Patents by Inventor Mathew LAVIGNE
Mathew LAVIGNE 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).
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Publication number: 20210279017Abstract: An example device capable of predicting print substance end-of-life (EOL) comprises a container to hold a print substance, the container comprising a refill port through which print substance is to be introduced into the container. The example device also comprises a processor to receive signals indicative of an amount of print substance introduced via the refill port. The processor is also to predict a print substance end-of-life (EOL) based on the amount of print substance introduced.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2021Publication date: September 9, 2021Inventors: Mathew LAVIGNE, Jeffrey LUKE, Sean Daniel FITZGERALD, Dean RICHTSMEIER, Kenneth SMITH
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Publication number: 20210252872Abstract: An example of a device (100) may include a valve body (108). The device (100) may include a printing substance transfer aperture (122) through the valve body (108). The device (100) may include a hood (138), fixed to the valve body (108), encompassing the printing substance transfer aperture (122) within a cavity between an external face (137) of the valve body (108) and the hood (138). The device (100) may include a printing substance dispensing nozzle (110) movable between a first position with an orifice (126) of the printing substance dispensing nozzle (110) facing an internal face of the valve body (108) and a second position with the orifice (126) of the printing substance dispensing nozzle (110) facing the printing substance transfer aperture (122). The device (100) may include a dispensing-side gasket material (132) slide-able through the printing substance transfer aperture (122) when moving the printing substance dispensing nozzle (110) between the first position and the second position.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2018Publication date: August 19, 2021Inventors: Jeffrey H. LUKE, Mathew LAVIGNE
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Publication number: 20210240125Abstract: An example device can include a reserve print materials container, an access port coupled to the reserve print materials container to receive, from a replenishment device, print materials directly to the reserve print materials container in-situ, and a main print materials container coupled to the reserve print materials container to receive print materials from the reserve print materials container.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2018Publication date: August 5, 2021Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.Inventors: Kenneth SMITH, Dean RICHTSMEIER, Jeff LUKE, Mathew LAVIGNE, Sean Daniel FITZGERALD
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Publication number: 20210229450Abstract: Examples described herein relate to a print particle refill device consistent with the disclosure. For instance, a print particle refill device may comprise a cap disk to form a barrier between the print particle refill device and a receptacle, a first liner adjacent to the cap disk to seal print particles in the print particle refill device, and an actuating liner to wipe print particles, when present, from the receptacle.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2018Publication date: July 29, 2021Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.Inventors: Mathew LAVIGNE, Jeffrey H. LUKE, Matthew James STOREY, Jefferson Blake WEST, Bennett Alexander NADEAU, Zackary Thomas HICKMAN, An TRAN
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Publication number: 20210229449Abstract: In various examples, biased print gaskets can include a non-transitory machine-readable medium storing instructions executable by a processing resource to charge a material included in a gasket with a first bias voltage to repel print particles from a surface of the gasket, cease charging the material with the first bias voltage and charge the material with a second bias to attract print particles to a surface of the gasket.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2018Publication date: July 29, 2021Inventors: Jeffrey H. LUKE, Mathew LAVIGNE
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Patent number: 11055038Abstract: An example device capable of predicting print substance end-of-life (EOL) comprises a container to hold a print substance, the container comprising a refill port through which print substance is to be introduced into the container. The example device also comprises a processor to receive signals indicative of an amount of print substance introduced via the refill port. The processor is also to predict a print substance end-of-life (EOL) based on the amount of print substance introduced.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2018Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Mathew Lavigne, Jeffrey Luke, Sean Daniel Fitzgerald, Dean Richtsmeier, Kenneth Smith
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Patent number: 11054763Abstract: Example implementations relate to shafts with blades with tapered surfaces consistent with the disclosure. For example, a device including a shaft, a blade with a plurality of tapered surfaces, the surfaces tapered from a center of the shaft to an outer edge of the shaft, and a membrane attached to the plurality of tapered surfaces to facilitate print substance transport from the center of a print substance container towards the edges of the print substance container.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2018Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Assignee: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L. P.Inventors: Kenneth K. Smith, Jeff Luke, Mathew Lavigne, Dean Richtsmeier
