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Lexmark International, Inc. Intellectual Property Law Department patents

The following is a sampling of recent Lexmark International, Inc. Intellectual Property Law Department patent applications (USPTO Patent Application #, Patent Title) sorted by month.

July 2009 - Lexmark International, Inc. Intellectual Property Law Department patents

20090174137 - Exit shaft dampening device to improve print quality
20090176322 - Method for fabricating an ink jetting device
20090166944 - Duplex architecture for an imaging apparatus
20090167819 - Automatic printhead and tank install positioning
20090168116 - Method and system for calibrating a scanner having a scan bar including sensor elements
20090168118 - Imaging apparatus having an lcd document glass
20090168122 - Scanner and system employing composite illumination
20090168124 - Imaging apparatus having a document planar member with an input operating state
20090168125 - System and method of simplex and duplex scanning
20090169239 - Cleaner blade lubrication for a printer belt component
20090169273 - Doctor blade surface energy modification
20090172002 - System and method for generating hyperlinks
20090172807 - Method and apparatus for managing multiple security protocols and users for imaging devices

June 2009 - Lexmark International, Inc. Intellectual Property Law Department patents

20090160886 - Methods and systems using printhead tank memory to determine printhead tank configuration
20090160886 - Methods and systems using printhead tank memory to determine printhead tank configuration
20090160893 - Methods and apparatus for optimizing energy supplied to a print head heater
20090160893 - Methods and apparatus for optimizing energy supplied to a print head heater
20090160894 - Hand held printer color misalignment correction
20090160894 - Hand held printer color misalignment correction
20090160898 - Method and apparatus for controlling non-nucleating heating in a fluid ejection device
20090160898 - Method and apparatus for controlling non-nucleating heating in a fluid ejection device
20090153601 - Systems and methods for communication of date information between an ink tank and printing device
20090153602 - Printing cartridge refill method and associated cartridge refill system
20090153616 - Low profile printhead
20090153622 - Ink ejection device including a silicon chip having a heater stack positioned over a corresponding power transistor
20090153697 - Method for providing image illumination calibration for an imaging apparatus
20090153698 - Method for adjusting a controller of a scanner
20090153814 - Self-cleaning scan head assembly
20090153912 - Scanner calibration strip, scanner, and method for segmenting a scanned document image
20090153916 - Media output option lighting system
20090153919 - Enhanced illuminated scanning unit reference marker
20090153920 - Detachable transparent plate for scan head assembly
20090154950 - Upper seal for inhibiting doctor blade toner leakage
20090154951 - Developer roll lip seal
20090154954 - Electrophotographic device architecture for media output option usability and interchangeability
20090155705 - Release agent formulation for chemically prepared toner
20090155729 - Photoimageable nozzle members and methods relating thereto
20090148786 - Regulated cooling for chemically prepared toner manufacture
20090139982 - Power delivery to heater elements
20090142086 - Fuser assembly heater setpoint control
20090142103 - Toner cartridges for an image forming device
20090142108 - Assembly for achieving uniform doctor blade force
20090142691 - Ionic polymer flocculants for the preparation of chemically processed toner

May 2009 - Lexmark International, Inc. Intellectual Property Law Department patents

20090135439 - Method and apparatus for printing a high resolution image with a printhead in a multi-pass printing mode
20090135456 - Imaging apparatus having scan lid sensing
20090136272 - Toner transfer apparatus
20090129807 - Imaging apparatus having an environment friendly green mode
20090122350 - Radio frequency identification printing device
20090122358 - Portable user configuration for imaging devices
20090115804 - Ink identification and detection system with ink for use therewith

April 2009 - Lexmark International, Inc. Intellectual Property Law Department patents

20090109459 - Processing print jobs
20090110015 - Current driver and power control for electrophotographic devices
20090110410 - Methods for moving a media sheet within an image forming device
20090110439 - Skirt for toner cartridge
20090112731 - Method of licensing functionality after initial transaction
20090103142 - Method and apparatus for reducing aliasing artifacts in scans of screen printed originals
20090103142 - Method and apparatus for reducing aliasing artifacts in scans of screen printed originals
20090103142 - Method and apparatus for reducing aliasing artifacts in scans of screen printed originals
20090106464 - Interface device for printing from a host to an imaging apparatus having a pictbridge port
20090106464 - Interface device for printing from a host to an imaging apparatus having a pictbridge port
20090106464 - Interface device for printing from a host to an imaging apparatus having a pictbridge port
20090094834 - Micro-fluid ejection device having high resistance heater film
20090096824 - Methods and apparatus for control of a signal in a printing apparatus
20090096829 - Method for controlling media feed in an imaging apparatus
20090097067 - Optimizing raster operation functions during print job processing
20090097069 - Extensible framework for parsing varying formats of print stream data
20090097070 - Extensible framework for parsing varying formats of print stream data
20090097084 - Micro-fluid ejection apparatus signal communication devices and methods
20090097896 - Printhead carrier having zero clearance bearing arrangement
20090098477 - Black toners containing infrared transmissive and reflecting colorants
20090098476 - Black toners containing infrared transmissive
20090098488 - Thick film layers and methods relating thereto
20090091600 - Micro-fluid ejection head and stress relieved orifice plate therefor
20090091604 - Process for making a micro-fluid ejection head structure
20090091778 - System and method for printing forms
20090091808 - Method for dynamically compensating for a faulty pixel in a scan line generated by a scanner
20090092420 - Toner mass control by surface roughness and voids
20090085277 - Automatic sheet feed extender for paperfeed modularity
20090085277 - Automatic sheet feed extender for paperfeed modularity
20090085280 - Duplex adf mechanism
20090085280 - Duplex adf mechanism
20090085742 - Apparatus and method for programming identifiers on print media
20090085742 - Apparatus and method for programming identifiers on print media
20090086173 - Peripheral with projection display
20090086173 - Peripheral with projection display
20090089346 - Method for performing a division operation in a system
20090089346 - Method for performing a division operation in a system

