Inventor

Thomas N. Tombs

Inventor

Rochester, NY, US

Overview

1996–2021

Patent span

Physics

Primary field (CPC G)

Patents· 98 as inventor

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

G03Gprimary

G03GElectrography45%

B41JTypewriters14%

Y10TTechnical subjects covered by former us classification6%

B41MPrinting, duplicating, marking, or copying processes5%

H05KPrinted circuits5%

G06FElectric digital data processing3%

B65HHandling thin or filamentary material, e.g. sheets, webs, cables2%

F26BDrying solid materials or objects by removing liquid therefrom2%

Y02EReduction of greenhouse gas [ghg] emissions, related to energy generation, transmission or distribution2%

Y10STechnical subjects covered by former uspc cross-reference art collections [xracs] and digests2%

PatentTitleYear

11,110,493Double-sided electrodynamic screen films2021 11,108,007Method of making a perovskite layer at high speed2021 10,847,887Method for fabricating a transparent antenna2020 10,707,359Fabricating double-sided electrodynamic screen films2020 10,524,356Transparent antenna2019 9,635,755'Making Z-fold multi-element substrate structure'2017 9,603,240'Making Z-fold micro-wire substrate structure'2017 9,516,744'Wrap-around micro-wire circuit method'2016 9,195,358'Z-fold multi-element substrate structure'2015 9,127,884'Acoustic drying system with interspersed exhaust channels'2015 9,045,664'Printing ink image using polymer or salt'2015 8,931,891'Acoustic drying system with matched exhaust flow'2015 8,864,255'Method for printing with adaptive distortion control'2014 8,857,937'Method for printing on locally distorable mediums'2014 8,849,159'Electrographic printing of tactile images'2014 8,814,292'Inkjet printer for semi-porous or non-absorbent surfaces'2014 8,807,730'Inkjet printing on semi-porous or non-absorbent surfaces'2014 8,801,170'Producing a deinkable print'2014 8,777,394'Inkjet printing using large particles'2014 8,780,147'Large-particle semiporous-paper inkjet printer'2014 8,770,738'Acoustic drying system with matched exhaust flow'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 8,758,970'Deinking a print'2014 8,761,652'Printer with liquid enhanced fixing system'2014 8,690,312'Inkjet printer using large particles'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 8,634,756'Resource error correction in a multicolor electrophotographic print-engine'2014 8,567,938'Large-particle inkjet printing on semiporous paper'2013 8,554,089'Job error correction in a multicolor electrophotographic print engine'2013 8,548,371'Electrophotographic print binding system'2013 8,512,933'Method of producing electronic circuit boards using electrophotography'2013 8,497,057'Method of producing electronic circuit boards using electrophotography'2013 8,447,203'Reducing toner cracking with screening patterns'2013 8,437,687'Calculating booklet sheet length using toner thickness'2013 8,435,712'Developer for selective printing of raised information by electrography'2013 8,417,171'Method and apparatus for printing embossed reflective images'2013 8,401,416'Electrophotographically printing job having job type'2013 8,383,315'Raised letter printing using large yellow toner particles'2013 8,371,569'Making booklet by iteratively folding and cutting'2013 8,358,957'Selective printing of raised information by electrography'2013 8,320,784'Enhanced fusing of raised toner using electrography'2012 8,313,883'Electrophotographic print binding method'2012 8,306,461'Multicolor electrophotographic print engine'2012 8,074,598'Fluid management system and method for fluid dispensing and coating'2011 8,064,788'Selective printing of raised information using electrography'2011 8,023,846'Segmented roller for flood coating system'2011 7,976,658'Method of manufacturing a low cost intermediate transfer member'2011 7,965,961'Printing of raised multidmensional toner by electography'2011 7,959,278'Method and apparatus for ink jet printing on patterned substrate'2011 7,892,160'Double sleeved electrophotographic member'2011 7,831,178'Printing of optical elements by electrography'2010 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 7,695,128'Producing an ink jet image having high density and gray scale'2010 