Inventor

Donald S. Rimai

Inventor

Webster, NY, US

Overview

1985–2016

Patent span

Physics

Primary field (CPC G)

Patents· 154 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

G03Gprimary

G03GElectrography54%

B41JTypewriters8%

Y10TTechnical subjects covered by former us classification5%

B41MPrinting, duplicating, marking, or copying processes3%

B65HHandling thin or filamentary material, e.g. sheets, webs, cables3%

F26BDrying solid materials or objects by removing liquid therefrom2%

G06KGraphical data reading2%

G06TImage data processing or generation, in general2%

B42CBookbinding2%

H04NPictorial communication, e.g. television2%

PatentTitleYear

9,407,117'Shaped electrical conductor'2016 9,296,170'Three-dimensional-structure former'2016 9,248,619'Forming three-dimensional structure from receiver'2016 9,105,108'System for making a panoramic print'2015 9,096,079'Dryer impinging heating liquid onto moistened medium'2015 9,074,816'Dryer with heating liquid in cavity'2015 9,036,002'System for making a panoramic image'2015 8,947,528'Container-classification identification using directional-antenna RFID'2015 8,938,195'Fixing toner using heating-liquid-blocking barrier'2015 8,937,531'RFID system with multiple tag transmit frequencies'2015 8,937,702'Method of making a panoramic print'2015 8,933,788'RFID system with barriers and key antennas'2015 8,904,668'Applying heating liquid to remove moistening liquid'2014 8,864,255'Method for printing with adaptive distortion control'2014 8,857,937'Method for printing on locally distorable mediums'2014 8,849,170'Toner fixer with liquid-carrying porous material'2014 8,849,135'Producing raised print using three toners'2014 8,849,159'Electrographic printing of tactile images'2014 8,843,047'Toner fixer impinging heating liquid onto barrier'2014 8,836,998'Method of printing a panoramic print'2014 8,826,558'Barrier dryer transporting medium through heating liquid'2014 8,824,944'Applying heating liquid to fix toner'2014 8,814,292'Inkjet printer for semi-porous or non-absorbent surfaces'2014 8,818,252'Toner fixer transporting medium through heating liquid'2014 8,807,730'Inkjet printing on semi-porous or non-absorbent surfaces'2014 8,805,261'Toner fixer impinging heating liquid onto medium'2014 8,801,170'Producing a deinkable print'2014 8,798,515'Transported medium heating-liquid-barrier toner fixer'2014 8,792,817'Overlap positioning system'2014 8,777,394'Inkjet printing using large particles'2014 8,780,154'Controlling gloss in a solid ink jet print'2014 8,780,147'Large-particle semiporous-paper inkjet printer'2014 8,770,701'Inkjet printer with enhanced deinkability'2014 8,774,679'Electrographic tactile image printing system'2014 8,764,180'Inkjet printing method with enhanced deinkability'2014 8,766,777'RFID marking of units in a space'2014 8,756,825'Removing moistening liquid using heating-liquid barrier'2014 8,756,830'Dryer transporting moistened medium through heating liquid'2014 8,758,970'Deinking a print'2014 8,761,652'Printer with liquid enhanced fixing system'2014 8,750,773'Producing gloss-watermark pattern on fixing member'2014 8,749,800'System for generating personalized documents'2014 8,744,334'Electrostatographic apparatus having improved transport member'2014 8,740,131'Printer web medium supply with drive system'2014 8,693,907'Dual toner printing with discharge area development'2014 8,690,292'Condensation control method using surface energy management'2014 8,693,906'Dual toner printing with charge area development'2014 8,692,654'RFID system with multiple reader transmit frequencies'2014 8,690,312'Inkjet printer using large particles'2014 8,684,514'Barrier dryer with porous liquid-carrying material'2014 8,676,072'Ratio modulated printing with charge area development'2014 8,676,074'Method for providing ratio modulated printing with discharge area development'2014 8,652,743'Raised printing using small toner particles'2014 8,639,168'Producing gloss-watermark pattern on fixing member'2014 8,623,226'Making stacked pancake motors using patterned adhesives'2014 8,626,015'Large particle toner printer'2014 8,611,774'Printing and fusing toner extended toner piles'2013 8,567,938'Large-particle inkjet printing