Patents by Inventor David W. Kinkley

David W. Kinkley 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).

  • Printing device discovery
    Patent number: 9830116
    Abstract: A method of printing device discovery includes, with a low energy wireless (LEW) device within the printing device, sending a number of announcement messages. The printing device is in a sleep mode. The method further includes waking up the printing device upon receiving a response to the announcement messages from a mobile computing device. An LEW connection is established with the mobile computing device. The method further includes creating a second non-LEW wireless connection between the printing device and the mobile computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Smith Kennedy, Alan C Berkema, David O Hamilton, Kenneth K Smith, David W Kinkley
  • PRINTING DEVICE DISCOVERY
    Publication number: 20170315763
    Abstract: A method of printing device discovery includes, with a low energy wireless (LEW) device within the printing device, sending a number of announcement messages. The printing device is in a sleep mode. The method further includes waking up the printing device upon receiving a response to the announcement messages from a mobile computing device. An LEW connection is established with the mobile computing device. The method further includes creating a second non-LEW wireless connection between the printing device and the mobile computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2014
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: Smith Kennedy, Alan C Berkema, David O Hamilton, Kenneth K Smith, David W Kinkley
  • Color content detection
    Patent number: 7999966
    Abstract: Embodiments including detection of color content in an image are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Terry M. Fritz, David W. Kinkley, Kevin A. Owen, Michael J. Pervere, Tamra J. Fife
  • Defective imaging element compensation
    Patent number: 7673958
    Abstract: A method for forming an image with at least one linear array of imaging elements. Defective ones of the imaging elements associated with a particular color are detected. A first defective imaging element compensation operation is performed for portions of the image data that are associated with a first predetermined number or fewer adjacent defective imaging elements. A different second defective imaging element compensation operation is performed for portions of the image data that are associated a second predetermined number or more adjacent defective imaging elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Tod Heiles, Wayne Michael Richard, David W. Kinkley
  • Calibration of multi-die printer
    Patent number: 7571974
    Abstract: A multiple die printer may be calibrated by a method which includes receiving, for each die, optical density related measurements from a set of calibration targets printed on print media, each calibration target printed by nozzles of a single one of said multiple dies, the targets of each set of varying nominal optical densities, and creating linearization tables for each of said multiple dies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2009
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Philip B. Cowan, Yifeng Wu, David W. Kinkley
  • Color content detection
    Publication number: 20080260281
    Abstract: Embodiments including detection of color content in an image are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2007
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Inventors: Terry M. Fritz, David W. Kinkley, Kevin A. Owen, Michael J. Pervere, Tamra J. Fife