Patents by Inventor Bruce A. McFadden

Bruce A. McFadden 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: 10882344
    Abstract: A replaceable printing subassembly is disclosed. The replaceable printing subassembly includes a printbar. A fluid delivery system including a pump is fluidically coupled to the printbar. A frame is coupled to the fluid delivery system. The replaceable printing subassembly also includes a lift mechanism having an actuator to selectively move the printbar with respect to the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Kenneth Williams, Matt G Driggers, Bruce A McFadden, Bill Osborne
  • Patent number: 10647126
    Abstract: A printing subassembly is disclosed. The printing subassembly includes a printbar. A frame is coupled to the printbar such that the printbar dos not move with respect to the frame. A fluid supply system is coupled to the printbar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Kenneth Williams, Matt G Driggers, Bruce A McFadden, William Osborne
  • Publication number: 20190092028
    Abstract: A printing subassembly is disclosed. The printing subassembly includes a printbar. A frame is coupled to the printbar such that the printbar dos not move with respect to the frame. A fluid supply system is coupled to the printbar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventors: Kenneth Williams, Matt G Driggers, Bruce A McFadden, William Osborne
  • Publication number: 20190092057
    Abstract: A replaceable printing subassembly is disclosed. The replaceable printing subassembly includes a printbar. A fluid delivery system including a pump is fluidically coupled to the printbar. A frame is coupled to the fluid delivery system. The replaceable printing subassembly also includes a lift mechanism having an actuator to selectively move the printbar with respect to the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2016
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventors: Kenneth Williams, Matt G Driggers, Bruce A McFadden, Bill Osborne
  • Patent number: 10035352
    Abstract: Fluid couplings examples are disclosed in examples herein. An example printer includes a housing; and a fluid reservoir permanently fixed within the housing, the fluid reservoir having a capacity sufficient to store enough ink to print a number of pages that corresponds to an expected useful life of the printer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Anthony D. Studer, Bruce A. McFadden, Alan Shibata
  • Patent number: 9555636
    Abstract: Fluid couplings examples are disclosed in examples herein. An example printer includes a housing; and a fluid reservoir permanently fixed within the housing, the fluid reservoir having a capacity sufficient to store enough ink to print a number of pages that corresponds to an expected useful life of the printer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Anthony D. Studer, Bruce A. McFadden, Alan Shibata
  • Publication number: 20170008294
    Abstract: Fluid couplings examples are disclosed in examples herein. An example printer includes a housing; and a fluid reservoir permanently fixed within the housing, the fluid reservoir having a capacity sufficient to store enough ink to print a number of pages that corresponds to an expected useful life of the printer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2016
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Inventors: Anthony D. Studer, Bruce A. McFadden, Alan Shibata
  • Publication number: 20160152036
    Abstract: Fluid couplings examples are disclosed in examples herein. An example printer includes a housing; and a fluid reservoir permanently fixed within the housing, the fluid reservoir having a capacity sufficient to store enough ink to print a number of pages that corresponds to an expected useful life of the printer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2016
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventors: Anthony D. Studer, Bruce A. McFadden, Alan Shibata
  • Patent number: 9261209
    Abstract: Example fluid couplings, systems and methods are described including a fluid delivery tube for delivering fluid to a fluid supply, a fluid interconnect fitting for connection to the fluid delivery tube, a retainer for engaging the fluid interconnect fitting and a fluid supply for retaining the fluid interconnect fitting with respect to the fluid supply, and a seal feature arranged to mate with the fluid interconnect fitting and a fluid inlet of the fluid supply.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Anthony D Studer, Bruce A McFadden, Alan Shibata
  • Patent number: 9180673
    Abstract: In one example, an ink supply assembly that may be installed into a printer as a single unit while holding ink includes a first sub-assembly having a primary container to hold ink and a secondary container enclosing the primary container and configured to fit inside the printer. The assembly also includes a a second sub-assembly having an ink supply to receive ink from the primary container through a conduit and to deliver ink to a printhead.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Anthony D Studer, Paul Mark Haines, Bruce A McFadden
  • Publication number: 20140373959
    Abstract: Example fluid couplings, systems and methods are described including a fluid delivery tube for delivering fluid to a fluid supply, a fluid interconnect fitting for connection to the fluid delivery tube, a retainer for engaging the fluid interconnect fitting and a fluid supply for retaining the fluid interconnect fitting with respect to the fluid supply, and a seal feature arranged to mate with the fluid interconnect fitting and a fluid inlet of the fluid supply.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2012
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Anthony D Studer, Bruce A. McFadden, Alan Shibata
  • Publication number: 20140362145
