Patents by Inventor Erick Blane Kinas

Erick Blane Kinas 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).

  • Patent number: 11084293
    Abstract: A print agent vessel is disclosed that comprises a circuit, the circuit comprising a first electrically conductive portion to couple to a first terminal of a printing device, a second electrically conductive portion to couple to a second terminal of the printing device, and an electrically conductive component capacitively coupled to the first electrically conductive portion. The circuit has a variable capacitance that is indicative of a parameter of the component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Kevin Rourke, Kelvin Chiew, Tong Nam Samuel Low, Erick Blane Kinas, James Mannion, Joe Ronaldson
  • Publication number: 20210129545
    Abstract: A print agent vessel is disclosed that comprises a circuit, the circuit comprising a first electrically conductive portion to couple to a first terminal of a printing device, a second electrically conductive portion to couple to a second terminal of the printing device, and an electrically conductive component capacitively coupled to the first electrically conductive portion. The circuit has a variable capacitance that is indicative of a parameter of the component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2017
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Kevin Rourke, Kelvin Chiew, Tong Nam Samuel Low, Erick Blane Kinas, James Mannion, Joe Ronaldson
  • Publication number: 20210129548
    Abstract: A replaceable print component is disclosed that comprises first and second electrodes, and a circuit electrically connected between the first and second electrodes to vary an electrical property of the circuit with a frequency component within a selected frequency range to indicate a parameter of a part of the circuit in response to a stimulus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2017
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Kevin Rourke, John Rossi, Erick Blane Kinas, James Mannion, Wai Kwan Chan
  • Patent number: 9539835
    Abstract: A calibration apparatus is disclosed herein. An example includes a printing mechanism, a media control mechanism, a sensor, and a processor. The processor controls the printing mechanism to print a first pattern of first elements on a print medium and a second pattern of second elements on the print medium that are interleaved with the first elements. The processor also actuates the media control mechanism to advance the print medium, determines a centroid of at least one of the first elements based on a first measured reflectance by the sensor, and determines a centroid of at least one of the second elements based on a second measured reflectance by the sensor. The processor also determines a print medium advance error based on the at least one determined centroid of the first elements and the at least one determined centroid of the interleaved second elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventor: Erick Blane Kinas
  • Publication number: 20140149068
    Abstract: A calibration apparatus is disclosed herein. An example includes a printing mechanism, a media control mechanism, a sensor, and a processor. The processor controls the printing mechanism to print a first pattern of first elements on a print medium and a second pattern of second elements on the print medium that are interleaved with the first elements. The processor also actuates the media control mechanism to advance the print medium, determines a centroid of at least one of the first elements based on a first measured reflectance by the sensor, and determines a centroid of at least one of the second elements based on a second measured reflectance by the sensor. The processor also determines a print medium advance error based on the at least one determined centroid of the first elements and the at least one determined centroid of the interleaved second elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2012
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventor: Erick Blane Kinas
  • Patent number: 8641160
    Abstract: A method of printing includes ejecting ink drops onto a bottom portion of a print media from ink orifices of a first portion of a printhead; after ejecting ink drops from the first portion of the printhead, advancing the print media; and after advancing the print media, ejecting ink drops onto the bottom portion of the print media from ink orifices of a second portion of the printhead. The second portion of the printhead is smaller than the first portion of the printhead and excludes ink orifices toward an end of the printhead opposite a direction of the advancing of the print media.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Erick Blane Kinas, Alvin Marion Post
  • Publication number: 20130106957
    Abstract: A method of printing includes ejecting ink drops onto a bottom portion of a print media from ink orifices of a first portion of a printhead; after ejecting ink drops from the first portion of the printhead, advancing the print media; and after advancing the print media, ejecting ink drops onto the bottom portion of the print media from ink orifices of a second portion of the printhead. The second portion of the printhead is smaller than the first portion of the printhead and excludes ink orifices toward an end of the printhead opposite a direction of the advancing of the print media.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2011
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Inventors: Erick Blane Kinas, Alvin Marion Post