Patents by Inventor Alfred D. Kirby

Alfred D. Kirby 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).

  • Nip pressure
    Patent number: 7455295
    Abstract: Embodiments of example apparatuses and methods for changing nip pressure are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2008
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Martin J. Marx, Robert W. Jewell, Nathan R. Stoddard, Alfred D. Kirby, Steven J. Beutler, Jeff D. Ward, Clinton Troy Jensen
  • Printing color layers
    Patent number: 6983697
    Abstract: An intermediate transfer member is disengaged from an impression drum. Color layers are applied to the intermediate transfer member. A sheet media is transported between the intermediate transfer member and the impression drum while the intermediate transfer member and the impression drum are disengaged. The intermediate transfer member is engaged with the impression drum. Another sheet media is transported between the intermediate transfer member and the impression drum. The color layers are transferred from the intermediate transfer member onto the sheet media.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2006
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Craig Hopper, Robert W. Jewell, Jeffrey C. Madsen, Alfred D. Kirby