March 2009 - Lexmark International, Inc. Intellectual Property Law Department patents

20090080091 - Laser diode/pre-scan assembly
20090080920 - Toner calibration measurement
20090080925 - Fuser life extension
20090080952 - Belt fuser assembly having feature to prevent media wrapping of the fuser belt
20090080953 - Fuser assembly having selectable fuser detack mechanism
20090071366 - Wax emulsion for inkjet ink
20090073220 - Bidirectional printhead maintenance systems, methods and apparatus
20090066759 - Methods and apparatus for improved ejection head planarity and reduced ejection head damage
20090067005 - Methods for smart copying with improved scanning efficiency
20090070227 - System and method for ordering consumables
20090058945 - Micro-fluid ejection heads and methods for bonding substrates to supports
20090060556 - Dual-range power supply for an image forming device
20090063860 - Printer driver that encrypts print data

February 2009 - Lexmark International, Inc. Intellectual Property Law Department patents

20090052967 - Peripheral with adjustable input and output trays
20090045565 - Paper change detection method
20090047047 - Fuser assembly having compliant end cap
20090038507 - Fluorescent-wax emulsion for pigment ink detection
20090040257 - Inkjet printheads with warming circuits
20090040286 - Print scheduling in handheld printers
20090034839 - Intelligent hardware for detecting color value of an image
20090034997 - Printing system with transient and permanent imaging means

January 2009 - Lexmark International, Inc. Intellectual Property Law Department patents

20090027478 - Spring clip
20090029275 - Photoconductor formulation containing boron nitride
20090029282 - Polyester resin toner produced by emulsion aggregation
20090021797 - All-in-one device with integrated monitor
20090022902 - Radiation cured coatings for image forming device components
20090015620 - Printhead auto-alignment detection system that uses a printed printhead alignment pattern containing fluorescing material
20090015931 - Laser diode and lens assemblies
20090002770 - Host-assisted web page printing from mobile devices
20090002774 - Phased illumination method for image capture system
20090004586 - Polymer blends for light sensitive photoconductor
20090005115 - Wireless fax module and system

October 2008 - Lexmark International, Inc. Intellectual Property Law Department patents

20080259105 - Current control circuit for micro-fluid ejection device heaters
20080259131 - Low energy, long life micro-fluid ejection device
20080260433 - Stabilizer for a toner cartridge and related method
20080263345 - Dual boot strategy to authenticate firmware in a computing device
20080252670 - Apparatus for facilitating ink tank/printhead replacement in an imaging apparatus
20080252692 - Method of bonding a micro-fluid ejection head to a support substrate
20080247777 - Switching device and system
20080236444 - Silver ink compositions containing an additive for inkjet printing
20080237966 - Rotating input tray for an automatic document feeder of an imaging apparatus
20080239031 - Ink tank venting
20080239360 - Quick edit and speed print capability for a stand-alone ink jet printer
20080239338 - Method for performing error diffusion halftoning of an image
20080240783 - Methods and devices for selectively driving developer members within an image forming device
20080240810 - Image forming apparatus component with triboelectric properties
20080240835 - Input tray cover for an image forming device

September 2008 - Lexmark International, Inc. Intellectual Property Law Department patents

20080231682 - Methods and apparatus for handheld printing with optical positioning
20080232870 - Fuser assembly having compliant stopping flange
20080235501 - Method for detecting and correcting firmware corruption
20080227020 - Preparation of toner from latex wax composites
20080218543 - Method for decreasing sensitivity to errors in an imaging apparatus
20080218773 - Image scaling for an electrophotographic device to obtain various media output speeds
20080219709 - Toner metering apparatus
20080219713 - Developer rolls having a tuned resistivity and methods for making the same
20080219737 - Hand held printer having a doppler position sensor
20080211169 - Variable stiffness friction buckler

August 2008 - Lexmark International, Inc. Intellectual Property Law Department patents

20080206663 - Chemically prepared toner and process therefor
20080198193 - Hand held printer with vertical misalignment correction
20080198197 - Integrated maintenance and paper pick system
20080191411 - Apparatus for deskewing sheet media
20080186187 - Ink tank having integrated rfid tag
20080186367 - Ink tank having integrated rfid tag
20080187856 - Toner formulation for controlling mass flow
20080188596 - High solid pigment ink and process for thermal inkjet printing

