Patents by Inventor Patrick Leo Hoover

Patrick Leo Hoover 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).

  • Reserve life run-on feature for customer replaceable units
    Patent number: 7526215
    Abstract: A printer includes at least one replaceable module which is removable from the printer. A processor discontinues an operation of the printer when the processor determines that an end of life value for the replaceable module is reached unless an appropriate identifier is input which allows the operation of the printer to continue beyond the end of life value. The identifier may be provided by a supplier at the end of life point, provided that an order for a replacement module is received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2009
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Malcolm J. Moodie, Helen Frances Kirby, Timothy David Jonathan Spink, Derek John Milton, Stephen John Abbott, Patrick Leo Hoover, Eugene J. Carle, Dennis J. Reed
  • Reserve life run-on feature for customer replaceable units
    Publication number: 20080181625
    Abstract: A printer includes at least one replaceable module which is removable from the printer. A processor discontinues an operation of the printer when the processor determines that an end of life value for the replaceable module is reached unless an appropriate identifier is input which allows the operation of the printer to continue beyond the end of life value. The identifier may be provided by a supplier at the end of life point, provided that an order for a replacement module is received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2007
    Publication date: July 31, 2008
    Inventors: Malcolm J. Moodie, Helen Frances Kirby, Timothy David Jonathan Spink, Derek John Milton, Stephen John Abbott, Patrick Leo Hoover, Eugene J. Carle, Dennis J. Reed