Patents by Inventor Andrew L. Van Brocklin

Andrew L. Van Brocklin has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 9925787
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a fluid level sensor includes a sensor plate and a current source. The fluid level sensor also includes an algorithm to bias the current source such that current applied to the sensor plate induces a maximum difference in response voltage between a dry sensor plate condition and a wet sensor plate condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Andrew L. Van Brocklin, Paul A. Liebert, Adam L. Ghozeil, Scott A. Linn
  • Publication number: 20180072059
    Abstract: In some examples, a piezoelectric fluid ejection assembly includes a micro-electro mechanical system (MEMS) die including a plurality of nozzles, a first application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) die electrically connected to the MEMS die, and a second ASIC die electrically connected to the MEMS die. The first ASIC die includes a plurality of driver amplifiers for respective nozzles of a first number of the plurality of nozzles, and a plurality of unique waveform data generators to generate respective different waveforms for activating the nozzles of the first number of the plurality of nozzles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Inventors: Peter J. Fricke, Andrew L. Van Brocklin, Scott A. Linn
  • Publication number: 20180043686
    Abstract: An inkjet printhead device, fluid ejection device and method thereof are disclosed. The fluid ejection device includes a fluid supply chamber to store fluid, an ejection chamber including a nozzle and a corresponding ejection member to selectively eject the fluid through the nozzle, and a channel to establish fluid communication between the fluid supply chamber and the ejection chamber. The fluid ejection device also includes a pressure sensor unit having a sensor plate to output a voltage value corresponding to a cross-sectional area of an amount of fluid in the at least ejection chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Andrew L. Van Brocklin, Adam L. Ghozeil, Daryl E. Anderson
  • Publication number: 20180022091
    Abstract: In some examples, a printhead includes a firing chamber to receive printer fluid, an ejector positioned in the firing chamber to eject printer fluid droplets from the printhead, and a nozzle in fluid communication with the firing chamber. The printhead can further include an impedance sensor positioned in the firing chamber to contact printer fluid to measure impedance values of the printer fluid. The impedance sensor can be connectable to a controller to transmit impedance values of printer fluid to the controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2015
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Gerard Alzona, David Maxfield, Dustin W Blair, Sterling Chaffins, Andrew L Van Brocklin
  • Patent number: 9862186
    Abstract: An inkjet printhead device, fluid ejection device and method thereof are disclosed. The fluid ejection device includes a fluid supply chamber to store fluid, an ejection chamber including a nozzle and a corresponding ejection member to selectively eject the fluid through the nozzle, and a channel to establish fluid communication between the fluid supply chamber and the ejection chamber. The fluid ejection device also includes a pressure sensor unit having a sensor plate to output a voltage value corresponding to a cross-sectional area of an amount of fluid in the at least ejection chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Andrew L. Van Brocklin, Adam L. Ghozeil, Daryl E. Anderson
  • Patent number: 9862183
    Abstract: A waveform amplifier for a piezoelectric liquid ejection element. The amplifier provides an amplified waveform to the liquid ejection element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventor: Andrew L. Van Brocklin
  • Publication number: 20180001637
    Abstract: In some examples, a piezoelectric printhead assembly can include a plurality of piezoelectric micro-electro mechanical system (MEMS) dies, and application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) dies electrically connected to the piezoelectric MEMS dies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: Peter J. Fricke, Andrew L. Van Brocklin
  • Patent number: 9855746
    Abstract: A piezoelectric printhead assembly can include a micro-electro mechanical system (MEMS) die including a plurality of nozzles and a first application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) die coupled to the MEMS die by a first plurality of wire bonds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Peter J Fricke, Andrew L Van Brocklin, Scott A Linn
  • Publication number: 20170313058
    Abstract: A print head assembly (PHA) includes a microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) die mounted to a substrate with an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC). The die includes an opening defined in the die, a plurality of nozzles adjacent to the opening in fluid communication with the opening, and a pad to receive electrical control signals. The ASIC includes a communication link and a plurality of transmission lines that transmit electrical signals to the MEMS die.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2014
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Peter James Fricke, Andrew L. Van Brocklin
  • Patent number: 9776404
    Abstract: A piezoelectric printhead assembly can include a plurality of piezoelectric micro-electro mechanical system (MEMS) dies each having a first application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) die coupled to a respective piezoelectric MEMS die and a second ASIC die coupled to the respective piezoelectric MEMS die.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Peter J Fricke, Andrew L Van Brocklin
  • Publication number: 20170259562
    Abstract: A printhead circuit or driving at least two actuating elements has a trim generating circuit for generating a trim signal using a comparator coupled to receive and compare feedback indicative of a present level of a drive voltage, with a configurable reference voltage value. The trim being based on a drive voltage feedback can give a more direct indication of actuating element output than given by timing references. Hence the trim can be more accurate, can be simpler, without accurate digital timing references, and thus costs can be reduced. It can be combined with a cold switch arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2015
