Patents by Inventor Emily B. Winston

Emily B. Winston 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).

  • Media cutter and slicer mechanism for a printer
    Patent number: 6802663
    Abstract: A printer for creating specialty-sized prints where media is advanced through the printer along a media advancement path, the printer including a housing, a printing mechanism disposed in the housing and configured to place a desired print on the media, a cutter mechanism disposed in the housing adjacent the printing mechanism and configured to cut the media transverse to a media advancement direction through the cutter mechanism, and a slicing mechanism disposed in the housing adjacent the printing mechanism and configured to cut the media parallel to a media advancement direction through the slicing mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2004
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: David M Kwasny, Melissa D. Boyd, Lawrence R Plotkin, George C Ross, Emily B. Winston
  • Media cutter and slicer mechanism for a printer
    Publication number: 20030118389
    Abstract: A printer for creating specialty-sized prints where media is advanced through the printer along a media advancement path, the printer including a housing, a printing mechanism disposed in the housing and configured to place a desired print on the media, a cutter mechanism disposed in the housing adjacent the printing mechanism and configured to cut the media transverse to a media advancement direction through the cutter mechanism, and a slicing mechanism disposed in the housing adjacent the printing mechanism and configured to cut the media parallel to a media advancement direction through the slicing mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2003
    Publication date: June 26, 2003
    Inventors: David M. Kwasny, Melissa D. Boyd, Lawrence R. Plotkin, George C. Ross, Emily B. Winston
  • Media cutter and slicer mechanism for a printer
    Patent number: 6554511
    Abstract: A printer for creating specialty-sized prints includes a printing mechanism, a cutter mechanism and a slicing mechanism. A media web or sheet is fed into the printer and is advanced by a media advancement mechanism in a media advancement direction. The cutter mechanism cuts the media transverse to the media advancement direction. The slicing mechanism slices the media parallel to the media advancement direction. The slicing mechanism includes a cam positioned on a camshaft and a slicer module. The slicer module is positioned adjacent the camshaft and includes a contact spring operatively spaced from the cam and a blade operatively spaced from the media. The media is sliced when an actuation mechanism rotates the camshaft so the cam pushes against the contact spring of the slicer module, which biases the blade against the media.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2003
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Co.
    Inventors: David M Kwasny, Melissa D. Boyd, Lawrence R Plotkin, George C Ross, Emily B. Winston
  • Media cutter and slicer mechanism for a printer
    Publication number: 20020118990
    Abstract: A printer for creating specialty-sized prints includes a printing mechanism, a cutter mechanism and a slicing mechanism. A media web or sheet is fed into the printer and is advanced by a media advancement mechanism in a media advancement direction. The cutter mechanism cuts the media transverse to the media advancement direction. The slicing mechanism slices the media parallel to the media advancement direction. The slicing mechanism includes a cam positioned on a camshaft and a slicer module. The slicer module is positioned adjacent the camshaft and includes a contact spring operatively spaced from the cam and a blade operatively spaced from the media. The media is sliced when an actuation mechanism rotates the camshaft so the cam pushes against the contact spring of the slicer module, which biases the blade against the media.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2001
    Publication date: August 29, 2002
    Inventors: David M. Kwasny, Melissa D. Boyd, Lawrence R. Plotkin, George C. Ross, Emily B. Winston