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Publication number: 20210170758Abstract: In various examples, colorant sensors can include a printing device comprising a hopper to receive a colorant, a supply to receive the colorant from the hopper, an aperture disposed between the hopper and the supply, a light emitter to emit light that passes through the aperture, and a light sensor located on the opposite side of the aperture relative the light emitter to sense a portion of the emitted light that passes through the aperture to permit determination of whether colorant present in the aperture based on the portion of the emitted light sensed by the light sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2018Publication date: June 10, 2021Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.Inventors: Sean Daniel FitzGerald, Jeff Luke, Mathew Lavigne
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Patent number: 11022911Abstract: Examples described herein relate to a system consistent with the disclosure. For instance, the system may comprise a valve body having a first opening, a print substance valve disposed inside of the valve body including a second opening, and a liner coupled to the print substance valve including a third opening, where the liner is to clean print substance, when present, from the system responsive to the transition of the system into either of a closed position or an open position.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2018Date of Patent: June 1, 2021Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Mathew Lavigne, Dean Richtsmeier, Jeff Luke
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Publication number: 20210154689Abstract: An example of a device (100) may include a valve body (108); a printing substance dispensing nozzle (110) rotatable within the valve body (108) between a sealed orientation and a dispensing orientation; and a locking rod extending through a locking rod window (146) in the valve body (108) and into a locking rod channel (144) in the printing substance dispensing nozzle (110), wherein the locking rod is movable within the locking rod window (146) between a first position, fixing the printing substance dispensing nozzle (110) in the sealed orientation, and a second position allowing rotation of the printing substance dispensing nozzle (110) to the dispensing orientation.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2018Publication date: May 27, 2021Inventors: Mathew LAVIGNE, Jeffrey H. LUKE
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Publication number: 20210155004Abstract: In an example, a print component includes a guide structure. The example guide structure includes a recess to receive a print material container and a guideway with a guide wall to support rotation of the print material container. Upon rotation of the print material container, an electrical contact of the print material container moves towards an electrical contact coupled to the guide structure of the print component. In another example, a container includes a housing, a material transfer interface, and a mechanical interface. In that example, the mechanical interface includes a guide structure that defines a protrusion and a guideway to allow the container to rotate within a recess defined by a receptacle shell. Upon rotation of the container, an electrical contact coupled to the guide structure moves towards an electrical contact on the receptacle shell.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2018Publication date: May 27, 2021Inventors: Sean Daniel FITZGERALD, Jeffrey H. LUKE, Mathew LAVIGNE
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Publication number: 20210146691Abstract: An example of a system may include a receiving-side mating interface, including a printing substance inlet port encompassed by a receiving-side gasket material; and a dispensing-side mating interface including a printing substance dispensing nozzle, wherein the printing substance dispensing nozzle includes a dispensing-side gasket material slide-able along an internal face of the dispensing-side mating interface to seal an orifice of the printing substance dispensing nozzle within the dispensing-side mating interface and a window through the dispensing-side mating interface, wherein the dispensing-side gasket material slides against the receiving-side gasket material through the window when the outlet of the dispensing nozzle is rotated within the dispensing-side mating interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2018Publication date: May 20, 2021Inventors: Mathew LAVIGNE, Jeffrey H. LUKE, Dean RICHTSMEIER
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Publication number: 20210129547Abstract: In some examples, a print material particles container can include a print material reservoir, a structure adapted to decrease a volume of the print material reservoir to provide an output of print material particles, and a pressure manipulation device adapted to be manipulated while the volume adapting structure is moved from a first position to a third position to aerate the print material particles.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2018Publication date: May 6, 2021Inventors: Jeffrey H. Luke, Gabriel Scott McDaniel, Mathew Lavigne
