Patents by Inventor Alberto Arredondo
Alberto Arredondo 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: 20240010454Abstract: An output tray for a printer, a printer comprising the output tray, and a kit of parts including the output tray. The output tray comprises a spool, a guide member, and a sheet attached between to the spool and the guide member. The guide member is movable between a stowed and one or more deployed positions. The sheet is deployed from a stored configuration to one or more in-use positions upon movement of the guide member.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2019Publication date: January 11, 2024Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Marta RAMIS LLINARES, Alberto ARREDONDO ROSALES, Felix RUIZ MARTINEZ, Ferran ESQUIUS RAFAT
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Patent number: 11858259Abstract: According to an example, a cutting module may comprise a carriage and a cutting blade, wherein the carriage may be capable of reciprocating movement along a cutting path. The carriage may be supported by a support structure and the cutting blade may have a fitting pin to engage with the carriage. During a first direction movement along the cutting path, the fitting pin may obtain a first cutting-edge angle. During a second direction movement along the cutting path, the fitting pin may obtain a second cutting-edge angle.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2019Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Alberto Arredondo Rosales, Martin Urrutia Nebreda, Eduard Lores Garcia, Ivan Lopez Avila
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Patent number: 11465427Abstract: In an example, a media catcher may include a first frame member and a second frame member spaced away from the first frame member along a lateral direction, thereby defining a catcher width of the media catcher. Additionally, the media catcher may also include a device interface disposed at a top end of the first frame member or the second frame member. The device interface may attach the media catcher to an imaging device. The media catcher may further include a catch panel extending between the first frame member and the second frame member to catch and support media.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2018Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Wesley Chia, Hock-Yong Cheng, Chin-Siang Chua, Alberto Arredondo Rosales, Rodrigo Ruiz, Alberto Borrego Lebrato
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Publication number: 20220184980Abstract: The present disclosure refers to a cutter assembly for a printer, the cutter assembly including: a cutter module including a cutting blade; a support element extending along a cutting direction; and a carriage module to move the cutter module along the support element; wherein the carriage module is moved by a motor, the motor being controlled by a controller to move at a substantially constant speed along the cutting direction, and wherein the controller monitors a power signal of the motor and detects a cutting feature in the cutting direction based on the power signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2019Publication date: June 16, 2022Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Xavier Domingo Reguant, Alberto Arredondo Rosales, Ivan Lopez Avila
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Publication number: 20220080756Abstract: According to an example, a cutting module may comprise a carriage and a cutting blade, wherein the carriage may be capable of reciprocating movement along a cutting path. The carriage may be supported by a support structure and the cutting blade may have a fitting pin to engage with the carriage. During a first direction movement along the cutting path, the fitting pin may obtain a first cutting-edge angle. During a second direction movement along the cutting path, the fitting pin may obtain a second cutting-edge angle.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2019Publication date: March 17, 2022Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Alberto Arredondo Rosales, Martin Urrutia Nebreda, Eduard Lores Garcia, Ivan Lopez Avila
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Publication number: 20220072879Abstract: A method includes obtaining a nominal distance between a printhead and an X cut line position in a printer; obtaining a predetermined slice length of an image to be printed; determining an adjusted slice length as a function of the nominal distance and an offset; advancing a print medium through a print zone of the printer in accordance with the predetermined slice length or the adjusted slice length, and printing an image slice after a print medium advance; repeating the advancing and printing a number N of times; and after the Nth print medium advance, printing an image slice and cutting the print medium at the X cut line position.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2019Publication date: March 10, 2022Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Daniel Merencio Naudin, Francisco Javier Roses Conesa, Alberto Arredondo Rosales, Ivan Lopez Avila
