Patents by Inventor Richard L. Swantner
Richard L. Swantner 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: 10416591Abstract: In one example, a toner cartridge for a printer includes interconnected interior upper and lower toner supply chambers surrounding an exterior opening defined in part by diverging sidewalls and a sloping ceiling.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2017Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Richard L. Swantner, Robin P. Yergenson, Dean J. Richtsmeier
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Patent number: 10241441Abstract: In one example, a toner container has an interior volume defined by a body and a pair of wings extending up and out from the body.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2018Date of Patent: March 26, 2019Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Dean J. Richtsmeier, Robin Pierce Yergenson, Richard L. Swantner
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Publication number: 20180299803Abstract: In one example, a toner container has an interior volume defined by a body and a pair of wings extending up and out from the body.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2018Publication date: October 18, 2018Inventors: Dean J. Richtsmeier, Robin Pierce Yergenson, Richard L. Swantner
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Patent number: 10088774Abstract: In one example, a toner container has an interior volume defined by a body and a pair of wings extending up and out from the body.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2017Date of Patent: October 2, 2018Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Dean J. Richtsmeier, Robin Pierce Yergenson, Richard L. Swantner
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Patent number: 9804526Abstract: In one example, a toner container has an interior volume defined by a body and a pair of wings extending up and out from the body.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2016Date of Patent: October 31, 2017Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Dean J. Richtsmeier, Robin Pierce Yergenson, Richard L. Swantner
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Publication number: 20170299982Abstract: In one example, a toner container has an interior volume defined by a body and a pair of wings extending up and out from the body.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2017Publication date: October 19, 2017Inventors: Dean J. Richtsmeier, Robin Pierce Yergenson, Richard L. Swantner
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Patent number: 9703243Abstract: Printers are disclosed herein. An example printer includes a housing; a non-refillable toner container permanently affixed within the housing, the toner container having a capacity sufficient to store enough toner to print a first number of pages that corresponds to an expected useful life of the printer; and a processor responsive to an input to enable a second number of pages to be printed by the printer, the second number of pages being less than the first number of pages.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2016Date of Patent: July 11, 2017Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Richard L. Swantner, Robin P. Yergenson, Dean J. Richtsmeier
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Publication number: 20170160672Abstract: In one example, a toner cartridge for a printer includes interconnected interior upper and lower toner supply chambers surrounding an exterior opening defined in part by diverging sidewalls and a sloping ceiling.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2017Publication date: June 8, 2017Inventors: Richard L. Swantner, Robin P. Yergenson, Dean J. Richtsmeier
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Patent number: 9618898Abstract: In one example, a printer includes a printer housing, a photoconductor to apply toner to a print substrate, a developer to apply toner to the photoconductor, a light source to expose parts of the photoconductor to light, and a toner container to supply toner to the developer. The toner container housing is integrated into the printer housing as a load bearing structure or as an exterior feature, and/or the light source is integrated into the toner container as a single sub-assembly within the printer housing.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2016Date of Patent: April 11, 2017Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Richard L. Swantner, Robin P. Yergenson, Dean J. Richtsmeier
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Publication number: 20160246246Abstract: In one example, a printer includes a printer housing, a photoconductor to apply toner to a print substrate, a developer to apply toner to the photoconductor, a light source to expose parts of the photoconductor to light, and a toner container to supply toner to the developer. The toner container housing is integrated into the printer housing as a load bearing structure or as an exterior feature, and/or the light source is integrated into the toner container as a single sub-assembly within the printer housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2016Publication date: August 25, 2016Inventors: Richard L. Swantner, Robin P. Yergenson, Dean J. Richtsmeier
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Publication number: 20160231666Abstract: In one example, a toner container has an interior volume defined by a body and a pair of wings extending up and out from the body.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2016Publication date: August 11, 2016Inventors: Dean J. Richtsmeier, Robin Pierce Yergenson, Richard L. Swantner
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Patent number: 9341981Abstract: In one example, a printer includes a printer housing, a photoconductor to apply toner to a print substrate, a developer to apply toner to the photoconductor, a light source to expose parts of the photoconductor to light, and a toner container to supply toner to the developer. The toner container housing is integrated into the printer housing as a load bearing structure or as an exterior feature, and/or the light source is integrated into the toner container as a single sub-assembly within the printer housing.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2011Date of Patent: May 17, 2016Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Richard L Swantner, Robin P Yergenson, Dean J Richtsmeier
