This inventor holds 1 USPTO granted patent. Top assignee: International Business Machines Corporation. Active years: 1986.
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Company Filing History:
Years Active: 1986
Title: Thomas S. Mereness: Inventor in Boulder, Colorado
Introduction
Thomas S. Mereness is an inventor associated with Boulder, Colorado, and International Business Machines Corporation. His patent work includes an approach to printing images in a selected orientation.
Latest Patents
Mereness is credited with 1 patent: “Method and Apparatus for Improved Printing in a Selected Orientation.” The invention describes a printer that can print in any of several rotations. It stores component image data in a library and divides that data into sets, or quads, sized for straightforward rotation by hardware. As the sets are written to a buffer, they are rotated, and their buffer locations are selected according to the desired orientation. This enables image data to be rotated “on the fly.”
Career Highlights
The available information associates Mereness with International Business Machines Corporation and identifies his patent contribution in printer image processing. The described method focuses on coordinating data rotation and buffer placement to support printing in a selected orientation.
Collaborations
Mereness’s listed coworkers include David E. Finlay and Jesus C. Lopez. The available information does not specify their roles in the patent or their working relationship with him.
Conclusion
Thomas S. Mereness’s documented patent contribution addresses flexible printer orientation through hardware-friendly image-data rotation and buffer management.
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