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Publication number: 20210155018Abstract: In an example, a media catcher may include a first frame member and a second frame member spaced away from the first frame member along a lateral direction, thereby defining a catcher width of the media catcher. Additionally, the media catcher may also include a device interface disposed at a top end of the first frame member or the second frame member. The device interface may attach the media catcher to an imaging device. The media catcher may further include a catch panel extending between the first frame member and the second frame member to catch and support media.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2018Publication date: May 27, 2021Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.Inventors: Wesley Chia, Hock-Yong Cheng, Chin-Siang Chua, Alberto Arredondo Rosales, Rodrigo Ruiz, Alberto Borrego Lebrato
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Patent number: 10625521Abstract: A print media support assembly includes a print platen structure having a number of through holes for applying a vacuum from a bottom side to a surface of the print platen structure, and a number of sinkholes in the surface of the print platen structure, each sinkhole associated with at least one through hole for distributing a vacuum, applied via the through holes, across the surface of the print platen structure; the print platen structure supporting a print medium in a print zone; and at least one vacuum belt running across the surface of the print platen structure in a direction of print media advance, the belt overlapping with only part of the surface of the print platen structure to form at least one belt area and at least one non-belt area on the print platen structure; wherein at least one of the density and the size of the through holes and the distribution, the area and the shape of a footprint of the sinkholes is different between the belt area and the non-belt area.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2014Date of Patent: April 21, 2020Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Pau Martin Vidal, Alberto Arredondo, Eduardo Martin Orue, Alberto Borrego Lebrato, Ricardo Sanchis Estruch
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Patent number: 10518561Abstract: In one example, a platen holder includes a surface to support a platen and a clamp to clamp the platen to the surface. The clamp includes a jaw and an actuator to open and close the jaw. The jaw and the actuator located below a plane of the surface and the jaw movable at the urging of the actuator between an open position in which the platen may be placed on or removed from the surface of the holder and a closed position to hold the platen against the surface.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2014Date of Patent: December 31, 2019Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Pau Martin, Ricardo Sanchis, Alberto Arredondo, Eduardo Martin, Alejandro Puente
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Patent number: 10442184Abstract: Dryers (300) comprising a first surface (102) and a deflector (302). The first surface comprises at least one opening (104) through which air is forced during use to dry a printed media and the deflector comprises (302) a second surface to change the direction of airflow passing through the at least one opening. The deflector guides the direction of the airflow such that it flows substantially in a direction corresponding to the direction of travel (310) of the printed media.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2015Date of Patent: October 15, 2019Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Nuria Espinar Lacueva, Eduardo Martin Orue, Alberto Arredondo
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Patent number: 10435259Abstract: Examples described herein include devices and methods for adjusting a suction force for a media holddown, comprising detecting an advancement of a media (114) relative to a media holddown surface along a media advancement direction (X), wherein the holddown surface has a plurality of suction zones arranged along the media advancement direction, and adjusting a suction force in the respective suction zones in accordance with the advancement of the media relative to the media holddown surface.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2015Date of Patent: October 8, 2019Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Alberto Arredondo Rosales, Eduardo Martin Orue, Pau Martin Vidal
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Patent number: 10377153Abstract: A method and apparatus for calibrating a vacuum system in a printing device comprising obtaining a reference pressure value for a print zone of the printing device, measuring a calibration pressure value in the print zone of the printing device when the printing device is at an operating location and the vacuum system is in operation, determining an altitude based on the reference pressure value and the calibration pressure value and applying an operating setting to the vacuum system based on the determined altitude.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2015Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Alberto Arredondo, Eduardo Martin, Ricardo Sanchis
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Patent number: 10322904Abstract: An example printing apparatus in accordance with the present disclosure may comprise a platen (10) on which print media may advance and which may comprise a hole (20) that is open towards a print media advance surface and in fluid communication with a vacuum source (40) and with a pressure sensor (50). In implementations of the apparatus a control unit (60) may detect the presence of print media at the hole (20) if the pressure sensor (50) measures an air pressure below a predetermined threshold.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2015Date of Patent: June 18, 2019Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Alberto Arredondo, Ricardo Sanchis Estruch, Eduardo Martin Orue, Pau Martin Vidal, Dani Gonzalez Perello
