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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2005
Filed:
May. 06, 2002
Applicant:
John M. Baron, Longmont, CO (US);
Inventor:
John M. Baron, Longmont, CO (US);
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, LP., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J011/66 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus for printing and scoring media in a printing system. In one embodiment a scoring pattern is based upon input by the user on a graphical user interface. The system typically incorporates a controller that drives a scoring printer having a scoring head with one or more pins or wires that impact the surface of media and weaken the media. By creating a predetermined pattern of impacts, the media is weakened along a region or line for subsequent separation.