Patents by Inventor Mike WHITMARSH
Mike WHITMARSH 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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Patent number: 11383445Abstract: According to one aspect, there is provided a method of forming a layer of build material on a build platform of a three-dimensional printing system. The method comprises obtaining characteristics of a build volume to be processed, determining characteristics of a volume of build material to be used to form the layer, forming an intermediate volume of build material having the determined characteristics, and spreading the intermediate volume of build material over the build platform to form the layer.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2017Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: William E. Hertling, Benjiman White, Mike Whitmarsh
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Publication number: 20210206068Abstract: According to one example, there is provided a method of operating a three-dimensional printer. The method comprises determining a size of a build chamber in which to generate a three-dimensional object, configuring a configurable build module to provide a build chamber of the determined size, and generating the three-dimensional object in the configured build chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2017Publication date: July 8, 2021Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.Inventors: William E. HERTLING, Benjiman WHITE, Mike WHITMARSH
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Publication number: 20210197480Abstract: According to one aspect, there is provided a method of forming a layer of build material on a build platform of a three-dimensional printing system. The method comprises obtaining characteristics of a build volume to be processed, determining characteristics of a volume of build material to be used to form the layer, forming an intermediate volume of build material having the determined characteristics, and spreading the intermediate volume of build material over the build platform to form the layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2017Publication date: July 1, 2021Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.Inventors: William E. HERTLING, Benjiman WHITE, Mike WHITMARSH
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Patent number: 10656624Abstract: According to an example, an apparatus may include a hardware processor that is to access a first scanned image, in which the first scanned image corresponds to a scanned first feature of a three-dimensional (3D) object, perform a search for models matching the 3D object based upon the first scanned image, identify, from the search, a first set of candidate models, identify, from the first set of candidate models, a general identity of the 3D object, determine, based upon the identified general identity of the 3D object, a second feature of the 3D object that is to be scanned, and output an instruction to obtain a second scanned image of the determined second feature of the 3D object.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2016Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Mike Whitmarsh, William E. Hertling, Arjun Angur Patel
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Patent number: 10540313Abstract: Example implementations relate to computing devices with movable input/output (I/O) connectors. For example, a computing device may include a chassis of the computing device and an I/O connector to connect an I/O device to the computing device. The I/O connector may be movable about an axis relative to the chassis by at least 180 degrees such that the I/O connector is accessible from multiple sides of the chassis.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2015Date of Patent: January 21, 2020Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Shih Chuan Huang, Yu Cheng Wu, Chih Sheng Liao, Hsin Wen Hsu, Benjiman White, William E. Hertling, Mike Whitmarsh
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Publication number: 20180321658Abstract: According to an example, an apparatus may include a hardware processor that is to access a first scanned image, in which the first scanned image corresponds to a scanned first feature of a three-dimensional (3D) object, perform a search for models matching the 3D object based upon the first scanned image, identify, from the search, a first set of candidate models, identify, from the first set of candidate models, a general identity of the 3D object, determine, based upon the identified general identity of the 3D object, a second feature of the 3D object that is to be scanned, and output an instruction to obtain a second scanned image of the determined second feature of the 3D object.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2016Publication date: November 8, 2018Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Mike WHITMARSH, William E. HERTLING, Arjun Angur PATEL
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Patent number: 10112714Abstract: An example unmanned aerial vehicle includes an electromagnetic radiation (EMR) sensor. The EMR sensor detects a signal indicative of a direction of emission of the signal. The unmanned aerial vehicle also includes a nozzle to eject the substance based on the direction of emission.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2016Date of Patent: October 30, 2018Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: William E. Hertling, Benjamin White, Mike Whitmarsh
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Patent number: 10112715Abstract: An example unmanned aerial vehicle includes an electromagnetic radiation (EMR) sensor. The EMR sensor detects a signal indicative of a substance to print. The unmanned aerial vehicle also includes a nozzle to eject the substance based on a location at which the signal is detected.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2016Date of Patent: October 30, 2018Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Mike Whitmarsh, Benjiman White, William E. Hertling
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Publication number: 20180276168Abstract: Example implementations relate to computing devices with movable input/output (I/O) connectors. For example, a computing device may include a chassis of the computing device and an I/O connector to connect an I/O device to the computing device. The I/O connector may be movable about an axis relative to the chassis by at least 180 degrees such that the I/O connector is accessible from multiple sides of the chassis.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2015Publication date: September 27, 2018Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Shih Chuan HUANG, Yu Cheng WU, Chih Sheng LIAO, Hsin Wen HSU, Benjiman WHITE, William E. HERTLING, Mike WHITMARSH
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Publication number: 20170305550Abstract: An example unmanned aerial vehicle includes an electromagnetic radiation (EMR) sensor. The EMR sensor detects a signal indicative of a substance to print. The unmanned aerial vehicle also includes a nozzle to eject the substance based on a location at which the signal is detected.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2016Publication date: October 26, 2017Inventors: Mike WHITMARSH, Benjiman WHITE, William E. HERTLING
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Publication number: 20170305549Abstract: An example unmanned aerial vehicle includes an electromagnetic radiation (EMR) sensor. The EMR sensor detects a signal indicative of a direction of emission of the signal. The unmanned aerial vehicle also includes a nozzle to eject the substance based on the direction of emission.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2016Publication date: October 26, 2017Inventors: William E. Hertling, Benjiman WHITE, Mike WHITMARSH
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Patent number: 9757959Abstract: System and methods are disclosed for determining the print path of a printer to facilitate manual duplexing. The method includes instructing a printing device to print a first object on a first side of a test sheet and then instructing a user to reinsert the test sheet in the printing device. The printing device is then instructed to print a second object on the test sheet. The user can further provide information indicating a location of the second object with respect to the first object. Based on the information, the printing path of the printer is determined.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2012Date of Patent: September 12, 2017Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L. P.Inventors: Mike Whitmarsh, Cornelius J. O'Donnell, William E Hertling
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Publication number: 20130286050Abstract: In at least some examples, a method includes receiving, by a computing device, initial content to be rendered. The initial content includes a plurality of sections in a predetermined order. The method also includes applying auto-fit rules to the initial content, by the computing device, wherein the auto-fit rules include a prioritization for the plurality of sections and a layout space. If the initial content does not fit within the layout space, the method also includes updating content to be rendered, wherein the updated content omits at least one of the plurality of sections from the initial content based on the prioritization and maintains the predetermined order for non-omitted sections from the initial content.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2012Publication date: October 31, 2013Inventors: William E. HERTLING, Mike WHITMARSH
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Publication number: 20130287464Abstract: System and methods are disclosed for determining the print path of a printer to facilitate manual duplexing. The method includes instructing a printing device to print a first object on a first side of a test sheet and then instructing a user to reinsert the test sheet in the printing device. The printing device is then instructed to print a second object on the test sheet. The user can further provide information indicating a location of the second object with respect to the first object. Based on the information, the printing path of the printer is determined.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2012Publication date: October 31, 2013Inventors: Mike Whitmarsh, Cornelius J. O'Donnell, William E. Hertling