Patents by Inventor Blake West

Blake West 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: 11914311
    Abstract: Examples described herein relate to a supply valve consistent with the disclosure. For instance, a supply valve to supply print particles to a receptacle, the supply valve may comprise a print particle exit, a print particle entrance perpendicular to the print particle exit, and a liner adjacent to the print particle exit, where the liner is to wipe print particles, when present, from the supply valve responsive to the transition of the supply valve between a closed position and an open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Matthew James Storey, Jefferson Blake West, Corbett Benjamin Schoenfelt, Zackary Thomas Hickman
  • Patent number: 11865845
    Abstract: An example print material replenishment device includes a container to contain print material, a dispensing end to engage a fill port of a printing device, the dispensing end including an opening that is offset from a center axis of the container, and a rotatable cover coupled to the dispensing end, the rotatable cover to expose the opening of the dispensing end based on a rotation of the print material replenishment device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Andrew P. Chick, Kenneth K. Smith, Matthew James Storey, Pratik Shah, Luke Kim, Sean Daniel Fitzgerald, Mathew Lavigne, Jeffrey H. Luke, Jiwon Moon, Minchul Lee, Corbett Benjamin Schoenfelt, Bennett Alexander Nadeau, Zackary Thomas Hickman, Jefferson Blake West, Muriel Hale Shields, An Tran
  • Patent number: 11803133
    Abstract: Examples described herein relate to a print particle refill device consistent with the disclosure. For instance, a print particle refill device may comprise a cap disk to form a barrier between the print particle refill device and a receptacle, a first liner adjacent to the cap disk to seal print particles in the print particle refill device, and an actuating liner to wipe print particles, when present, from the receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Mathew Lavigne, Jeffrey H. Luke, Matthew James Storey, Jefferson Blake West, Bennett Alexander Nadeau, Zackary Thomas Hickman, An Tran
  • Patent number: 11731358
    Abstract: Examples of a print particle transfer device are described herein. Some examples of the print particle transfer device include a print particle vessel to contain print particles. In some examples, the print particle transfer device also includes a plunger with a fibrous seal element to engage an inside surface of the print particle vessel. The fibrous seal element seals an interface between the plunger and the inside surface of the print particle vessel to prevent escape of the print particles at the interface during movement of the plunger within the print particle vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Matthew James Storey, Jefferson Blake West, Bennett Alexander Nadeau
  • Patent number: 11571854
    Abstract: Examples of a print a print particle replenishment device are described. In some examples, a print particle replenishment device includes a rotating member to rotate about a central axis of the print particle replenishment device. In some examples, the rotating member includes an opening offset from the central axis. In some examples of a print particle replenishment device, a nozzle is offset from the central axis, where the nozzle is to slide with respect to an interior plane of the rotating member to align with the opening to transfer print particles through the nozzle and opening when in an open position. In some examples, a print particle replenishment device includes an extension that protrudes with respect to the opening to engage a port cover of a host device to move the port cover to open a port for replenishment at rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Ji-Won Moon, Min-Chul Lee, Woong-Yong Choi, Matthew James Storey, Jefferson Blake West, Zackary Thomas Hickman
  • Publication number: 20230017982
    Abstract: An example print material replenishment device includes a container to contain print material, a dispensing end to engage a fill port of a printing device, the dispensing end including an opening that is offset from a center axis of the container, and a rotatable cover coupled to the dispensing end, the rotatable cover to expose the opening of the dispensing end based on a rotation of the print material replenishment device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Andrew P. CHICK, Kenneth K. SMITH, Matthew James STOREY, Pratik SHAH, Luke KIM, Sean Daniel FITZGERALD, Mathew LAVIGNE, Jeffrey H. LUKE, Jiwon MOON, Minchul LEE, Corbett Benjamin SCHOENFELT, Bennett Alexander NADEAU, Zackary Thomas HICKMAN, Jefferson Blake WEST, Muriel Hale SHIELDS, An TRAN
  • Patent number: 11491797
