Patents by Inventor Assaf Pines

Assaf Pines 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).

  • Patent number: 12140886
    Abstract: A printing apparatus has a transfer member to receive an image and transfer the image to a substrate, and an airflow management unit disposed adjacent to the transfer member to define a channel between the transfer member and the airflow management unit. The airflow management unit has an injection mechanism to inject airflow into the channel, a suction mechanism to remove the airflow from the channel, and a vortex generator to generate a vortex within the channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Peter Nedelin, Mark Sandler, Assaf Pines
  • Publication number: 20240202640
    Abstract: Techniques for monitoring and improving emotional well-being of an employee are described. Stream of audio data corresponding to a call between an employee and a customer may be received. One or more acoustic features and/or audio feature data may be generated from the audio data. Word embedding data corresponding to the audio data may be generated. An employee experience score may be generated using a machine learning (ML) model, word embedding data, and the one or more acoustic features, where the score corresponds to an experience level of the first speaker during the call with the second speaker. Based on the score, an action may be caused to be performed. In some embodiments, one or more notifications may be generated based on data related to the audio data, where at least notification is configured to improve an experience level for the first speaker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2023
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Inventors: Joshua Feast, Ali Azarbayejani, John Kane, Jorge Calzada, Richard Brutti, Kye Taylor, Assaf Pines, Cristina Gorrostieta, Matt Roddy, Reza Lotfian
  • Publication number: 20240203427
    Abstract: Techniques for monitoring and improving emotional well-being of an employee are described. Stream of audio data corresponding to a call between an employee and a customer may be received. One or more acoustic features and/or audio feature data may be generated from the audio data. Word embedding data corresponding to the audio data may be generated. An employee experience score may be generated using a machine learning (ML) model, word embedding data, and the one or more acoustic features, where the score corresponds to an experience level of the first speaker during the call with the second speaker. Based on the score, an action may be caused to be performed. In some embodiments, one or more notifications may be generated based on data related to the audio data, where at least notification is configured to improve an experience level for the first speaker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2023
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Inventors: Joshua Feast, Ali Azarbayejani, John Kane, Jorge Calzada, Richard Brutti, Kye Taylor, Assaf Pines, Cristina Gorrostieta, Matt Roddy, Reza Lotfian
  • Patent number: 11701907
    Abstract: An example method comprises identifying, by a processor, a gap in a housing of a printing apparatus and positioning an inlet of a conduit inside the housing proximate the gap. The inlet is fluidly connected to a fan, and the fan is powered to create a pressure differential across the housing to minimize the amount of air inside the housing being able to escape the housing via the gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Doron Schlumm, Mark Sandler, Assaf Pines, Gideon Amir
  • Patent number: 11609512
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method to mitigate deterioration of printing fluid in a tank of a printer. The method comprises: draining printing fluid from a tank of a printer, and stopping the draining before the tank is empty, wherein the printing fluid comprises solids suspended in imaging oil, filtering the printing fluid drained from the tank, to separate at least some of the solids from the imaging oil, passing the filtered imaging oil to a reservoir; and then passing imaging oil from the reservoir to the tank. Also disclosed is a printer and a system to perform the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Assaf Pines, Mark Sandler, Eran Schwimmer
  • Patent number: 11433684
    Abstract: A print apparatus is disclosed. The print apparatus comprises a container-receiving unit for receiving a reusable print agent container; a print agent reservoir for storing print agent to be consumed by the print apparatus during a printing operation; a pump for transferring print agent between a reusable print agent container positioned in the container-receiving unit and the print agent reservoir; and processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is to operate the pump to transfer print agent of a first concentration from the reusable print agent container to the print agent reservoir; and, responsive to determining that a volume of print agent of the first concentration in the reusable print agent container has fallen below a threshold volume, operate the pump to transfer a volume of print agent of a second, lower concentration from the print agent reservoir to the reusable print agent container. A method and a machine-readable medium are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Peter Nedelin, Mark Sandler, Assaf Pines, Shai Lior
  • Publication number: 20220214634
