Steven E Ritter

US Patent:

8313187, Nov 20, 2012

Filed:

Apr 30, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/112503

Inventors:

Albert Tyler Barnett - Georgetown KY, US
Rick Kallop - Lexington KY, US
Raymond Michael Marowski - Lexington KY, US
Carl Nieland - Lexington KY, US
Evan J. Powers - Philadelphia PA, US
Steven Eugene Ritter - Nicholasville KY, US
Tim Rowland - Nicholasville KY, US
Forrest Steely - Lexington KY, US
Mark Stephen Underwood - Lexington KY, US

Assignee:

Lexmark International, Inc. - Lexington KY

International Classification:

B41J 2/01
B41J 29/38

US Classification:

347101, 347104, 347105, 347 16

Abstract:

A device, method, system and article for controlling an image forming device including removable RFID functionality. A print job may be received and a determination may be made as to whether the print job includes RFID data. The RFID data may be sent to a removable RFID module when RFID data is included in the print job. Media may then be provided to a first paper path defined in the removable RFID module when RFID data is included in the print job and provided to a second paper path defined in the image forming device. An image may then be formed on the media.

US Patent:

20060017962, Jan 26, 2006

Filed:

Jul 22, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/897242

Inventors:

Chris Burdette - Richmond KY, US
Steven Ritter - Nicholasville KY, US
Mark Underwood - Lexington KY, US
Terry Wells - Lexington KY, US

International Classification:

G06F 15/00

US Classification:

358001150

Abstract:

A printer configuration system () with a radio frequency device () with memory () for storing a plurality of printer device custom parameter data and a signal pathway () for communicating with the radio frequency device (). The system further comprises a host () capable of accessing the radio frequency device () through the signal pathway () for obtaining the printer device parameter data stored in the radio frequency device () which is read by the host () via the signal pathway () and used by a printer () associated with the host () to configure printer related functions. The signal pathway () can comprises either a direct wired connection or a radio frequency reader () on the printer () may be used to interrogate the radio frequency device () via a wireless connection ().