Patents by Inventor Courtney A. Fortier

Courtney A. Fortier 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).

  • Cooling device for imaging apparatus
    Patent number: 6567629
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for cooling a sheet of media in an imaging apparatus wherein an image is deposited on, and fused to, the sheet of media. The sheet of media is cooled before the media exits the imaging apparatus. The apparatus includes a cooling surface configured to contact the sheet of media whereupon heat energy is transferred from the relatively hot sheet of media to the cooling surface which can act as a heat sink to dissipate heat energy. Other devices such as fans, cooling fins, coolant circulation systems and the like can be employed by the apparatus to further facilitate dissipation of the heat energy from the cooling surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2003
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Bradley J. Anderson, Bruce L. Johnson, William I. Herrmann, Courtney A. Fortier
  • COOLING DEVICE FOR IMAGING APPRATUS
    Publication number: 20020172524
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for cooling a sheet of media in an imaging apparatus wherein an image is deposited on, and fused to, the sheet of media. The sheet of media is cooled before the media exits the imaging apparatus. The apparatus includes a cooling surface configured to contact the sheet of media whereupon heat energy is transferred from the relatively hot sheet of media to the cooling surface which can act as a heat sink to dissipate heat energy. Other devices such as fans, cooling fins, coolant circulation systems and the like can be employed by the apparatus to further facilitate dissipation of the heat energy from the cooling surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2001
    Publication date: November 21, 2002
    Inventors: Bradley J. Anderson, Bruce L. Johnson, William I. Herrmann, Courtney A. Fortier