July 2008 - Lexmark International, Inc. Intellectual Property Law Department patents

20080179013 - Retraction mechanism for a toner image transfer apparatus
20080181622 - System for providing technical support relating to an imaging cartridge used in an imaging apparatus
20080181686 - Fuser assembly including a nip release mechanism
20080170879 - Seal and seal assembly for an image forming apparatus
20080170900 - Hand-held printer guides
20080165227 - Micro-fluid ejection devices, methods for making micro-fluid ejection heads, and micro-fluid ejection head having high resistance thin film heaters
20080159618 - Apparatus for measuring doctor blade geometric deviations
20080162073 - Method for measuring doctor blade geometric deviations

June 2008 - Lexmark International, Inc. Intellectual Property Law Department patents

20080150220 - Friction backup roller for media picking
20080150982 - Printer motor detection and control
20080150999 - Imaging apparatus having multi-stage printhead wipers
20080143039 - Devices and methods for aligning and moving a media sheet within an image forming device
20080143773 - Print media detection in an imaging apparatus
20080144073 - Method for generating a reference signal for use in an imaging apparatus
20080144077 - Access to networked peripheral device for impaired users
20080144083 - Apparatus and method for evaluating rfid programming
20080144134 - Supplemental sensory input/output for accessibility
20080144136 - Method for generating a tonal response curve for a scanner
20080145073 - Black print quality enhancement for high humidity environment
20080145110 - Bearing and locating member for a toner cartridge for use with an image forming device
20080145591 - Interference fit sleeved foam charge rolls and composite materials
20080137131 - Host-assisted document printing from mobile devices
20080137119 - Optmization techniques during processing of print jobs
20080138129 - Fuser assembly having heater element with spaced-apart features
20080130034 - Color laser printer for printing prismatic duo-tone copy-resistant backgrounds
20080131156 - Methods for transfering toner in direct transfer image forming

May 2008 - Lexmark International, Inc. Intellectual Property Law Department patents

20080122895 - Nozzle members, compositions, and methods for micro-fluid ejection heads
20080122910 - Ink tank configured to accommodate high ink flow rates
20080123128 - Source selection apparatus and method using media signatures
20080123702 - Automatic setting of laser diode bias current
20080124110 - Image forming device component
20080115359 - High resistance heater material for a micro-fluid ejection head
20080116627 - Step spring auto-compensator mechanism
20080117255 - Radiation activated micro-fluid ejection devices and methods for ejecting fluids
20080117242 - Methods and apparatuses for control of a signal in a printing apparatus
20080115222 - Peripheral device
20080106559 - Composite printhead fire signals
20080100647 - Gaseous detection for an inkjet system
20080101813 - Media velocity, media present and bubble control in an electrophotographic process

April 2008 - Lexmark International, Inc. Intellectual Property Law Department patents

20080088660 - Method for maintaining printhead performance
20080088667 - Directionally dependent carrier isolator for an imaging apparatus
20080089715 - Image forming component
20080090166 - Addition of extra particulate additives to chemically processed toner
20080090167 - Method of addition of extra particulate additives to image forming material
20080083700 - Method and apparatus for maximizing cooling for wafer processing
20080083746 - Fuser assembly having heater element with spaced-apart features
20080084449 - Printing of multi-layer circuits
20080085363 - Process and apparatus for forming a tubular article
20080085369 - Thermally inkjettable acrylic dielectric ink formulation and process
20080079776 - Micro-fluid ejection heads with chips in pockets
20080079778 - Micro-fluid ejection heads with multiple glass layers
20080079779 - Method for improving thermal conductivity in micro-fluid ejection heads
20080079780 - Micro-fluid ejection head with embedded chip on non-conventional substrate
20080079956 - Hand-held printer having an integrated digital camera scanner
20080080907 - Second transfer area for an image forming device and methods of use

March 2008 - Lexmark International, Inc. Intellectual Property Law Department patents

20080074448 - Methods and apparatus for handheld printing with optical positioning
20080074485 - Methods and apparatus for handheld printing with optical positioning
20080074718 - Method of determining resonant frequency
20080074720 - Imaging apparatus having print engine that includes mems device
20080075477 - Methods for moving a media sheet within an image forming device
20080075511 - Method for position acquisition for use with a hand-operated printer
20080075512 - Guiding a hand-operated printer
20080075513 - Methods for a maintenance algorithm in hand held printers
20080075863 - Tunable dielectric compositions and methods
20080076051 - Control of crazing, cracking or crystallization of a charge transport layer in a photoconductor
20080069620 - Hand-operated printer and printer dock configured to facilitate auxiliary printing
20080069981 - Ink jet recording media coatings to improve printing properties
20080062216 - Actuator chip for micro-fluid ejection device with temperature sensing and control per chip zones
20080055371 - Ink tank interface for an imaging apparatus
20080055384 - Smart projector guides for handprinters
20080055388 - Calibrating a bi-directionally scanning electrophotographic device
20080055389 - Thermal compensation of bi-directional alignment in a bi-directional laser scanning unit
20080055390 - Obtaining pressure of an operating environment of a bi-directionally scanning electrophotographic device for implementing corrections per pressure
20080055392 - Bi-directionally scanning electrophotographic device corrected per ambient pressure and temperature
20080055393 - Methods and apparatus for storing alignment information in a bi-directionally scanning electrophotographic device
20080055610 - System and method for marking print media
20080055611 - Laser power compensation in a scanning electrophotographic device
20080055613 - Method for printing content from a web page
20080056752 - Multipath toner patch sensor for use in an image forming device
20080057231 - Ink jet recording sheet for pigmented ink