    Abstract: In some examples, a print materials container can include a dispense mechanism to dispense print materials directly to an in-situ reservoir of a printing device, a lock feature to engage a fill port during connection of the dispense mechanism to the fill port, and a valve integrated with the dispense mechanism for connecting the dispense mechanism to the fill port of the reservoir and comprising an output opening offset from a center axis of a tip of the dispense mechanism. The valve can open responsive to rotation of the valve opening with respect to the lock feature such that opposite openings align.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Andrew P. Chick, Kenneth K. Smith, Matthew James Storey, Pratik Shah, Luke Kim, Sean Daniel Fitzgerald, Mathew Lavigne, Jeffrey H. Luke, Jiwon Moon, Minchul Lee, Corbett Benjamin Schoenfelt, Bennett Alexander Nadeau, Zackary Thomas Hickman, Jefferson Blake West, Muriel Hale Shields, An Tran
  • Publication number: 20220062476
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a system for disinfecting shopping carts and a corresponding method. In an example system, a chamber and at least one UV LED configured to emit UV light into the chamber to disinfect shopping carts in the chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Jefferson Blake West, Corbett Benjamin Schoenfelt, Gregory Lee Klepper
  • Patent number: 11209747
    Abstract: In some examples, a print material particles dispenser, including: a print material area with an output area that includes an output channel that is positioned away from a central axis of the print material area, and a structure adapted to decrease a volume of the print material area to output print material particles through the output channel of the print material area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Jiwon Moon, Woongyong Choi, Matthew James Storey, Jefferson Blake West, Bennett Alexander Nadeau
  • Publication number: 20210379901
    Abstract: In some examples, a print materials container can include a dispense mechanism to dispense print materials directly to an in-situ reservoir of a printing device, a lock feature to engage a fill port during connection of the dispense mechanism to the fill port, and a valve integrated with the dispense mechanism for connecting the dispense mechanism to the fill port of the reservoir and comprising an output opening offset from a center axis of a tip of the dispense mechanism. The valve can open responsive to rotation of the valve opening with respect to the lock feature such that opposite openings align.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventors: Andrew P. CHICK, Kenneth K. SMITH, Matthew James STOREY, Pratik SHAH, Luke KIM, Sean Daniel FITZGERALD, Mathew LAVIGNE, Jeffrey H. LUKE, Jiwon MOON, Minchul LEE, Corbett Benjamin SCHOENFELT, Bennett Alexander NADEAU, Zackary Thomas HICKMAN, Jefferson Blake WEST, Muriel Hale SHIELDS, An TRAN
  • Patent number: 11175607
    Abstract: Examples of an output assembly for a print particle replenishment device are described herein, Some examples of the output assembly include a sliding member. For example, the sliding member includes a channel that is offset from a rotating axis of the output assembly and a notch that is offset from the rotating axis and that extends to an outer edge of the sliding member. Some examples of the output assembly include a cover member to maintain a static position with respect to a rotation of the sliding member. In some examples, the cover member includes an alignment structure that is offset from the rotating axis of the output assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Andy Philip Chick, Pratik Pravinkumar Shah, Min-Chul Lee, Ji-won Moon, Matthew James Storey, Zackary Thomas Hickman, Corbett Benjamin Schoenfelt, Bennett Alexander Nadeau, Jefferson Blake West
  • Patent number: 11156939
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus and method for determining a toner level and providing a notification are provided. The method of operating an image forming apparatus includes counting a number of times a lower toner hopper receives toner from an in-situ refillable upper toner hopper, calculating an estimate of toner volume transferred from the lower toner hopper to a surface of a photosensitive drum, determining an amount of toner consumed from the in-situ refillable upper toner hopper based on the number of times the lower toner hopper receives toner from the in-situ refillable upper toner hopper and the estimate of toner volume transferred from the lower toner hopper to the surface of the photosensitive drum, and generating an upper toner hopper refill notification when the amount of toner consumed from the in-situ refillable upper toner hopper is determined to exceed a threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Kenneth K Smith, Ji-Won Moon, Min-Chul Lee, Andrew Chick, Matthew Storey, Jefferson Blake West, Zackary Thomas Hickman, Eun-Kyung Yun, Yoona Min, Pratik Shah
  • Publication number: 20210229450
    Abstract: Examples described herein relate to a print particle refill device consistent with the disclosure. For instance, a print particle refill device may comprise a cap disk to form a barrier between the print particle refill device and a receptacle, a first liner adjacent to the cap disk to seal print particles in the print particle refill device, and an actuating liner to wipe print particles, when present, from the receptacle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Mathew LAVIGNE, Jeffrey H. LUKE, Matthew James STOREY, Jefferson Blake WEST, Bennett Alexander NADEAU, Zackary Thomas HICKMAN, An TRAN
  • Publication number: 20210232063