on semiporous paper'2013 8,548,372'Method for making combination prints with pleasing appearance'2013 8,548,356'Electrophotographic printer with stateful toner bottles'2013 8,548,371'Electrophotographic print binding system'2013 8,538,285'Printer and fusing system'2013 8,530,126'Large particle toner'2013 8,512,933'Method of producing electronic circuit boards using electrophotography'2013 8,509,635'Method for forming durable combination prints'2013 8,496,998'Producing gloss watermark on receiver'2013 8,478,145'Apparatus for forming durable combination prints'2013 8,478,144'Method for forming a combination print with continuous imaging'2013 8,478,169'Development station with dual drive'2013 8,478,170'Methods for operating development station auger'2013 8,469,685'Apparatus for refurbishing cylindrical members'2013 8,465,899'Large particle toner printing method'2013 8,447,203'Reducing toner cracking with screening patterns'2013 8,437,687'Calculating booklet sheet length using toner thickness'2013 8,422,930'Safe radiant toner heating apparatus with membrane'2013 8,416,454'Method for generating personalized documents'2013 8,406,673'Rotatable member cleaner for electrophotographic printer'2013 8,401,433'Methods for dual drive operation of an auger in a development station'2013 8,396,400'Method of implementing a magnetically actuated flap seal'2013 8,385,784'Development station with dual actuator drive'2013 8,383,315'Raised letter printing using large yellow toner particles'2013 8,385,785'Development station with auger tensioning'2013 8,369,717'Determining developer toner concentration in electrophotographic printer'2013 8,316,749'Finisher for cutting or scoring receiver'2012 8,313,883'Electrophotographic print binding method'2012 8,306,461'Multicolor electrophotographic print engine'2012 8,180,232'Apparatus for making combination prints with pleasing appearance'2012 8,170,441'Cleaning blade for electrostatographic apparatus'2012 8,147,026'Image quality matching in a mixed print engine assembly system'2012 8,147,948'Printed article'2012 7,959,278'Method and apparatus for ink jet printing on patterned substrate'2011 7,823,996'Concentrating a liquid ink jet ink to transfer to a receiver member'2010 7,819,518'Digital printing apparatus for producing prints at high speed'2010 7,789,504'Ink jet printing using a combination of non-marking and marking inks'2010 7,749,413'Method for refurbishing cyclindrical members'2010 7,695,128'Producing an ink jet image having high density and gray scale'2010 7,488,563'Electrostatographic method using compliant intermediate transfer member'2009 7,316,881'Method of producing a custom color toner'2008 7,252,873'Electrostatographic apparatus having transport member with high friction layer'2007 6,649,314'Process for reducing image defects in an electrostatographic apparatus containing particulate contaminants'2003 6,556,798'Method and apparatus for using a conformable member in a frictional drive'2003 6,549,745'Method and apparatus for controlling overdrive in a frictionally driven system including a conformable member'2003 6,463,250'Externally heated deformable fuser roller'2002 6,456,816'Method and apparatus for an intermediate image transfer member'2002 6,148,165'Apparatus with bipolar photoconductive element for making multicolor electrophotographic images and method for producing images'2000 6,020,097'Single layer bipolar electrophotographic element'2000 6,007,954'Electrophotographic apparatus with improved blue sensitivity'1999 5,966,559'Method and apparatus for sensing and accomodating different thickness paper stocks in an electrostatographic machine'1999 5,948,585'Optimized particulate surface treatment concentration for electrostatographic images produced in an electrostatographic engine that includes a compliant intermediate transfer member'1999 5,874,018'Overcoated charge transporting elements and glassy solid electrolytes'1999 5,853,941'Eliminating triboelectrically generated background in an electrophotographically produced image'1998 5,849,443'Method of making multilayer electrophotographic elements'1998 5,849,445'Multilayer photoconductive elements having low dark decay'1998 5,835,832'Optimal toner charge for