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method to mitigate deterioration of printing fluid in a tank of a printer. The method comprises: draining printing fluid from a tank of a printer, and stopping the draining before the tank is empty, wherein the printing fluid comprises solids suspended in imaging oil, filtering the printing fluid drained from the tank, to separate at least some of the solids from the imaging oil, passing the filtered imaging oil to a reservoir; and then passing imaging oil from the reservoir to the tank. Also disclosed is a printer and a system to perform the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2022
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Assaf Pines, Mark Sandler, Eran Schwimmer
  • Publication number: 20220143993
    Abstract: An example method comprises identifying, by a processor, a gap in a housing of a printing apparatus and positioning an inlet of a conduit inside the housing proximate the gap. The inlet is fluidly connected to a fan, and the fan is powered to create a pressure differential across the housing to minimize the amount of air inside the housing being able to escape the housing via the gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2019
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Doron Schlumm, Mark Sandler, Assaf Pines, Gideon Amir
  • Patent number: 11256196
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method to mitigate deterioration of printing fluid in a tank of a printer. The method comprises: draining printing fluid from a tank of a printer, and stopping the draining before the tank is empty, wherein the printing fluid comprises solids suspended in imaging oil, filtering the printing fluid drained from the tank, to separate at least some of the solids from the imaging oil, passing the filtered imaging oil to a reservoir; and then passing imaging oil from the reservoir to the tank. Also disclosed is a printer and a system to perform the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Assaf Pines, Mark Sandler, Eran Schwimmer
  • Publication number: 20210232059
    Abstract: A print apparatus is disclosed. The print apparatus comprises a container-receiving unit for receiving a reusable print agent container; a print agent reservoir for storing print agent to be consumed by the print apparatus during a printing operation; a pump for transferring print agent between a reusable print agent container positioned in the container-receiving unit and the print agent reservoir; and processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is to operate the pump to transfer print agent of a first concentration from the reusable print agent container to the print agent reservoir; and, responsive to determining that a volume of print agent of the first concentration in the reusable print agent container has fallen below a threshold volume, operate the pump to transfer a volume of print agent of a second, lower concentration from the print agent reservoir to the reusable print agent container. A method and a machine-readable medium are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Peter Nedelin, Mark Sandler, Assaf Pines, Shai Lior
  • Publication number: 20210232068
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method to mitigate deterioration of printing fluid in a tank of a printer. The method comprises: draining printing fluid from a tank of a printer, and stopping the draining before the tank is empty, wherein the printing fluid comprises solids suspended in imaging oil, filtering the printing fluid drained from the tank, to separate at least some of the solids from the imaging oil, passing the filtered imaging oil to a reservoir; and then passing imaging oil from the reservoir to the tank. Also disclosed is a printer and a system to perform the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Assaf Pines, Mark Sandler, Eran Schwimmer
  • Patent number: 10955769
    Abstract: An example method of collecting liquid carrier from a vapour in a printing system includes: heating a vapour carrying a liquid carrier and passing the heated vapour carrying liquid carrier through a volume of liquid carrier. Liquid carrier carried in the heated vapour condenses into the volume of liquid carrier as it passes through the volume of liquid carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: HP Indigo B.V.
    Inventors: Mark Sandler, Peter Nedelin, Assaf Pines
  • Patent number: 10875334
    Abstract: In an example, a condenser apparatus to condense vapored fluid has a gas inlet, a mesh, a cooling element, and a gas outlet. The mesh is configured to carry a layer of condensed fluid. The cooling element is configured to cool the layer of condensed fluid. The mesh is configured to let pass through vapored fluid and to create bubbles including vapored fluid in the layer of condensed fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: HP Indigo B.V.
    Inventors: Assaf Pines, Peter Nedelin, Mark Sandler
  • Publication number: 20200189300
    Abstract: In an example, a condenser apparatus to condense vapored fluid has a gas inlet, a mesh, a cooling element, and a gas outlet. The mesh is configured to carry a layer of condensed fluid. The cooling element is configured to cool the layer of condensed fluid. The mesh is configured to let pass through vapored fluid and to create bubbles including vapored fluid in the layer of condensed fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2017
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicant: HP Indigo B.V.
