Patents by Inventor Daniel Fredrickson

Daniel Fredrickson 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).

  • Publication number: 20220111592
    Abstract: According to examples, an apparatus may include a back panel to absorb energy and an energy emitter to supply energy onto a build material layer. The energy emitter may include an energy emitting element and an outer tube. In addition, a reflective element may be provided on a portion of the outer tube facing the back panel to direct energy away from the back panel. The apparatus may also include a transparent panel, in which energy from the energy emitter may be emitted through the transparent panel and onto the build material layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Arthur H BARNES, William Winters, Daniel Fredrickson
  • Patent number: 11267266
    Abstract: In one example in accordance with the present disclosure a print duplexing assembly is described. The assembly includes a duplexing device to facilitate printing on both sides of a print media. The assembly also includes a platen coupled to the duplexing device to guide the print media along a feed path as it is being printed on. The platen and the duplexing device are selectively removable from a printing device in which they are installed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Michael Lee Hilton, Allen Zandonatti, Paul Coffin, Daniel Fredrickson
  • Patent number: 11241832
    Abstract: According to examples, an apparatus may include a back panel to absorb energy and an energy emitter to supply energy onto a build material layer. The energy emitter may include an energy emitting element and an outer tube. In addition, a reflective element may be provided on a portion of the outer tube facing the back panel to direct energy away from the back panel. The apparatus may also include a transparent panel, in which energy from the energy emitter may be emitted through the transparent panel and onto the build material layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: HEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Arthur H. Barnes, William Winters, Daniel Fredrickson
  • Patent number: 11072509
    Abstract: An example apparatus includes a media receiving portion having a leading edge receiving region and a trailing edge receiving region for receiving media traveling onto the media receiving portion in a direction from the trailing edge receiving portion the leading edge receiving portion. The example apparatus further includes a leading edge stop coupled to the media receiving portion at the leading edge receiving portion. The leading edge stop is resiliently coupled to the media receiving portion to bias against movement of the leading edge stop from a resting position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Kevin Lo, Daniel Fredrickson, Tim Roels, Brett Thomas Buchholtz, Steven Brown, Hunter Dane Cantrell
  • Publication number: 20210206180
    Abstract: In one example in accordance with the present disclosure a print duplexing assembly is described. The assembly includes a duplexing device to facilitate printing on both sides of a print media. The assembly also includes a platen coupled to the duplexing device to guide the print media along a feed path as it is being printed on. The platen and the duplexing device are selectively removable from a printing device in which they are installed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2016
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Inventors: Michael Lee Hilton, Allen Zandonatti, Paul Coffin, Daniel Fredrickson
  • Patent number: 11046547
    Abstract: In one example, a bail system for a sheet media tray includes a bail to apply a force to a sheet in the tray, a bias mechanism to counter the force of the bail on the sheet, and a control mechanism to control the degree to which the bias mechanism counters the force of the bail on the sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Leonard Luke Harpster, Daniel Fredrickson
  • Publication number: 20210187978
    Abstract: Examples disclosed herein relate to a device including a flap. In examples, the device includes a star wheel to advance a medium along an output media path; and a flap disposed to cover the star wheel in a first position and to be moved by a force applied by a medium being advanced along the output media path to a second position. In examples, the medium is to be directed toward an output tray when the flap is in the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2016
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Emma KELP-STEBBINS, Daniel FREDRICKSON
  • Publication number: 20210008798
    Abstract: According to examples, an apparatus may include a back panel to absorb energy and an energy emitter to supply energy onto a build material layer. The energy emitter may include an energy emitting element and an outer tube. In addition, a reflective element may be provided on a portion of the outer tube facing the back panel to direct energy away from the back panel. The apparatus may also include a transparent panel, in which energy from the energy emitter may be emitted through the transparent panel and onto the build material layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2019
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Arthur H. BARNES, William Winters, Daniel Fredrickson
  • Patent number: 10849307
    Abstract: An animal waste rake or barn stall rake that separates waste from animal bedding such as wood chips or straw. The manure rake or barn stall rake apparatus of the invention includes a shaker assembly that both vibrates and shakes the manure basket of the rake to expeditiously separate the manure from the bedding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Inventor: Daniel Fredrickson
  • Publication number: 20200216283
    Abstract: An example apparatus includes a media receiving portion having a leading edge receiving region and a trailing edge receiving region for receiving media traveling onto the media receiving portion in a direction from the trailing edge receiving portion the leading edge receiving portion. The example apparatus further includes a leading edge stop coupled to the media receiving portion at the leading edge receiving portion. The leading edge stop is resiliently coupled to the media receiving portion to bias against movement of the leading edge stop from a resting position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Kevin Lo, Daniel Fredrickson, Tim Roels, Brett Thomas Buchholtz, Steven Brown, Hunter Dane Cantrell
