Patents by Inventor Gerald Vincent Rapp

Gerald Vincent Rapp 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 dispenser having a positive shutoff mechanism
    Patent number: 7316335
    Abstract: A replaceable auger assembly includes a body having at least one material inlet defined therein and an auger disposed within the body. The auger includes a helical portion disposed about a shaft portion and a positive shutoff mechanism. The positive shutoff mechanism is configured to selectively close the material inlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2008
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: William S. Colburn, Timothy Strecker, Gerald Vincent Rapp
  • Electrical interconnection for wide-array inkjet printhead assembly
    Patent number: 6394580
    Abstract: A wide-array inkjet printhead assembly includes a carrier including a substructure and a substrate mounted on the substructure, a plurality of printhead dies each mounted on the substrate, and an electrical interconnect adapted to communicate electrical signals between an electronic controller and the inkjet printhead assembly. The substrate has an electrical circuit formed therein such that the printhead dies are electrically coupled to the electrical circuit and the electrical interconnect is electrically coupled to the electrical circuit. As such, the substructure accommodates the electrical interconnect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2002
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Company
    Inventors: Joseph E. Scheffelin, Ernesto A. Garay, Gerald Vincent Rapp, Dale Dean Timm, Jr.