February 2008 - Lexmark International, Inc. Intellectual Property Law Department patents

20080049093 - Current driver and power control for electrophotographic devices
20080049096 - Methods and apparatus for ascertaining sensor signal delay in an electrophotographic device
20080049262 - Variation of synchronization gain based upon laser power
20080050129 - Method for associating a customer accessible supply item with an imaging apparatus
20080041269 - Silver ink containing humectant mixture for inkjet printing
20080043063 - Actuator chip for inkjet printhead with temperature sense resistors having current, single-point output
20080043071 - Printhead assembly having vertically overlapping ink flow channels
20080043072 - Printhead assembly having ink flow channels to accommodate offset chips
20080043076 - Vacuum pump and low pressure valve inkjet ink supply
20080043050 - Composite printhead fire signals
20080043261 - Print alignment for bi-directionally scanning electrophotographic device
20080043338 - Laser scanning unit housing
20080044631 - Gradient layers in multi-layer circuits and methods and circuits related to the same
20080044633 - Printing quality improvement of pigmented inks on glossy media
20080044634 - Fluid composition receiving layer for printed conductive layers and methods therefor
20080036810 - Printing processes such as for uniform deposition of materials and surface roughness control
20080036811 - Method of multipass printing using a plurality of halftone patterns of dots
20080036813 - Apparatus for facilitating determination of proper supply cartridge installation
20080036827 - Facade for an ink tank
20080036837 - Ink tank with features to reduce undesirable bubbling
20080038009 - Device and method for removing image forming substance deposits
20080038037 - Printhead carrier for an imaging apparatus
20080039549 - Two-part printing system with acrylic-based polymers
20080028969 - Lubricant for an image forming apparatus
20080030534 - Hand held micro-fluid ejection devices configured to eject fluid without referential position information and method of ejecting fluid
20080030564 - Methods and apparatuses for printing on ribbon using hand-held printer
20080030777 - Imaging apparatus having a programmable throughput rate
20080030778 - Imaging apparatus having a programmable throughput rate

January 2008 - Lexmark International, Inc. Intellectual Property Law Department patents

20080024583 - Hand held micro-fluid ejection devices configured to block printing based on printer orientation and method of blocking
20080024810 - Transparent image processing method and system
20080020151 - Adhesive print medium for use with an ink jet imaging apparatus
20080013119 - Method for generating transposed image data
20080007595 - Methods of etching polymeric materials suitable for making micro-fluid ejection heads and micro-fluid ejection heads relating thereto
20080007597 - Micro-fluid ejecting device having embedded memory in communication with an external controller
20080007762 - Methods for improving print quality in a hand-held printer
20080008504 - Apparatus and method for transfer of image forming substances
20080008512 - Printhead carrier for an imaging apparatus having cartridge side entry and latching
20080001993 - Substantially planar ejection actuators and methods relating thereto
20080002000 - Protective layers for micro-fluid ejection devices and methods for depositing the same
20080002899 - Dynamic compression method for use in compressing image data
20080004176 - Chromogenic media responsive to environmental conditions

December 2007 - Lexmark International, Inc. Intellectual Property Law Department patents

20070296750 - Method of printing using error diffused shingling masks
20070296767 - Micro-fluid ejection devices with a polymeric layer having an embedded conductive material
20070297827 - Developer roll shield to reduce toner dusting
20070300060 - Securely adjusting setting of an image forming device
20070300207 - Boot validation system and method
20070285105 - Methods and apparatuses for trimming circuits
20070285445 - Reduced memory usage for delay buffer during printing swaths in an inkjet printer
20070285492 - Laser power switching for alignment purposes in a laser printer
20070286634 - Developer roll shield to reduce toner dusting
20070287084 - Light sensitive organic photoconductor
20070278203 - Heater assembly including housing with strain relief features
20070280532 - Method for analyzing an image

November 2007 - Lexmark International, Inc. Intellectual Property Law Department patents

20070274607 - Method of creating a reflection effect in an image
20070268344 - Apparatus for mounting a removable ink tank in an imaging apparatus
20070268525 - Simultaneous individual and coupled error diffusion
20070263062 - Handheld printing with reference indicia
20070263063 - Handheld printer minimizing printing defects
20070264056 - Doctor blade with tangential working tip
20070264069 - Handheld printing devices and systems adapted to receive radio signal information indicative of a position and methods for using the same
20070257006 - Method for dry etching fluid feed slots in a silicon substrate
20070259292 - Method for making a micro-fluid ejection device
20070260783 - Detection and power of host usb devices by a usb client device
20070252862 - Methods for determining unidirectional print direction for improved print quality

