Stephen M. Kroon
25Patents
8h-index
16Co-inventors
72Inventor score
Filing activity: Jan 3, 1994 → Jun 28, 2021
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.