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Applicant: Xaar Technology Limited
    Inventor: Andrew L VAN BROCKLIN
  • Patent number: 9701116
    Abstract: A method for determining an issue in an inkjet nozzle with impedance measurements, includes taking a first impedance measurement to detect a drive bubble with an impedance sensor; and taking a second impedance measurement to detect said drive bubble with said impedance sensor after said first impedance measurement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Andrew L. Van Brocklin, Eric T. Martin, Alexander Govyadinov, David Maxfield
  • Publication number: 20170080707
    Abstract: An inkjet printing system, fluid ejection system and method thereof are disclosed. The fluid ejection system includes a fluid ejection device and a determination module to determine a supply condition based on the count value output by the converter module. The fluid ejection device includes a fluid supply chamber to store fluid, an ejection chamber including a nozzle and a corresponding ejection member to selectively eject the fluid through the nozzle, a pressure sensor unit having a sensor plate to output a voltage value corresponding to a cross-sectional area of an amount of fluid in the ejection chamber. The fluid ejection system also includes a converter module to output a count value corresponding to the voltage value output by the pressure sensor unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2016
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Andrew L. Van Brocklin, Adam L. Ghozeil, Daryl E. Anderson
  • Patent number: 9586410
    Abstract: An inkjet printing system, fluid ejection system and method thereof are disclosed. The fluid ejection system includes a fluid ejection device and a determination module to determine a supply condition based on the count value output by the converter module. The fluid ejection device includes a fluid supply chamber to store fluid, an ejection chamber including a nozzle and a corresponding ejection member to selectively eject the fluid through the nozzle, a pressure sensor unit having a sensor plate to output a voltage value corresponding to a cross-sectional area of an amount of fluid in the ejection chamber. The fluid ejection system also includes a converter module to output a count value corresponding to the voltage value output by the pressure sensor unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Andrew L. Van Brocklin, Adam L. Ghozeil, Daryl E. Anderson
  • Patent number: 9579885
    Abstract: An exemplary embodiment of the present technique may include a method including monitoring a number of drops of ink released by a print head of a printing device. The method may also include associating the number of drops of ink with a quanta of charge. The method may also include storing the associated quanta of charge in a memory cell of a programmable read-only memory (PROM) device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Daryl E. Anderson, Andrew L. Van Brocklin, James Michael Gardner
  • Publication number: 20170050438
    Abstract: A piezoelectric printhead assembly can include a plurality of piezoelectric micro-electro mechanical system (MEMS) dies each having a first application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) die coupled to a respective piezoelectric MEMS die and a second ASIC die coupled to the respective piezoelectric MEMS die.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2014
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Peter J Fricke, Andrew L Van Brocklin
  • Publication number: 20170043584
    Abstract: A piezoelectric printhead assembly can include a micro-electro mechanical system (MEMS) die including a plurality of nozzles and a first application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) die coupled to the MEMS die by a first plurality of wire bonds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2014
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Peter J Fricke, Andrew L Van Brocklin, Scott A Linn
  • Publication number: 20170008285
    Abstract: A method for determining an issue in an inkjet nozzle with impedance measurements, includes taking a first impedance measurement to detect a drive bubble with an impedance sensor; and taking a second impedance measurement to detect said drive bubble with said impedance sensor after said first impedance measurement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2016
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Andrew L. Van Brocklin, Eric T. Martin, Alexander Govyadinov, David Maxfield
  • Publication number: 20160375691
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a fluid level sensor includes a sensor plate and a current source. The fluid level sensor also includes an algorithm to bias the current source such that current applied to the sensor plate induces a maximum difference in response voltage between a dry sensor plate condition and a wet sensor plate condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2016
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Andrew L. Van Brocklin, Paul A. Liebert, Adam L. Ghozeil, Scott A. Linn
  • Patent number: 9517630
    Abstract: An inkjet printing system, fluid ejection system and method thereof are disclosed. The fluid ejection system includes a fluid ejection device and a determination module to determine a supply condition based on the count value output by the converter module. The fluid ejection device includes a fluid supply chamber to store fluid, an ejection chamber including a nozzle and a corresponding ejection member to selectively eject the fluid through the nozzle, a pressure sensor unit having a sensor plate to output a voltage value corresponding to a cross-sectional area of an amount of fluid in the ejection chamber. The fluid ejection system also includes a converter module to output a count value corresponding to the voltage value output by the pressure sensor unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Andrew L. Van Brocklin, Adam L. Ghozeil, Daryl E Anderson