use with a compliant transfer intermediate'1998 5,807,651'Electrostatographic apparatus and method for improved transfer of small particles'1998 5,772,779'Photoconductor cleaning brush for elimination of photoconductor scum'1998 5,737,677'Apparatus and method of toner transfer using non-marking toner'1998 5,731,117'Overcoated charge transporting elements and glassy solid electrolytes'1998 5,728,496'Electrostatographic apparatus and method for improved transfer of small particles'1998 5,715,503'Method and apparatus for scavenging carrier employing a magnetic field and erase radiation'1998 5,714,288'Method of transferring toner to a receiver having a sectioned surface coating'1998 5,710,964'Mechanism for facilitating removal of receiver member from an intermediate image transfer member'1998 5,691,039'Toner fixing method and receiving sheet'1997 5,689,787'Transfer member having sectioned surface coating to enhance micro-compliance'1997 5,666,193'Intermediate transfer of small toner particles'1997 5,536,609'Improved thermal assisted transfer method and apparatus'1996 5,532,802'Piezoelectric sensor for in-situ monitoring of electrostatographic developers'1996 5,516,394'Toner fixing method and receiving sheet'1996 5,485,256'Method and apparatus for forming combined toner images'1996 5,463,449'Reduction in metallization of a piezoelectric sensor for a xerographic development process to increase sensitivity of the sensor'1995 5,411,600'Ultrathin film thermocouples and method of manufacture'1995 5,308,733'Method of non-electrostatically transferring small electrostatographic toner particles from an element to a receiver'1994 5,300,384'Method of forming a toner image, a receiving sheet and a method of making the receiving sheet'1994 5,285,243'Method and apparatus for determining toner development rate'1994 5,235,388'Method and apparatus for determining toner charge-to-mass ratio'1993 5,122,842'Color electrostatography process control by way of toner development characteristics'1992 5,110,702'Process for toned image transfer using a roller'1992 5,104,765'Transfer technique for small toner particles'1992 5,102,767'Transfer technique for small toner particles'1992 5,102,768'Transfer of high resolution toned images to rough papers'1992 5,089,363'Toner fixing method and apparatus and image bearing receiving sheet'1992 5,084,735'Intermediate transfer method and roller'1992 5,075,733'Web cleaning device for cleaning toner off an image member'1991 5,061,590'Heat assisted toner transferring method and apparatus'1991 5,055,371'Receiver sheet for toner images'1991 5,045,424'Thermally assisted process for transferring small electrostatographic toner particles to a thermoplastic bearing receiver'1991 5,043,242'Thermally assisted transfer of electrostatographic toner particles to a thermoplastic bearing receiver'1991 5,037,718'Thermally assisted method of transferring small electrostatographic toner particles to a thermoplastic bearing receiver'1991 5,006,897'Determination of charge-to-mass ratio'1991 4,968,578'Method of non-electrostatically transferring toner'1990 4,927,727'Thermally assisted transfer of small electrostatographic toner particles'1990 4,737,433'Electrostatographic method of making images'1988 4,714,939'Electrographic reproduction apparatus'1987 4,517,272'Electrostatic dry toner composition'1985

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1985–2016Patents assigned to EASTMAN KODAK CO (148)· patent assignee history

1985–2016Based in Webster, NY, US· patent location history

2003Based in Rochester, NY, US· patent location history

2012–2016Patents assigned to RIMAI DONALD S (40)· patent assignee history

2013–2016Patents assigned to RIMAI DONALD SAUL (43)· patent assignee history

2013–2014Patents assigned to TOMBS THOMAS NATHANIEL (17)· patent assignee history

2014–2016Patents assigned to WHITE CHRISTOPHER J (13)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
EASTMAN KODAK CO	148	1985–2016
RIMAI DONALD SAULself	43	2013–2016
RIMAI DONALD Sself	40	2012–2016
TOMBS THOMAS NATHANIEL	17	2013–2014
WHITE CHRISTOPHER J	13	2014–2016

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Webster, New York, US	153	1985–2016
Rochester, New York, US	1	2003