, and thermal transfer printing is provided on a second media side. In other embodiments, various two-sided thermal transfer printers and media are disclosed wherein thermal transfer printing is provided for on first and second media sides through use of, inter alia, a one- and/or a two-sided thermal transfer ribbon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2007
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Inventors: Timothy W. Rawlings, Matthew A. McLaughlin, Jeffery S. Denton, Richard D. Puckett, Yaoping A. Tan, Paul C. Blank, Michael J. VanDemark