  • Publication number: 20200128793
    Abstract: An animal waste rake is described that separates waste from animal bedding such as wood chips or straw. The manure rake apparatus of the invention includes a shaker assembly that both vibrates and shakes the rake to expeditiously separate the manure from the bedding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventor: Daniel Fredrickson
  • Publication number: 20200031147
    Abstract: In one example, a bail system for a sheet media tray includes a bail to apply a force to a sheet in the tray, a bias mechanism to counter the force of the bail on the sheet, and a control mechanism to control the degree to which the bias mechanism counters the force of the bail on the sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2016
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Leonard Luke Harpster, Daniel Fredrickson
  • Patent number: 10501275
    Abstract: Examples disclosed herein relate to a device including a bail arm to rotate and oscillate. Examples include a shaft coupled above an output tray; and a bail arm to rotate and oscillate about a central axis of the shaft. In examples, the bail arm is to provide a downward force on the output tray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Steve O Rasmussen, Daniel Fredrickson, Jason Young Carothers, Kevin Lo, Emma Frances Kelp-Stebbins
  • Publication number: 20190144221
    Abstract: Examples disclosed herein relate to a device including a bail arm. In examples, the bail arm to apply force to a receiving surface of an output bin in a first position. In examples, a motor is to move the bail arm from the first position to a second position in which the bail arm does not apply a force to the receiving surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2016
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: Kevin LO, Jason Carothers, Daniel Fredrickson, Leonard Harpster, Emma Kelp-Stebbins, Steve O Rasmussen
  • Publication number: 20190023036
    Abstract: Examples disclosed herein relate to a device including a bail arm to apply force to an output bin. In examples, a force providing member coupled to the bail arm is to provide a counter force to reduce the force applied by the bail arm to the output bin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2016
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Emma Kelp-Stebbins, Daniel Fredrickson, Jason Carothers, Kevin Lo
  • Publication number: 20180370259
    Abstract: Examples disclosed herein relate to moving a bail arm. Examples include to determine a size of a medium to be ejected to an output tray; acquire a fill state of the output tray; and raise a bail arm to a first position above a receiving surface of the output tray when the size of the medium is larger than a size threshold and the fill state is lower than a stack height threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2017
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventors: Hunter Dane Cantrell, Daniel Fredrickson, Kevin Lo, Emma Kelp-Stebbins
  • Publication number: 20180370748
    Abstract: Examples disclosed herein relate to a device including a bail arm to rotate and oscillate. Examples include a shaft coupled above an output tray; and a bail arm to rotate and oscillate about a central axis of the shaft. In examples, the bail arm is to provide a downward force on the output tray.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventors: Steve O Rasmussen, Daniel Fredrickson, Jason Young Carothers, Kevin Lo, Emma Frances Kelp-Stebbins
  • Patent number: 9649863
    Abstract: A media handling system is disclosed herein. An example includes media path, a transport assembly to move print media through the media path, a processor, and a non-transitory storage medium including instructions that cause the processor to control the transport assembly to: move a first medium and second through the media path, overlap a trailing portion of the first medium and a leading portion of the second medium within the media path, overlap a leading portion of the first medium and a trailing portion of the second medium within the media path, and overlap the trailing portion of the first medium and the leading portion of the second medium during a time that the leading portion of the first medium and the trailing portion of the second medium is also overlapped. A method of media handling is also disclosed herein as is a non-transitory storage medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Kevin Lo, Daniel Fredrickson
  • Publication number: 20160176207
    Abstract: A media handling system is disclosed herein. An example includes media path, a transport assembly to move print media through the media path, a processor, and a non-transitory storage medium including instructions that cause the processor to control the transport assembly to: move a first medium and second through the media path, overlap a trailing portion of the first medium and a leading portion of the second medium within the media path, overlap a leading portion of the first medium and a trailing portion of the second medium within the media path, and overlap the trailing portion of the first medium and the leading portion of the second medium during a time that the leading portion of the first medium and the trailing portion of the second medium is also overlapped. A method of media handling is also disclosed herein as is a non-transitory storage medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2016
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Kevin Lo, Daniel Fredrickson
  • Patent number: 9290025
    Abstract: A media handling system is disclosed herein. An example includes media path, a transport assembly to move print media through the media path, a processor, and a non-transitory storage medium including instructions that cause the processor to control the transport assembly to: move a first medium and second through the media path, overlap a trailing portion of the first medium and a leading portion of the second medium within the media path, overlap a leading portion of the first medium and a trailing portion of the second medium within the media path, and overlap the trailing portion of the first medium and the leading portion of the second medium during a time that the leading portion of the first medium and the trailing portion of the second medium is also overlapped. A method of media handling is also disclosed herein as is a non-transitory storage medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Kevin Lo, Daniel Fredrickson