Patents by Inventor Jose Maria Rio Doval

Jose Maria Rio Doval 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).

  • Rotating housing with sensor
    Patent number: 11858277
    Abstract: A printing apparatus is disclosed. The printing apparatus comprises a rotating housing comprising a wall with an inner side defining a chamber and an outer side. The wall has a bore communicating the inner side and the outer side, and the chamber is to receive a fluid container. The printing apparatus also comprises a fix frame holding the rotating housing. The printing apparatus further comprises an optical sensor comprising an emitter to issue a detecting optical signal through the bore and a receiver to receive a detected optical signal associated to the detecting optical signal. The detected signal is sent to a controller to determine whether the fluid container is present in the rotating housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Jordi Hernandez Creus, Marta Coma Vives, Javier Chavarria Roe, Jose Maria Rio Doval
  • ROTATING HOUSING WITH SENSOR
    Publication number: 20220080739
    Abstract: A printing apparatus is disclosed. The printing apparatus comprises a rotating housing comprising a wall with an inner side defining a chamber and an outer side. The wall has a bore communicating the inner side and the outer side, and the chamber is to receive a fluid container. The printing apparatus also comprises a fix frame holding the rotating housing. The printing apparatus further comprises an optical sensor comprising an emitter to issue a detecting optical signal through the bore and a receiver to receive a detected optical signal associated to the detecting optical signal. The detected signal is sent to a controller to determine whether the fluid container is present in the rotating housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Jordi Hernandez Creus, Marta Coma Vives, Javier Chavarria Roe, Jose Maria Rio Doval