ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,332,203, issued on June 17, was assigned to Eastman Kodak Co. (Rochester, N.Y.).
"Media conductivity measurement system" was invented by Thomas W. McKeehan (Pittsford, N.Y.), Gary A. Smith (Rochester, N.Y.), Charles C. Marshall (Pittsford, N.Y.) and Wayne D. Martin (Penfield, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for measuring the conductivity of a flexible media positioned between a conductive backing and a conductive roller, wherein the conductive roller contacts the flexible media in a roller contact region. A pressure control mechanism presses the conductive roller against the second surface of the flexible media with a specif...