    Abstract: In one example, an ink supply assembly that may be installed into a printer as a single unit while holding ink includes A first sub-assembly having a primary container to hold ink and a secondary container enclosing the primary container and configured to fit inside the printer. The assembly also includes a a second sub-assembly having an ink supply to receive ink from the primary container through a conduit and to deliver ink to a printhead.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2012
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Inventors: Anthony D. Studer, Paul Mark Haines, Bruce A. McFadden
  • Patent number: 8727515
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a fluid ejector assembly includes: a bay for holding a detachable fluid container that includes a fluid outlet at a forward part of the container; a fluid ejector; a fluid inlet at a forward part of the bay through which fluid from the outlet of a fluid container installed in the bay may pass to the fluid ejector; and a stationary guide configured to block an improper installation of a fluid container into the bay without also blocking a proper installation of the fluid container into the bay.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Daniel D. Dowell, Curt Gonzales, Bruce A. McFadden, Jeffrey T. Hendricks, David Welter, Mark A. Smith
  • Patent number: 8403383
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method retain a print unit in a dock with a retainer that is at least partially below a top of a fluid supply of the print unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Bruce A. McFadden, Jeffrey T. Hendricks
  • Publication number: 20110205297
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a fluid ejector assembly includes: a bay for holding a detachable fluid container that includes a fluid outlet at a forward part of the container; a fluid ejector; a fluid inlet at a forward part of the bay through which fluid from the outlet of a fluid container installed in the bay may pass to the fluid ejector; and a stationary guide configured to block an improper installation of a fluid container into the bay without also blocking a proper installation of the fluid container into the bay.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2008
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Inventors: Daniel D. Dowell, Curt Gonzales, Bruce A. McFadden, Jeffrey T. Hendricks, David Welter, Mark A. Smith
  • Patent number: 7735985
    Abstract: In one embodiment a cartridge holder includes: a body having a plurality of bays therein for holding a cartridge and each bay having an electrical connector associated therewith for connecting to a chip; an adapter removably attachable to the body at a bay, the adapter having a site for a chip at a location where a chip installed at the chip site is connected to a connector in the bay when the adapter is attached to the body; and each bay configured to hold: without an adapter attached to the body at the bay, a first cartridge having a first shape and a chip thereon, and, with the adapter attached to the body at the bay, a second cartridge having a second shape different from the first shape and the second cartridge not having a chip thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Jefferson P. Ward, Bruce A. McFadden, David B. Novak
  • Publication number: 20100091068
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method retain a print unit in a dock with a retainer that is at least partially below a top of a fluid supply of the print unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2008
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Inventors: Bruce A. McFadden, Jeffrey T. Hendricks
  • Publication number: 20090085992
    Abstract: In one embodiment a cartridge holder includes: a body having a plurality of bays therein for holding a cartridge and each bay having an electrical connector associated therewith for connecting to a chip; an adapter removably attachable to the body at a bay, the adapter having a site for a chip at a location where a chip installed at the chip site is connected to a connector in the bay when the adapter is attached to the body; and each bay configured to hold: without an adapter attached to the body at the bay, a first cartridge having a first shape and a chip thereon, and, with the adapter attached to the body at the bay, a second cartridge having a second shape different from the first shape and the second cartridge not having a chip thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2007
    Publication date: April 2, 2009
    Inventors: Jefferson P. Ward, Bruce A. McFadden, David B. Novak
  • Patent number: 7330041
    Abstract: Wafers or other structures comprising a plurality of dies or devices are tested at non-ambient temperatures by inducing a first heat flux through a substantial portion of a surface of the structure to modify a temperature of the structure and inducing a second heat flux through a local area of a surface of the structure, proximate the device under test, to modify the temperature the device under test.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2008
    Assignee: Cascade Microtech, Inc.
    Inventor: Bruce McFadden
  • Patent number: 7135620
    Abstract: Novel chimeric constructions and methods for their use are provided for expression of exogenous genes in a plant chloroplast. Particularly, expression is achieved by the use of a chloroplast or bacterial 5? untranslated region in the expression cassette. The expression cassette may be integrated into the chloroplast genome by the use of chloroplast DNA flanking sequences, or may replicate autonomously if provided with a chloroplast origin of replication. Plants and cells containing the transformed chloroplasts are also provided. The constructs may be used with both monocotyledenous and dicotyledenous chloroplasts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2006
    Assignee: Auburn University
    Inventors: Henry Daniell, Bruce A. McFadden