Russell L Godshalk

US Patent:

20040215706, Oct 28, 2004

Filed:

Feb 23, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/784661

Inventors:

Scott Lavender - Rochester NY, US
Russell Godshalk - Hilton NY, US
Mark Hughes - Spencerport NY, US
David Hansen - Honeoye Falls NY, US
Thomas Hull - Spencerport NY, US

International Classification:

G06F015/16

US Classification:

709/201000

Abstract:

A production printer having multiple input sources and an output source includes a Web server, a print server, and a printer. The Web server controls a repository of software and data that supports the software. A print server linked to the Web server is configured to download and install software stored on the Web server. The printer linked to the print server produces images on sheets received from one or more of the input sources. A method of downloading and installing software from a publicly accessible network into a printer includes: launching a monitoring program that searches across a publicly accessible network to generate a list of software, recording the addresses of potential software to be copied to one of a remote and a local interface; and installing the software in a memory to be installed immediately or stored for a later installation.

US Patent:

48948055, Jan 16, 1990

Filed:

Apr 28, 1988

Appl. No.:

7/187135

Inventors:

Russell L. Godshalk - Hilton NY
Gary W. Shope - Rochester NY

Assignee:

Eastman Kodak Company - Rochester NY

International Classification:

G11C 700

US Classification:

365222

Abstract:

A printer/copier which stores job image data in memory before reproduction has a "refresh period" after which data stored therein will degrade if the device is not refreshed. Upon completion of a "security" job, DRAM refresh and normal read or write operations are disabled for a time period sufficient to allow the data resident in the DRAM to degrade.

US Patent:

50479555, Sep 10, 1991

Filed:

Jun 19, 1987

Appl. No.:

7/063882

Inventors:

Gary W. Shope - Rochester NY
Russell L. Godshalk - Hilton NY

Assignee:

Eastman Kodak Company - Rochester NY

International Classification:

G06F 1520

US Classification:

364519

Abstract:

An electronic printer receives multi-page documents as character code signals which are applied to a raster image processor for rasterization. The rasterized signals are electronically stored so that a plurality of electronically collated, multi-page sets can be printed without re-rasterization.

US Patent:

53846460, Jan 24, 1995

Filed:

Nov 27, 1992

Appl. No.:

7/982546

Inventors:

Russell L. Godshalk - Hilton NY
Raymond E. Maslinski - Rochester NY
Frank L. Muster - Rochester NY
Lawrence B. Telle - Rochester NY
Thomas J. Wetzel - Rochester NY

Assignee:

Eastman Kodak Company - Rochester NY

International Classification:

H04N 140

US Classification:

358448

Abstract:

An apparatus and method for processing image data operates in a high capacity or a high quality mode. In the former a single bit per pixel is created and processed along one of two identical processing paths. The processing paths involve compression, buffering and expansion for output to a writer interface. The processing path selected for pixels in each image frame is in accordance with the most available buffering memory. In the latter mode two bits per pixel, a more significant bit (MSB) and a less significant bit (LSB) are created and processed simultaneously along the two processing paths. The processing path for each is selected in accordance with the LSB being processed by the processing path with the most available memory. As compression of the LSBs is not as efficient as that of the MSBs, the number of document pages stored in the compression buffers is maximized.

US Patent:

62414046, Jun 5, 2001

Filed:

Sep 30, 1999

Appl. No.:

9/405833

Inventors:

Roman Fietze - Kirchheim-Teck, DE
Gerhard Glemser - Stuttgart, DE
Russell Godshalk - Hilton NY
Allen Heberling - Penfield NY
Dirk Langebrake - Bohmte, DE
Albrecht Proebstle - Beuren, DE

Assignee:

Nex Press Solutions LLC - Rochester NY

International Classification:

B41J 1144

US Classification:

400 76

Abstract:

A method for controlling the flow of paper objects in a paper processing system (PPS), having a main copier and/or printer unit with an output accessory manager (OAM) and at least one paper object processing device (POPD. sub. 1, POPD. sub. 2,. . . POPD. sub. n). The method is carried out by the following steps: generating a paper object header (POH) for each paper object (PO) in the output accessory manager (OAM); sending the paper object header (POH) to downstream paper object processing devices (POPDs) prior to the arrival of a paper object (PO) at the specific paper object processing device (POPD), wherein the paper object header (POH) is updated and modified by each paper object processing device (POPD); absorbing the paper object header (POH) in the last paper object processing device (POPD) in the route and generating in the last paper object processing device (POPD) a paper object header response (POHR) and sending the paper object header response (POHR) to the output accessory manager (OAM).

US Patent:

50757822, Dec 24, 1991

Filed:

Oct 2, 1989

Appl. No.:

7/415935

Inventors:

Charles M. Tufano - Rochester NY
Russell L. Godshalk - Hilton NY
David R. Hansen - Honeoye Falls NY

Assignee:

Eastman Kodak Company - Rochester NY

International Classification:

H04N 100

US Classification:

358437

Abstract:

Reproduction apparatus is disclosed having at least one image signal generator, a multiple page buffer memory for storing the image signals, and a writer for forming images from the page buffer memory. Upon the occurrence of a malfunction in the writer, operation of the image signal generator is continued only until the first to occur of (a) all of the original pages have been stored in the multiple page buffer memory or (b) the multiple page buffer memory is filled. Upon the occurrence of a malfunction in the signal generator, operation of the writer is continued until the next page to be written has not been stored in the buffer memory.

US Patent:

53673832, Nov 22, 1994

Filed:

Nov 27, 1992

Appl. No.:

7/982365

Inventors:

Russell L. Godshalk - Rochester NY
Thomas J. Wetzel - Rochester NY

Assignee:

Eastman Kodak Company - Rochester NY

International Classification:

H04N 140

US Classification:

358455

Abstract:

An apparatus and method for processing image data operates in a high capacity mode or a high quality mode. In the former a single bit per pixel is created and processed along one of two identical processing paths. The processing paths involve compression, buffering and expansion for output to a writer interface. The processing path selected for pixels in each image frame is in accordance with the most available buffering memory. In the latter mode two bits per pixel, a more significant bit (MSB) and a less significant bit (LSB) are created and processed simultaneously along the two processing paths. The processing path for each is selected in accordance with the LSBs being processed by the processing path with the most available memory. As compression of the LSBs is not as efficient as that of the MSBs, the number of document pages stored in the compression buffers is maximized.

US Patent:

44886705, Dec 18, 1984

Filed:

Feb 7, 1983

Appl. No.:

6/464292

Inventors:

Russell L. Godshalk - Spencerport NY
Richard L. Bray - Churchville NY
Lawrence M. Wood - Spencerport NY

Assignee:

Eastman Kodak Company - Rochester NY

International Classification:

B65H 2524

US Classification:

226 10

Abstract:

A continuous forms feeder in which the restacking of the continuous forms is facilitated. Panels of the continuous forms are sequentially fed at a predetermined linear speed from a stack in a supply station through a work station, such as a print or exposure station of a reproduction apparatus, to a storage station. During the movement of the first several panels through the work station, the linear speed is reduced relative to the predetermined linear speed to provide more time for effecting proper restacking of the continuous forms in the storage station.