October 2007 - Lexmark International, Inc. Intellectual Property Law Department patents

20070246146 - Perforated and/or pointed sealing film for easy peel inkjet printhead and ink tank system applications
20070247497 - Ink supply systems and methods for inkjet printheads
20070247511 - Architectures for multi-functional image forming devices
20070248365 - Methods for moving a media sheet within an image forming device
20070248366 - Devices for moving a media sheet within an image forming apparatus
20070248377 - Architecture for an image-forming device
20070250659 - Addressing, command protocol, and electrical interface for non-volatile memories utilized in recording usage counts
20070242126 - Angular adjustment of mems torsion oscillator scanner
20070244580 - Printing system and interface device therefor
20070236519 - Multi-level memory for micro-fluid ejection heads
20070236542 - Adhesive compositions, micro-fluid ejection devices, and methods for attaching micro-fluid ejection heads
20070236726 - Print enhancement method and system
20070236735 - Print by object for hand printers
20070237541 - Short passive duplex unit and method of use
20070237552 - Doctor blade and developer assembly with precision diameter radius for improved doctoring consistency
20070237560 - Stand-alone hand-held printer and systems with display for print quality
20070237561 - Methods and apparatuses for sensing a print area using a hand-held printer
20070237900 - Controlling surface characteristics of an image forming device component
20070237925 - Radiation cured coatings
20070229012 - Methods and apparatus for commutating a brushless dc motor in a laser printer
20070229575 - Flexible encapsulant materials for micro-fluid ejection heads and methods relating thereto
20070229594 - Flexible adhesive materials for micro-fluid ejection heads and methods relating thereto
20070229595 - Micro-fluid ejection apparatus signal communication devices and methods
20070229630 - Conduit construction using films
20070231031 - Method for performing duplex copying
20070231727 - Toner formulations containing extra particulate additive
20070231728 - Toner formulations containing extra particulate additives
20070232055 - Methods and apparatuses for applying a protective material to an interconnect associated with a component

September 2007 - Lexmark International, Inc. Intellectual Property Law Department patents

20070222820 - Micro-fluid ejection head structure
20070222824 - Substantially planar fluid ejection actuators and methods related thereto
20070223044 - Halftone edge enhancement for production by an image forming device
20070223499 - Device for processing data packets without use of a microprocessor and a memory
20070223941 - Supply item for laser printer including keying structure
20070223951 - Electrophotographic printer and method of operation so as to minimize print defects
20070225461 - Olefin polymers for imaging members
20070215883 - Electroluminescent devices, subassemblies for use in making electroluminescent devices, and dielectric materials, conductive inks and substrates related thereto
20070216301 - Electroluminescent displays, media, and members, and methods associated therewith
20070216419 - Apparatuses and methods for repairing defects in a circuit
20070216732 - Micro-fluid ejecting device having embedded memory devices
20070216737 - Micro-miniature fluid jetting device
20070216748 - Systems and methods for using multiple scanner facets to write a scan line of image data in an electrophotographic device
20070220422 - Method for achieving accurate page margins on a media and duplex imaging apparatus thereof
20070211080 - Web-based image extraction
20070206062 - Flexible circuits, flexible circuit assemblies and assemblies for use with fluid ejection apparatuses
20070206067 - Internal vent channel in ejection head assemblies and methods relating thereto
20070206074 - Unitary wick retainer and biasing device retainer for micro-fluid ejection head replaceable cartridge
20070206969 - Electrical discharging of image transfer assemblies

August 2007 - Lexmark International, Inc. Intellectual Property Law Department patents

20070195151 - Hand-held ink jet pen
20070195153 - Systems and methods for adjusting the dynamic range of a scanning laser beam
20070196137 - Reducing adhesion of toner to metering devices
20070196753 - Image forming media containing reflecting pigment
20070188540 - Actuator chip for inkjet printhead with electrostatic discharge protection
20070188546 - Ink mist control system for an edge-to-edge printer
20070188552 - Polyimide thickfilm flow feature photoresist and method of applying same
20070189782 - Detecting the presence of a photoconductor drum
20070189814 - Mounting doctor blades onto developer rolls in electrophotographic printers
20070183833 - Trough support ribs and method of use
20070176957 - Architecture and memory card for hand-held printer
20070176982 - Inkjet actuator substrate having at least one non-uniform ink via

July 2007 - Lexmark International, Inc. Intellectual Property Law Department patents

