Patents by Inventor Carles Viñas

Carles Viñas 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).

  • Component attachments
    Patent number: 6835014
    Abstract: A printer vacuum guide member of plastics material, attached to a printer chassis of metal so as to allow thermal movements, has flexible limbs which extend from walls near the ends of the member to attachment points for receiving fixing screws. The member is fixedly attached to the chassis at points at a central location. To further reduce the effects of thermal expansion, the guide member may be sub-divided into separate component parts along its length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2004
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, LP.
    Inventors: Antonio Hinojosa, Lluis Valles, Carles Viñas
  • Beam for supporting a carriage
    Patent number: 6695499
    Abstract: A scanning device such as a printer has a trapezoidal carriage support beam which permits a compact juxtaposition of the carriage slider rod, the printhead, a drive belt and an encoder device. A second slider mounting for the printer carriage includes a bushing incorporating a part-spherical portion and an arm which engage with corresponding parts of the carriage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2004
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Jordi Bartolome, Ignacio De Olazabal, Joaquim Brugue, Carles Viñas
  • Component attachments
    Publication number: 20020061220
    Abstract: A printer vacuum guide member of plastics material, attached to a printer chassis of metal so as to allow thermal movements, has flexible limbs which extend from walls near the ends of the member to attachment points for receiving fixing screws. The member is fixedly attached to the chassis at points at a central location. To further reduce the effects of thermal expansion, the guide member may be sub-divided into separate component parts along its length.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2001
    Publication date: May 23, 2002
    Inventors: Antonio Hinojosa, Lluis Valles, Carles Vinas
  • Beam for supporting a carriage
    Publication number: 20020034410
    Abstract: A scanning device such as a printer has a trapezoidal carriage support beam which permits a compact juxtaposition of the carriage slider rod, the printhead, a drive belt and an encoder device. A second slider mounting for the printer carriage includes a bushing incorporating a part-spherical portion and an arm which engage with corresponding parts of the carriage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2001
    Publication date: March 21, 2002
    Inventors: Jordi Bartolome, Ignacio De Olazabal, Joaquim Brugue, Carles vinas