    Inventors: Assaf Pines, Peter Nedelin, Mark Sandler
  • Publication number: 20200081375
    Abstract: An example method of collecting liquid carrier from a vapour in a printing system includes: heating a vapour carrying a liquid carrier and passing the heated vapour carrying liquid carrier through a volume of liquid carrier. Liquid carrier carried in the heated vapour condenses into the volume of liquid carrier as it passes through the volume of liquid carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2017
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Applicant: HP INDIGO B.V.
    Inventors: Mark Sandler, Peter Nedelin, Assaf Pines
  • Patent number: 10564025
    Abstract: Capacitances are measured for a level measurement capacitive sensor (18) spanning from a lower end to a higher end of a fluid level measurement range (30), a first capacitive calibration sensor (20) below the fluid level measurement range (30), and a second capacitive calibration sensor (22) above the fluid level measurement range (30). A degree to which the lower end of the fluid level measurement range (30) is immersed in a first fluid and the upper end of the fluid level measurement range (30) is immersed in a second fluid is determined based on a capacitance of the level measurement capacitive sensor (18), a first calibration value characterizing the first fluid and derived from a capacitance of the first capacitive calibration sensor (20), and a second calibration value characterizing the second fluid and derived from a capacitance of the second capacitive calibration sensor (22).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Barry J. Oldfield, Nissim Henn, Assaf Pines
  • Patent number: 10465674
    Abstract: A method for determining a pump setpoint for delivering a desired volumetric flow rate of a substance through a channel comprises measuring a first volumetric flow rate through the channel for a first pump setpoint. The pump setpoint for delivering the desired volumetric flow rate is determined based on previously obtained performance curves of the pump and a flow resistance of the channel. Each performance curve represents the relation between flow rate and pressure at the pump's exit for a different setpoint. The flow resistance of the channel is determined based on said first volumetric flow rate and on the performance curves of the pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: HP Indigo B.V.
    Inventors: Assaf Pines, Erez Heldy, Jonathan Nir
  • Patent number: 9044958
    Abstract: Image forming apparatus and methods are disclosed which include identifying a first ink density of ink in an ink tank by a density sensor unit disposed in the ink tank. The image forming apparatus and methods also include identifying an ink weight of ink in an intermediate reservoir by a weight sensor unit. The image forming apparatus and methods also include determining a second ink density of the ink in the intermediate reservoir based at least on the identified first ink density by the density sensor unit and the identified ink weight of the ink in the intermediate reservoir by the weight sensor unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Indigo B.V.
    Inventors: Assaf Pines, Nassim Henn, Chen Talmor
  • Patent number: 8774661
    Abstract: An image forming system includes a segregation tank to store a first imaging oil having a first percent purity, a reservoir to store a second imaging oil having a second percent purity, a slope identification module to identify a first slope value, and a slope comparison module to determine whether the first slope value is at least one of equal to, greater than, and less than a threshold slope value within a threshold slope range. The image forming system also includes a ratio adjustment module to obtain a variable ratio value corresponding to a ratio of a first amount of the first imaging oil to a second amount of the second imaging oil based on a determination by the slope comparison module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Indigo, B.V.
    Inventors: Assaf Pines, Nir Freund, Oren Wilde
  • Publication number: 20140160189
    Abstract: Image forming apparatus and methods are disclosed which include identifying a first ink density of ink in an ink tank by a density sensor unit disposed in the ink tank. The image forming apparatus and methods also include identifying an ink weight of ink in an intermediate reservoir by a weight sensor unit. The image forming apparatus and methods also include determining a second ink density of the ink in the intermediate reservoir based at least on the identified first ink density by the density sensor unit and the identified ink weight of the ink in the intermediate reservoir by the weight sensor unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2011
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Inventors: Assaf Pines, Nissin Henn, Chen Talmor