20070170639 - Media pulse-pick method
20070171268 - Pigment black and dilute dye inks in ink set
20070171447 - System, method and apparatus for registration of printed image to media orientation
20070171460 - Photo duplexing method
20070172282 - Method for reducing banding in an imaging apparatus
20070172643 - Composite materials and fuser members having improved adhesion between a metal layer and a polyimide substrate
20070173032 - Wafer dicing by channels and saw
20070163468 - High gloss high gamut pigment inkjet ink
20070166460 - Printing dielectric patterns
20070168939 - Rendering optimization method and system
20070158325 - Component for an image forming apparatus with designed thermal response
20070159515 - Bridging wick and method for an inkjet printhead
20070159655 - Method and apparatus for compensating two-dimensional images for illumination non-uniformities
20070162617 - Methods and systems for dynamic scan compression
20070162662 - Methods and apparatuses for dynamically switching network protocols for use in a printing device
20070152290 - Thin film light-activated power switches, photovoltaic devices and methods for making micro-fluid ejected electronic devices
20070153044 - Methods and apparatuses for sensing temperature of multi-via heater chips
20070153045 - Methods and apparatuses for regulating the temperature of multi-via heater chips
20070153054 - Ink jet print head adapted to minimize orientation-induced line-width variation
20070153055 - Ink jet print head adapted to minimize orientation-induced line-width variation
20070153074 - Systems and methods for synchronized on-carrier printing and drying
20070153608 - Distributed programmed memory cell overwrite protection
20070154227 - Storing printer density control parameters in cartridge memory
20070154232 - Contacting removable printer cartridges
20070154240 - Conductive roller for an image forming apparatus
20070154250 - Six-sided printing method
20070156648 - System and method for providing searchable help on a multi-function peripheral
20070157193 - Image forming device upgrade via optical scanning of a media sheet

June 2007 - Lexmark International, Inc. Intellectual Property Law Department patents

20070144045 - Electroluminescent display system
20070145636 - Ink tank incorporating lens for ink level sensing
20070146411 - Maintenance on a hand-held printer
20070146436 - Low energy, long life micro-fluid ejection device
20070146446 - Ink jet cartridge comprising a porous core and methods for manufacturing the same
20070146756 - Method of operating an imaging apparatus having a duplexer and a perforation device
20070146794 - Descreening and detail enhancement for scanned documents
20070146799 - Method of thumbnail scanback photo selection
20070146807 - Method and apparatus for enhancing scanned documents
20070147930 - Light guides to assist in movement of a handheld printing device
20070150536 - Peripheral device having user preference history and method of operation
20070150803 - Document segmentation for mixed raster content representation
20070138732 - Roller separator for printers
20070139458 - Method for identifying an installed cartridge
20070139475 - Power and ground buss layout for reduced substrate size
20070139478 - Ink jetting assembly
20070139491 - Fluid storage container
20070139492 - Ink cartridge venting
20070139493 - Shipping reservoirs for inkjet printheads, and assemblies including the same
20070139507 - Hand-operated printer having a user interface
20070139508 - Hand-held ink jet printer
20070139713 - Method to produce a hardcopy output of an image formed at least in part by perforations
20070140729 - Dynamic seal for component surfaces
20070140770 - User interface for a hand-operated printer
20070141492 - Additive for photoconductor end seal wear mitigation
20070132800 - Methods of and apparatus for handling data associated with a cartridge
20070134570 - Long life photoconductors
20070126773 - Low ejction energy micro-fluid ejection heads
20070127057 - Job status tracking and notification system
20070127069 - Universal output device control
20070127840 - Method for removing streaks from a scanned image
20070127969 - Perforation forming mechanism for use in an imaging apparatus

May 2007 - Lexmark International, Inc. Intellectual Property Law Department patents

20070120890 - Inkjet printhead packaging tape for sealing nozzles
20070120937 - System and method for hand-held printing
20070115501 - Vocal status reporting system
20070109306 - Transparency optimization method and system
20070109334 - Method of ink evaporation prediction for an ink reservoir
20070109336 - Method for reducing an amount of ink used in printing an image
20070109339 - Alignment method for hand-operated printer
20070109354 - Liquid applied seal for inkjet orifices
20070109396 - White vector adjustment via exposure using two optical sources
20070109600 - Printer optimization method and system
20070102867 - Media feeding apparatus
20070102871 - Exit shaft dampening device to improve print quality
20070102873 - Apparatus for varying pressure roll nip force
20070103498 - Inkjet printhead
20070103734 - Scanner analog-front-end calibration using percent of freedom
20070105979 - Metal colloid dispersions and their aqueous metal inks
20070106719 - Integer square root algorithm for use in digital image processing
20070097390 - Method for correcting cartridge color shifts for performing imaging with an imaging apparatus using a cartridge

April 2007 - Lexmark International, Inc. Intellectual Property Law Department patents