    Abstract: Examples of an output assembly for a print particle replenishment device are described herein, Some examples of the output assembly include a sliding member. For example, the sliding member includes a channel that is offset from a rotating axis of the output assembly and a notch that is offset from the rotating axis and that extends to an outer edge of the sliding member. Some examples of the output assembly include a cover member to maintain a static position with respect to a rotation of the sliding member. In some examples, the cover member includes an alignment structure that is offset from the rotating axis of the output assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Andy Philip CHICK, Pratik Pravinkumar SHAH, Min-Chul LEE, Ji-won MOON, Matthew James STOREY, Zackary Thomas HICKMAN, Corbett Benjamin SCHOENFELT, Bennett Alexander NADEAU, Jefferson Blake WEST
  • Publication number: 20210223715
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus and method for determining a toner level and providing a notification are provided. The method of operating an image forming apparatus includes counting a number of times a lower toner hopper receives toner from an in-situ refillable upper toner hopper, calculating an estimate of toner volume transferred from the lower toner hopper to a surface of a photosensitive drum, determining an amount of toner consumed from the in-situ refillable upper toner hopper based on the number of times the lower toner hopper receives toner from the in-situ refillable upper toner hopper and the estimate of toner volume transferred from the lower toner hopper to the surface of the photosensitive drum, and generating an upper toner hopper refill notification when the amount of toner consumed from the in-situ refillable upper toner hopper is determined to exceed a threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2018
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Kenneth K SMITH, Ji-Won MOON, Min-Chul LEE, Andrew CHICK, Matthew STOREY, Jefferson Blake WEST, Zackary Thomas HICKMAN, Eun-Kyung YUN, Yoona MIN, Pratik SHAH
  • Publication number: 20210165346
    Abstract: A refill dispenser for providing developer to a developer cartridge of an image forming apparatus is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Matthew Storey, Corbett Benjamin Schoenfelt, Bennett Alexander Nadeau, Zackary Thomas Hickman, Jefferson Blake West, Muriel Hale Shields
  • Publication number: 20210162666
    Abstract: Examples of a print a print particle replenishment device are described. In some examples, a print particle replenishment device includes a rotating member to rotate about a central axis of the print particle replenishment device. In some examples, the rotating member includes an opening offset from the central axis. In some examples of a print particle replenishment device, a nozzle is offset from the central axis, where the nozzle is to slide with respect to an interior plane of the rotating member to align with the opening to transfer print particles through the nozzle and opening when in an open position. In some examples, a print particle replenishment device includes an extension that protrudes with respect to the opening to engage a port cover of a host device to move the port cover to open a port for replenishment at rotation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Ji-Won MOON, Min-Chul LEE, Woong-Yong CHOI, Matthew James STOREY, Jefferson Blake WEST, Zackary Thomas HICKMAN
  • Publication number: 20210146696
    Abstract: Examples described herein relate to a supply valve consistent with the disclosure. For instance, a supply valve to supply print particles to a receptacle, the supply valve may comprise a print particle exit, a print particle entrance perpendicular to the print particle exit, and a liner adjacent to the print particle exit, where the liner is to wipe print particles, when present, from the supply valve responsive to the transition of the supply valve between a closed position and an open position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Matthew James Storey, Jefferson Blake West, Corbett Benjamin Schoenfelt, Zackary Thomas Hickman
  • Patent number: 11009265
    Abstract: A unibody heater module is disclosed having an end cap and a base, wherein the base of the heater canister is filled with a solid-state reaction mixture. Twist-to-activate heater starting functionality is embedded directly into the unibody heater module. A reactive starting pellet is embedded into the upper surface of the compacted solid-state reaction mix. The plunger head of a firing pin passing through the center of an internal metal spacer is held a small distance away from the upper surface of the starting pellet. When the user activated CUI is rotated, the base of a cam pushes on one end of a firing pin protruding through a small hole in the end cap of the unibody heater module. The opposite end of the plunger plunges into the starter pellet so as to initiate heater activation in response to operation of the CUI by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: HeatGenie, Inc.
    Inventors: Jefferson Blake West, Robert Eugene Secker, Krzysztof Czeslaw Kwiatkowski
  • Patent number: D956371
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: UVC Ultra-Clean, LLC
    Inventors: Jefferson Blake West, Stephen Edward Meosky