Inventor · Sherwood, OR, US

Stephen M. Kroon

25Patents
8h-index
16Co-inventors
72Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 3, 1994 → Jun 28, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6250733A Color printer halftoning method Electricity 34 Expired
US5966150A Method to improve solid ink output resolution Performing Operations; Transporting 23 Expired
US7717532B2 Systems and methods that improve fluid color output by using clear or white fluid Electricity 15 Active
US9463638B1 System and method for inoperative inkjet compensation Electricity 15 Active
US6059404A Method and apparatus for producing ink intensity modulated ink jet printing Chemistry; Metallurgy 13 Expired
US8714692B1 System and method of compensating for defective inkjets with context dependent image data Performing Operations; Transporting 9 Active
US5821956A Method to improve solid ink output resolution Performing Operations; Transporting 8 Expired
US5841458A Halftoning method for multi-color laser printer Electricity 8 Expired
US5957593A Halftone pattern geometry for printing high quality images Electricity 8 Expired
US6373594B1 Color printer halftoning method and apparatus Electricity 7 Expired
US9738066B1 System and method for image data processing for inoperable inkjet compensation in an inkjet printer Performing Operations; Transporting 6 Active
US6193366A Apparatus for recording a gradient image on transparent media Performing Operations; Transporting 6 Expired
US5588094A Post-processing bit-map decimation compensation method for printing high quality images Electricity 6 Expired
US9434176B1 Vector compensation for inoperative ink-jets in composite colors Electricity 5 Active
US7199888B2 Method for enhanced black in draft mode Performing Operations; Transporting 4 Expired
US7422299B2 Compensation for malfunctioning jets Electricity 4 Active
US7457015B2 Color printing Electricity 3 Active
US11481162B1 System and method for printing colored media when input color matches media color Electricity 3 Active
US8882236B1 System and method for compensating for defective inkjets ejecting black ink in solid fill areas Performing Operations; Transporting 3 Active
US8077332B2 Bit-map decompression Electricity 2 Active
US8894179B1 System and method for high speed inoperative inkjet compensation Performing Operations; Transporting 1 Active
US6871928B1 Selective enhancement of black Electricity 1 Expired
US6799912B2 Selective enhancement of black Physics 0 Expired
US10778870B2 Black generation to optimize color gamut volume and quality within limits on colorant usage Electricity 0 Active
US6742870B2 Selective enhancement of black Physics 0 Expired

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