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Publication number: 20210116841Abstract: Examples described herein relate to a system consistent with the disclosure. For instance, the system may comprise a valve body having a first opening, a print substance valve disposed inside of the valve body including a second opening, and a liner coupled to the print substance valve including a third opening, where the liner is to clean print substance, when present, from the system responsive to the transition of the system into either of a closed position or an open position.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2018Publication date: April 22, 2021Inventors: Mathew LAVIGNE, Dean RICHTSMEIER, Jeff LUKE
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Publication number: 20210114377Abstract: An example of a device (100) may include a valve body (108). The device may include a printing substance transfer window (122) through the valve body (108). The device (100) may include a printing substance dispensing nozzle (110) rotatable within the valve body (108) between a first orientation with an orifice of the printing substance dispensing nozzle (110) facing an internal face of the valve body (108) and a second orientation with the orifice (126) of the printing substance dispensing nozzle (110) facing the printing substance transfer window (122). The device (100) may include a dispensing-side gasket material (132) slideable against the internal face of the valve body (108) when rotating the printing substance dispensing nozzle (110) between the first orientation and the second orientation.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2018Publication date: April 22, 2021Inventors: Jeffrey H. LUKE, Mathew LAVIGNE, Dean RICHTSMEIER, Kenneth SMITH, Sean Daniel FITZGERALD, Wesley R. SCHALK
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Publication number: 20210048764Abstract: Example implementations relate to shafts with tapered blades consistent with the disclosure. For example, a device comprising a shaft, a blade with plurality of tapered surfaces, the surfaces tapered from a center of the shaft to an outer edge of the shaft, and a membrane attached to the plurality of tapered surfaces to facilitate print substance transport from the center of a print substance container towards the edges of the print substance container.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2018Publication date: February 18, 2021Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.Inventors: Kenneth K. Smith, Jeff Luke, Mathew Lavigne, Dean Richtsmeier
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Publication number: 20210031959Abstract: A seal removal structure can include a shell and a piercing member. The shell can have a first end section and a second end section. The first end section can be configured to receive a supply conduit of a supply fluid container and the second end section can be dimensioned to receive a receiving conduit of a container device. Additionally, the piercing member can be provided within the first end section to penetrate a seal of the supply conduit when the supply conduit is received by the first end section. Moreover, the piercing member can incise at least a portion of the seal from the supply conduit when the supply conduit or the piercing member rotates, while the supply conduit is received by the first end section.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2018Publication date: February 4, 2021Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Jeff LUKE, Sean Daniel FITZGERALD, Mathew LAVIGNE, Dean RICHTSMEIER
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Publication number: 20200398578Abstract: Example implementations relate to print substance donor containers. For example, a system comprising a receiving container with a receiving receptacle port and a donor container comprising a outlet probe to transport print substance material from the donor container to the receiving container in response to the outlet probe coupling with the receiving receptacle port of the receiving container.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2018Publication date: December 24, 2020Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.Inventors: Jeff LUKE, Dean RICHTSMEIER, Mathew LAVIGNE
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Publication number: 20200399046Abstract: A dispensable substance container may include an elongate body encompassing a lumen, wherein the lumen is to contain the dispensable substance; a dispensable; substance dispensing nozzle attached to a first end on the elongate body; a sealing material within the lumen, wherein the sealing material is moveable, by a pushrod, within the lumen to push the dispensable substance out the dispensing tip; and a structurally compromised portion of the elongate body extending along a length of the elongate body, wherein the elongate body is to be severed along the structurally compromised portion by the pushrod.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2018Publication date: December 24, 2020Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.Inventors: Jeff LUKE, Sean Daniel FITZGERALD, Mathew Lavigne
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Publication number: 20200369036Abstract: Example implementations relate to print substance container vibration. A vibrator for a print system may comprise a motor, and a vibration shaft coupled to the motor to cause vibration to provide redistribution of print substance of a print substance container. The vibration may be caused in response to the rotation of an eccentrically loaded weight about a central axis of the vibrator.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2018Publication date: November 26, 2020Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.Inventor: Mathew LAVIGNE