20070091136 - Printhead having a plurality of print modes
20070091380 - Automatic generation of a quick dial reference sheet
20070091383 - Synchronization of two asics for dual-sided scanning of a document
20070092327 - Perforation forming mechanism for use in an imaging apparatus
20070092820 - Toner with enhanced fuser release properties
20070094148 - Method of licensing functionality after initial transaction
20070085881 - Methods for improved micro-fluid ejection devices
20070086026 - Method of selecting inks for use in imaging with an imaging apparatus
20070088613 - Method for managing a plurality of imaging supply items for an organization
20070081183 - Printing apparatus consumable data communication
20070075137 - Method of licensing functionality after initial transaction
20070075416 - Electronic devices and methods for forming the same
20070076032 - Methods and apparatuses for control of a signal in a printing apparatus
20070076044 - Removable sealing tape with thin adhesive
20070076045 - Maintenance and docking station for a hand-held printer
20070076053 - Nozzle members, compositions and methods for micro-fluid ejection heads
20070076057 - Heater chips with a reduced number of bondpads
20070076058 - Methods for improving flow through fluidic channels
20070076059 - Thick film layers and methods relating thereto
20070076060 - Photoimageable nozzle members and methods relating thereto
20070076065 - Ink tank with an air prevention component
20070076066 - Ink tank for a printhead
20070076082 - Methods and apparatuses for measuring print area using hand-held printer
20070076083 - Ink jet pen having a free ink chamber
20070076257 - Method for using an imaging apparatus to generate image panels for assembly as a poster
20070076265 - Method of bit depth reduction for an apparatus
20070077074 - Apparatuses and methods for identifying a consumable for use with an imaging apparatus
20070077082 - System and methods for enabling geographically specific fuser control process
20070078199 - Color pigment inks for general use
20070079125 - Interface protocol method and system

March 2007 - Lexmark International, Inc. Intellectual Property Law Department patents

20070045270 - Imaging device temperature management
20070045548 - Method for calibrating a dual channel scanner background
20070046197 - Customizable electroluminescent displays
20070046710 - System for continuous heating of an ink jet printhead in an ink jet apparatus
20070046711 - Method for controlling a printhead
20070046930 - Scanning apparatus and methods
20070047016 - Contaminant particle identification and compensation with multichannel information during scanner calibration
20070047990 - Method for minimizing temperature droop in a fuser
20070048050 - Developing agent transport and storage

February 2007 - Lexmark International, Inc. Intellectual Property Law Department patents

20070039504 - Method for operating a printer which requests print density approval
20070039676 - Lamination of dry film to micro-fluid ejection head substrates
20070040858 - Systems, methods and apparatuses for sensing ink container and ink presence
20070040862 - Heater chip test circuit and methods for using the same
20070040876 - Methods and apparatus for transferring information between a consummable item and a printing device using radio frequency
20070041053 - Apparatus and method for error diffusion with dither
20070041059 - Image scanning device and method for controlling scanner output
20070041749 - Image forming substance engaging device
20070041751 - Toner metering device
20070042515 - Printed fuse devices and methods for making the same
20070034099 - Seals for an image forming apparatus
20070034100 - Seals for an image forming apparatus
20070035596 - Ink jet cartridge
20070036438 - Methods and systems for identifying red eye pairs
20070038313 - Systems and methods for modifying multi-function device settings
20070038872 - Multi-function printing device
20070038946 - Systems, methods and devices for controlling a multifunctional product using a scriptable user interface
20070029383 - Multi-function imaging apparatus
20070033540 - Systems and methods for directory and file manipulation using a multifunction device
20070024471 - Systems and methods for secure communication over wired transmission channels
20070024652 - Method and apparatus for printing
20070024660 - Method and apparatus for performing alignment for printing with a printhead
20070024917 - Device access area illumination in an imaging apparatus
20070025756 - Sealing member for image forming device
20070025796 - Exit roller system for an imaging apparatus
20070027879 - Systems and methods for managing multi-function device operation using containers and workflow objects
20070027894 - Systems and methods for providing custom multi-function device operations based on object type
20070027895 - Systems and methods for providing customized multi-function device interfaces using user authentication

January 2007 - Lexmark International, Inc. Intellectual Property Law Department patents

20070019986 - Two part cartridges with force biasing by printer
20070020411 - Extended life polyimide toner transfer belts
20070021583 - Homogeneous low hardness polyurethane
20070022233 - Document processing device with usb drive
20070013107 - Epichlorohydrin rollers improved for grinding
20070013746 - Precision inkjet printing of epoxy compounds
20070014610 - Image forming device with multimode duplexer
20070008401 - Multiharmonic galvanometric scanning device
20070009286 - Drum support bushing with orienting features
20070011249 - Multi-function printing device
20070000863 - Method for dry etching fluid feed slots in a silicon substrate
20070001388 - Media feeding management
20070002101 - Reduction of heat loss in micro-fluid ejection devices
20070002116 - Media support for an imaging apparatus
20070002180 - Strength parameter-based color conversion of digital images
20070002375 - Segmenting and aligning a plurality of cards in a multi-card image
20070003327 - Toner supply members for an image forming device
20070003339 - Modular printer and scanner adf duplexer feedpath including second tray
20070003343 - Duplexing adf using a paperpath shorter than the length of paper to be duplexed
20070003355 - Folding edge guide assembly for an imaging apparatus
20070004215 - Dry etching methods

December 2006 - Lexmark International, Inc. Intellectual Property Law Department patents