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Publication number: 20160132012Abstract: Printers are disclosed herein. An example printer includes a housing; a non-refillable toner container permanently affixed within the housing, the toner container having a capacity sufficient to store enough toner to print a first number of pages that corresponds to an expected useful life of the printer; and a processor responsive to an input to enable a second number of pages to be printed by the printer, the second number of pages being less than the first number of pages.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2016Publication date: May 12, 2016Inventors: Richard L. Swantner, Robin P. Yergenson, Dean J. Richtsmeier
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Patent number: 9329525Abstract: In one example, a toner container has an interior volume defined by a body and a pair of wings extending up and out from the body.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2012Date of Patent: May 3, 2016Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Dean J Richtsmeier, Robin Pierce Yergenson, Richard L Swantner
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Patent number: 9244381Abstract: In one example, a toner container for an electrophotographic printer includes a toner supply reservoir having a capacity sufficient to store enough toner to print a minimum number of pages that corresponds to a predetermined expected useful life of the printer. In another example, a toner container for an electrophotographic printer includes a toner supply reservoir that, when the container is installed in the printer, extends longitudinally a distance greater than the distance between the light source and the photoconductor and laterally substantially the full axial length of the photoconductor. In another example, a toner container for an electrophotographic printer includes an opening for the imaging light beam and a toner supply reservoir that includes a lower chamber extending laterally under the opening and an upper chamber connected to the lower chamber along both sides of the opening.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2011Date of Patent: January 26, 2016Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Richard L Swantner, Robin P Yergenson, Dean J Richtsmeier
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Publication number: 20150049355Abstract: In one example, a toner container has an interior volume defined by a body and a pair of wings extending up and out from the body.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2012Publication date: February 19, 2015Inventors: Dean J. Richtsmeier, Robin Pierce Yergenson, Richard L. Swantner
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Publication number: 20140153971Abstract: In one example, a toner container for an electrophotographic printer includes a toner supply reservoir having a capacity sufficient to store enough toner to print a minimum number of pages that corresponds to a predetermined expected useful life of the printer. In another example, a toner container for an electrophotographic printer includes a toner supply reservoir that, when the container is installed in the printer, extends longitudinally a distance greater than the distance between the light source and the photoconductor and laterally substantially the full axial length of the photoconductor. In another example, a toner container for an electrophotographic printer includes an opening for the imaging light beam and a toner supply reservoir that includes a lower chamber extending laterally under the opening and an upper chamber connected to the lower chamber along both sides of the opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2011Publication date: June 5, 2014Inventors: Richard L. Swantner, Robin P. Yergenson, Dean J. Richtsmeier
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Publication number: 20140140738Abstract: In one example, a printer includes a printer housing, a photoconductor to apply toner to a print substrate, a developer to apply toner to the photoconductor, a light source to expose parts of the photoconductor to light, and a toner container to supply toner to the developer. The toner container housing is integrated into the printer housing as a load bearing structure or as an exterior feature, and/or the light source is integrated into the toner container as a single sub-assembly within the printer housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2011Publication date: May 22, 2014Inventors: Richard L. Swantner, Robin P. Yergenson, Dean J. Richtsmeier
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Patent number: 8693899Abstract: A method for providing a message on a replaceable printing component of a printing device includes detecting a trigger event, retrieving a message from a memory associated with the replaceable printing component in response to the trigger event, and forming the message on an imaging member of the replaceable printing component, wherein the trigger event includes an end of a print job, and wherein the message remains on the imaging member after completion of the print job.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2009Date of Patent: April 8, 2014Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Scott K. Hymas, Richard L. Swantner, Darius Boockholdt
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Patent number: 8131178Abstract: A cleaning station is usable with an image forming apparatus that has at least one developer configured to deliver toner of a first polarity to a latent image formed on a photoconductor. The cleaning station includes a transfer mechanism configured to transfer the toner of the first polarity from the latent image to a print medium, a charging station configured to charge waste toner not transferred from the transfer mechanism to the print medium to a second polarity opposite the first polarity, and a cleaner assembly configured to collect the waste toner from the transfer mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2009Date of Patent: March 6, 2012Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Richard L. Swantner, Sarah Elizabeth Swantner