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Patent number: 10286690Abstract: Described is a print zone assembly comprising a print platen device including at least a section of a print platen, hiving a first dimension and a second dimension, the second dimension being perpendicular to the first dimension, wherein the print platen device has a higher rigidity in the direction of the second dimension and a lower rigidity in the direction of the first dimension; and a platen support structure supporting the print platen device at a number of references, establishing a multi-point contact, wherein the print platen device conforms to the references for providing a flat platen surface.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2014Date of Patent: May 14, 2019Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Ricardo Sanchis Estruch, Pau Martin Vidal, Alberto Arredondo, Alejandro Puente
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Patent number: 10272696Abstract: An apparatus comprises a dryer to force air onto a printed media during use to dry the printed media, and an air collector comprising at least one suction opening throughout which, in use, air from the dryer is collected. The apparatus may guide the collected air back to the dryer. The at least one suction opening may be arranged so as to stop the printed media from rising due to pressure differential.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2015Date of Patent: April 30, 2019Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Marcel Llorach To, Alberto Arredondo, Alberto Borrego Lebrato, Eduardo Martin Orue
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Publication number: 20180257898Abstract: An example printing apparatus in accordance with the present disclosure may comprise a platen (10) on which print media may advance and which may comprise a hole (20) that is open towards a print media advance surface and in fluid communication with a vacuum source (40) and with a pressure sensor (50). In implementations of the apparatus a control unit (60) may detect the presence of print media at the hole (20) if the pressure sensor (50) measures an air pressure below a predetermined threshold.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2015Publication date: September 13, 2018Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Alberto Arredondo, Ricardo Sanchis Estruch, Eduardo Martin Orue, Pau Martin Vidal, Dani Gonzalez Perello
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Publication number: 20180237242Abstract: Examples described herein include devices and methods for adjusting a suction force for a media holddown, comprising detecting an advancement of a media (114) relative to a media holddown surface along a media advancement direction (X), wherein the holddown surface has a plurality of suction zones arranged along the media advancement direction, and adjusting a suction force in the respective suction zones in accordance with the advancement of the media relative to the media holddown surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2015Publication date: August 23, 2018Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Alberto Arredondo Rosales, Eduardo Martin Orue, Pau Martin Vidal
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Publication number: 20180222214Abstract: An apparatus comprises a dryer to force air onto a printed media during use to dry the printed media, and an air collector comprising at least one suction opening throughout which, in use, air from the dryer is collected. The apparatus may guide the collected air back to the dryer. The at least one suction opening may be arranged so as to stop the printed media from rising due to pressure differential.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2015Publication date: August 9, 2018Inventors: Marcel LLORACH TO, Alberto ARREDONDO, Alberto BORREGO LEBRATO, Eduardo MARTIN ORUE
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Publication number: 20180215175Abstract: A method and apparatus for calibrating a vacuum system in a printing device comprising obtaining a reference pressure value for a print zone of the printing device, measuring a calibration pressure value in the print zone of the printing device when the printing device is at an operating location and the vacuum system is in operation, determining an altitude based on the reference pressure value and the calibration pressure value and applying an operating setting to the vacuum system based on the determined altitude.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2015Publication date: August 2, 2018Inventors: Alberto Arredondo, Eduardo Martin, Ricardo Sanchis
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Publication number: 20180022082Abstract: Dryers (300) comprising a first surface (102) and a deflector (302). The first surface comprises at least one opening (104) through which air is forced during use to dry a printed media and the deflector comprises (302) a second surface to change the direction of airflow passing through the at least one opening. The deflector guides the direction of the airflow such that it flows substantially in a direction corresponding to the direction of travel (310) of the printed media.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2015Publication date: January 25, 2018Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.Inventors: Nuria Espinar Lacueva, Eduardo Martin Orue, Alberto Arredondo