7,353,605'Method for producing a metallic core for use in cylinder sleeves for an electrophotographic process'2008 7,248,812'Cleaning member'2007 7,184,698'Durable electrophotographic prints'2007 7,068,953'Method and apparatus for validating fuser member behavior'2006 7,068,959'Fuser oil contamination prevention and clean-up method'2006 6,954,603'Fuser oil contamination prevention and clean-up method'2005 6,932,469'Imaging using a coagulable ink on an intermediate member'2005 6,767,092'Ink jet imaging via coagulation on an intermediate member'2004 6,761,446'Ink jet process including removal of excess liquid from an intermediate member'2004 6,719,423'Ink jet process including removal of excess liquid from an intermediate member'2004 6,682,189'Ink jet imaging via coagulation on an intermediate member'2004 6,608,641'Electrophotographic apparatus and method for using textured receivers'2003 6,605,399'Sleeved Photoconductive member and method of making'2003 6,549,745'Method and apparatus for controlling overdrive in a frictionally driven system including a conformable member'2003 6,541,171'Sleeved photoconductive member and method of making'2003 6,400,385'Microchannel print head for electrographic printer'2002 6,393,226'Intermediate transfer member having a stiffening layer and method of using'2002 6,377,772'Double-sleeved electrostatographic roller and method of using'2002 6,243,555'Reproduction method and apparatus for post-transfer image conditioning'2001 6,184,911'Apparatus and method for recording using an electrographic writer and an imaging web'2001 6,075,965'Method and apparatus using an endless web for facilitating transfer of a marking particle image from an intermediate image transfer member to a receiver member'2000 6,016,415'Image transfer apparatus and method using a seamed endless belt'2000 5,926,679'Method and apparatus for forming an image for transfer to a receiver sheet using a clear toner and sintering of a pigmented toner layer'1999 5,923,937'Electrostatographic apparatus and method using a transfer member that is supported to prevent distortion'1999 5,897,247'Method and apparatus for applying a charge to a member so that a net charge flowing through a semiconductive layer of a charge applying member is about zero'1999 5,889,544'Electrographic printer with multiple transfer electrodes'1999 5,881,347'Biasing method and apparatus for electrostatically transferring an image'1999 5,807,651'Electrostatographic apparatus and method for improved transfer of small particles'1998 5,737,677'Apparatus and method of toner transfer using non-marking toner'1998 5,728,496'Electrostatographic apparatus and method for improved transfer of small particles'1998 5,722,015'Method and apparatus for adjusting the charge on toner'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 5,689,787'Transfer member having sectioned surface coating to enhance micro-compliance'1997 5,666,193'Intermediate transfer of small toner particles'1997 5,655,183'Image forming apparatus with a transfer station erase'1997 5,585,908'Image forming apparatus usable with variable width receivers'1996 5,568,228'Image forming apparatus with controlled transfer'1996 5,561,510'Image forming method utilizing intermediate transfer'1996

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1996–2021Patents assigned to EASTMAN KODAK CO (85)· patent assignee history

1996–2005Based in Brockport, NY, US· patent location history

1999–2021Based in Rochester, NY, US· patent location history

2001–2004Patents assigned to NEXPRESS SOLUTIONS LLC (11)· patent assignee history

2010Based in Webster, NY, US· patent location history

2011–2014Patents assigned to TOMBS THOMAS N (18)· patent assignee history

2013–2016Patents assigned to TOMBS THOMAS NATHANIEL (23)· patent assignee history

2013–2014Patents assigned to RIMAI DONALD SAUL (17)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
EASTMAN KODAK CO	85	1996–2021
TOMBS THOMAS NATHANIELself	23	2013–2016
TOMBS THOMAS Nself	18	2011–2014
RIMAI DONALD SAUL	17	2013–2014
NEXPRESS SOLUTIONS LLC	11	2001–2004

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Rochester, New York, US	65	1999–2021
Brockport, New York, US	32	1996–2005
Webster, New York, US	1	2010