20060291406 - Device authentication method and system
20060291891 - Electrophotographic power supply configuration for supplying power to a fuser
20060291934 - Method for generating a perforation clip region
20060294308 - Reconfigurable cache controller utilizing multiple asic srams
20060283937 - Usb host device for printer interface
20060284921 - Maintenance station for an imaging apparatus
20060284925 - Bubble purging system and method
20060285139 - Mixed-size copy printer system and method
20060285395 - Addressing, command protocol, and electrical interface for non-volatile memories utilized in recording usage counts
20060285859 - Backup of replaceable device information in an image-forming apparatus
20060285894 - Multilayer fuser member including current elements
20060285895 - Fuser member including an electrically conductive polymer layer, a resistive layer, an electrically conductive layer, and current supply and return rolls
20060285896 - Fuser member including an electrically conductive polymer layer, a resistive layer, an electrically conductive layer, and current elements
20060279364 - Determining operating point of feedback controller applied to operation of oscillating scanning device
20060279619 - Inkjet printing of layers
20060279798 - Coversheet manager application
20060279802 - Methods of identifying the type of a document to be scanned
20060280366 - Systems and methods for content-based document image enhancement
20060280534 - Apparatus for and method of creating a duplex scan using a single pass adf
20060282463 - Virtual coversheet association application
20060282885 - Method to wirelessly configure a wireless device for wireless communication over a secure wireless network
20060274107 - Method and apparatus for calibrating a printhead
20060274376 - Method for image background detection and removal
20060275046 - Method and apparatus for reducing sheet material curl induced in a fusing operation
20060275049 - Roller with mechanical properties influenced by rotation
20060275061 - Fuser having reduced axial temperature droop
20060275681 - Plasticized photoconductor
20060275684 - Photoconductor with ceramer overcoat
20060275689 - Chemically prepared toners with size limiting binders

November 2006 - Lexmark International, Inc. Intellectual Property Law Department patents

20060268041 - Power sensing circuit
20060268060 - Sealing for inkjet orifices
20060268320 - Method for handling confidential jobs in an imaging apparatus
20060268297 - Method for constructing a lookup table for converting data from a first color space to a second color space
20060268353 - Method for calibrating an imaging apparatus configured for scanning a document
20060268362 - Methods and apparatuses for executing custom scan jobs
20060268365 - Imaging apparatus configured for scanning a document
20060269163 - Methods and systems for scaling and rotating an image in a single operation
20060263105 - System, method and print cartridge for signaling user replacement of fuser wiper
20060263125 - Method for processing a duplexed document
20060263126 - Method for reducing show-through in a scanned duplexed document
20060265332 - Method for providing document traceability
20060256073 - Control panel using ray-of-light to enhance control-display relationships
20060256397 - Method and system for combining images
20060257171 - Paddle positioning system
20060259803 - Power saver automatic learning method
20060250465 - Method for determining an optimal non-nucleating heater pulse for use with an ink jet printhead
20060250637 - Default settings customization system
20060250660 - Methods for identifying marks using a digital master document and scanned image enhancement
20060252023 - Methods for automatically identifying user selected answers on a test sheet
20060245527 - Method and apparatus for effecting synchronous pulse generation for use in serial communications

October 2006 - Lexmark International, Inc. Intellectual Property Law Department patents

20060238605 - Collimation assembly with an adjustment bracket capable of flexing when receiving a light source
20060239550 - Method and system for enhancing an image
20060239700 - Accordion jam detection of printed media
20060241932 - Translation previewer and validator
20060232627 - Power distribution routing to reduce chip area
20060233571 - Toner feed assembly
20060226592 - Apparatus providing reduction in media skew during a sheet picking operation
20060227128 - Imaging apparatus including an incising unit
20060227173 - Printhead systems having multiple ink chambers with balanced and short ink paths
20060227182 - Printhead filter systems and methods for manufacturing the same
20060227382 - Method for descreening a scanned image
20060228030 - Method and system for image compression for use with scanners
20060228153 - Systems and methods for handling defective rfid media according to available printer output options
20060228638 - Photoconductor with protective overcoat
20060218789 - Overhanging nozzles
20060221115 - Methods for bonding radiation curable compositions to a substrate
20060221119 - Orifice plate protection device
20060221140 - Low profile printhead
20060221141 - Heater chip for inkjet printhead with electrostatic discharge protection
20060222399 - Cleaning member for charging device
20060223381 - Memory card bezel for an apparatus
20060224672 - @ symbol for use in a multifunction device
20060224889 - Methods for authenticating an identity of an article in electrical communication with a verifier system

September 2006 - Lexmark International, Inc. Intellectual Property Law Department patents

20060209144 - Seal for inkjet orifices
20060209355 - Method for printing incoming facsimiles
20060209366 - Scanning method for stitching images
20060210299 - Variable force biasing mechanism and electrical connection
20060203281 - Multi-function device with user selectable copy and scan mode
20060203982 - Method and system for auto-routing fax and voice signals
20060206859 - Method for generating object shapes by emulation
20060197807 - Micro-fluid ejection device having high resistance heater film
20060198403 - Laser scanning unit including a shield
20060198642 - Fuser assembly including memory
20060198684 - Exit roller system for an imaging apparatus including backup rollers configured to reduce tracking



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