Patents by Inventor Brian Tuchtenhagen

Brian Tuchtenhagen 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).

  • Scanner lid white board
    Patent number: 7149006
    Abstract: This invention relates to scanner lids that can be removed from the scanner and utilized as a white board. After the desired markings have been placed upon the lid/white board, the lid/white board is placed back upon the scanner and the desired markings are scanned by the scanner. Once the desired markings have been scanned, an image of the desired markings can be forwarded to another media handling device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2006
    Assignee: Hewltt-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventor: Brian Tuchtenhagen
  • Methods and apparatus for providing imaging media in imaging apparatus
    Patent number: 7102800
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus has a primary media tray, a priority media feed tray, and a media feed mechanism configured to extract media from the priority feed tray and the primary media feed tray. The imaging apparatus further includes a priority media release device configured to selectively block media in the priority feed tray from being released to the media feed mechanism, and admit media in the priority feed tray to the priority media feed mechanism. In one configuration the priority media release device has a priority media release member selectively moveable from a first position to block media in the priority feed tray from the media feed mechanism, to a second position to admit media in the priority feed tray to the media feed mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2006
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventor: Brian Tuchtenhagen
  • Scanner lid white board
    Publication number: 20040057084
    Abstract: This invention relates to scanner lids that can be removed from the scanner and utilized as a white board. After the desired markings have been placed upon the lid/white board, the lid/white board is placed back upon the scanner and the desired markings are scanned by the scanner. Once the desired markings have been scanned, an image of the desired markings can be forwarded to another media handling device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2002
    Publication date: March 25, 2004
    Inventor: Brian Tuchtenhagen
  • Methods and apparatus for providing imaging media in imaging apparatus
    Publication number: 20030160979
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus has a primary media tray, a priority media feed tray, and a media feed mechanism configured to extract media from the priority feed tray and the primary media feed tray. The imaging apparatus further includes a priority media release device configured to selectively block media in the priority feed tray from the media feed mechanism, and admit media in the priority feed tray to the priority media feed mechanism. In one configuration the priority media release device has a priority media release member selectively moveable from a first position to block media in the priority feed tray from the media feed mechanism, to a second position to admit media in the priority feed tray to the media feed mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2002
    Publication date: August 28, 2003
    Inventor: Brian Tuchtenhagen