Patents by Inventor Carles Boy

Carles Boy 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).

  • Ink drying system for printer
    Patent number: 7137694
    Abstract: An ink drying system for printer includes an IR heating element. A guide is configured to concentrate heat energy from the IR heating element to warm print media. A controller is configured to control operation of the IR heating element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2006
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Jordi Ferran, Xavier Soler, Carles Boy, Alejandro Manuel de Pena, Jorge Menendez
  • Encoding system
    Patent number: 7129858
    Abstract: An encoding system for determining position and position changes of a moving member has a sequence of encoder marks forming incremental patterns and at least one index pattern. Two subsequent incremental patterns are indicative of an incremental position-change of the moving member and the index pattern is indicative of a reference position of the moving member. A sensor arrangement views a section of the encoder-mark sequence, the length of which is greater than one position-change increment. An analyzer is arranged to analyze an encoder-mark pattern in the viewed section with regard to the incremental patterns and the index pattern and to generate, in response to a pattern match found, at least one of an incremental-position-change signal and an index signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2006
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Jordi Ferran, Xavier Soler, Carles Boy
  • Encoding system
    Publication number: 20050078015
    Abstract: An encoding system for determining position and position changes of a moving member has a sequence of encoder marks forming incremental patterns and at least one index pattern. Two subsequent incremental patterns are indicative of an incremental position-change of the moving member and the index pattern is indicative of a reference position of the moving member. A sensor arrangement views a section of the encoder-mark sequence, the length of which is greater than one position-change increment. An analyzer is arranged to analyze an encoder-mark pattern in the viewed section with regard to the incremental patterns and the index pattern and to generate, in response to a pattern match found, at least one of an incremental-position-change signal and an index signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2003
    Publication date: April 14, 2005
    Inventors: Jordi Ferran, Xavier Soler, Carles Boy
  • Ink drying system for printer
    Publication number: 20050068396
    Abstract: An ink drying system for printer includes an IR heating element. A guide is configured to concentrate heat energy from the IR heating element to warm print media. A controller is configured to control operation of the IR heating element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2003
    Publication date: March 31, 2005
    Inventors: Jordi Ferran, Xavier Soler, Carles Boy, Alejandro de Pena, Jorge Menendez