Patents by Inventor CLARE CABAHUG MAXINO

CLARE CABAHUG MAXINO 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).

  • Material sensing using container vibration
    Patent number: 11947279
    Abstract: A system for sensing material within a container includes a container having a reservoir for storing material and an impact member configured to selectively impart an impulse force on the container to cause vibration of the container. A sensor is configured to sense the vibration of the container upon the impact member imparting the impulse force on the container. Processing circuitry in communication with the sensor is configured to determine an estimate of an amount of the material in the container based on the sensed vibration of the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Lexmark International, Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander Lloyd Chapman, Clare Cabahug Maxino, Neilson Gutay Navarrete, Michael Todd Phillips, Scott Daniel Reeves, Daniel Lee Thomas
  • Toner level sensing using toner container vibration
    Patent number: 11947282
    Abstract: A system for an electrophotographic image forming device includes a toner container having a reservoir for storing toner and an impact member configured to selectively impart an impulse force on the toner container to cause vibration of the toner container. A sensor is configured to sense the vibration of the toner container upon the impact member imparting the impulse force on the toner container. Processing circuitry in communication with the sensor is configured to determine an estimate of an amount of toner in the reservoir based on the sensed vibration of the toner container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Lexmark International, Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander Lloyd Chapman, Clare Cabahug Maxino, Neilson Gutay Navarrete, Michael Todd Phillips, Scott Daniel Reeves, Daniel Lee Thomas
  • MATERIAL SENSING USING CONTAINER VIBRATION
    Publication number: 20230305432
    Abstract: A system for sensing material within a container includes a container having a reservoir for storing material and an impact member configured to selectively impart an impulse force on the container to cause vibration of the container. A sensor is configured to sense the vibration of the container upon the impact member imparting the impulse force on the container. Processing circuitry in communication with the sensor is configured to determine an estimate of an amount of the material in the container based on the sensed vibration of the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: ALEXANDER LLOYD CHAPMAN, CLARE CABAHUG MAXINO, NEILSON GUTAY NAVARRETE, MICHAEL TODD PHILLIPS, SCOTT DANIEL REEVES, DANIEL LEE THOMAS
  • TONER LEVEL SENSING USING TONER CONTAINER VIBRATION
    Publication number: 20230305434
    Abstract: A system for an electrophotographic image forming device includes a toner container having a reservoir for storing toner and an impact member configured to selectively impart an impulse force on the toner container to cause vibration of the toner container. A sensor is configured to sense the vibration of the toner container upon the impact member imparting the impulse force on the toner container. Processing circuitry in communication with the sensor is configured to determine an estimate of an amount of toner in the reservoir based on the sensed vibration of the toner container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: ALEXANDER LLOYD CHAPMAN, CLARE CABAHUG MAXINO, NEILSON GUTAY NAVARRETE, MICHAEL TODD PHILLIPS, SCOTT DANIEL REEVES, DANIEL LEE THOMAS