Patents by Inventor Craig Olbrich
Craig Olbrich 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).
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Publication number: 20240050974Abstract: In some examples, a fluid dispensing device includes a fluid chamber, a heating element adjacent the fluid chamber, and an orifice adjacent the fluid chamber. A ratio of an area of a surface of the heating element to an orifice area of the orifice is greater than or equal to 3, where the surface of the heating element faces the fluid chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2021Publication date: February 15, 2024Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Alexander N. Govyadinov, Michael W. CUMBIE, Craig A. OLBRICH, Erik D. TORNIAINEN, Omer GILA
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Patent number: 11654678Abstract: Examples include a fluid ejection device. The fluid ejection device comprises a fluid ejection die and a control engine. The fluid ejection die comprises nozzles to eject fluid drops and a temperature sensors disposed on the die to sense temperatures associated with nozzles. The control engine determines at least one nozzle characteristic of at least one respective nozzle based at least in part on a temperature change associated with the at least one respective nozzle corresponding to at least one ejection event.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2017Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Craig Olbrich, Joseph M Torgerson
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Patent number: 11642693Abstract: An alignment system, in an example, may include a substrate comprising at least one nanowell, at least one fluid ejection device comprising at least one die, the at least one die comprising as least one nozzle, and an alignment device to align the at least one nozzle to the at least one nanowell.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2022Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Roberto A. Pugliese, Jeffrey A. Nielsen, Christie Dudenhoefer, Craig Olbrich, Debora J. Thomas
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Publication number: 20220332125Abstract: According to examples, an apparatus may include a pump generator having a first resistance level and being positioned within a fluid circulation channel and a drop generator having a second resistance level and being positioned within a fluid ejection chamber. The apparatus may also include a control line connected to both the pump generator and the drop generator and a controller. The controller may output, at a first time, a first signal having a first pulse duration to the control line, the first signal to cause fluid in the fluid circulation channel to reach or exceed a first temperature and fluid in the fluid ejection chamber to remain below the first temperature and may output, at a second time, a second signal having a second pulse duration, the second signal to cause fluid in the fluid circulation channel and the fluid ejection chamber to reach or exceed the first temperature.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2019Publication date: October 20, 2022Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventor: Craig Olbrich
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Patent number: 11446925Abstract: Examples include a fluid ejection system. The fluid ejection system comprises a fluid supply reservoir, a fluid ejection die, a fluid delivery subsystem, and a control engine. The fluid ejection die comprises nozzles to eject fluid and at least one temperature sensor disposed on the die to sense a temperature of the fluid ejection die. The fluid delivery subsystem fluidly connects the fluid reservoir and the fluid ejection die, and the fluid delivery subsystem comprises at least one valve to regulate conveyance of fluid from the fluid supply reservoir to the fluid ejection die. The control engine controls the at least one valve to thereby regulate conveyance of fluid from the fluid supply reservoir to the fluid ejection die based at least in part on the temperature of the fluid ejection die.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2017Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Craig Olbrich, Joseph M Torgerson
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Patent number: 11441701Abstract: A microfluidic valve may include a firing chamber having an orifice, a first portion of a liquid conduit connected to the firing chamber at a first port, a second portion of the liquid conduit connected to the firing chamber at a second port and a thermal resistor. The thermal resistor is to form a bubble within the firing chamber to expel liquid from the firing chamber through the orifice such that a first meniscus forms across the first port and a second meniscus forms across the second port to interrupt liquid flow between the first portion and the second portion of the liquid conduit.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2017Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Craig Olbrich, Alexander N. Govyadinov
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Publication number: 20220168773Abstract: An alignment system, in an example, may include a substrate comprising at least one nanowell, at least one fluid ejection device comprising at least one die, the at least one die comprising as least one nozzle, and an alignment device to align the at least one nozzle to the at least one nanowell.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2022Publication date: June 2, 2022Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.Inventors: Roberto A. Pugliese, Jeffrey A. Nielsen, Christie Dudenhoefer, Craig Olbrich, Debora J. Thomas
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Patent number: 11278928Abstract: An alignment system, in an example, may include a substrate comprising at least one nanowell, at least one fluid ejection device comprising at least one die, the at least one die comprising as least one nozzle, and an alignment device to align the at least one nozzle to the at least one nanowell.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2018Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Roberto A. Pugliese, Jeffrey A. Nielsen, Christie Dudenhoefer, Craig Olbrich, Debora J. Thomas
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Publication number: 20210114032Abstract: A fluidic die may include a at least one actuator, and fluid flow architecture to flow a first fluid through at least one fluidic channel, and flow a second fluid through the at least one fluidic channel to form a laminar flow between the first fluid and the actuator. The at least one actuator forms a drive bubble from the second fluid to cause the first fluid to be ejected from the fluidic die.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2018Publication date: April 22, 2021Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.Inventors: Garrett E. Clark, Si-lam Choy, Jacob Lum, Craig Olbrich, Jeremy Sells, Tsuyoshi Yamashita
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Patent number: 10946649Abstract: In an example implementation, a method of printing with an emulsion, includes generating an emulsion of non-water based fluid and water based fluid on a printhead, and ejecting the emulsion through a printhead nozzle.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2016Date of Patent: March 16, 2021Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Alexander Govyadinov, Craig Olbrich
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Publication number: 20210069744Abstract: An alignment system, in an example, may include a substrate comprising at least one nanowell, at least one fluid ejection device comprising at least one die, the at least one die comprising as least one nozzle, and an alignment device to align the at least one nozzle to the at least one nanowell.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2018Publication date: March 11, 2021Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.Inventors: Roberto A. Pugliese, Jeffrey A. Nielsen, Christie Dudenhoefer, Craig Olbrich, Debora J. Thomas
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Publication number: 20210011043Abstract: A reagent substrate may include a reagent sample deposition area on which a sample of a reagent is deposited, and a number of diagnostic regions on which a diagnostic sample of the reagent is deposited for verification of deposition of the diagnostic sample. A reagent dispensing system may include a conveyor surface to convey a number of substrates, at least one reagent module located in-line with respect to the conveyor surface where the reagent module includes at least one reagent dispensing device to dispense a reagent on the substrates, and at least one optical sensor to verify the dispensing of the reagent at a number of diagnostic regions of the substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2017Publication date: January 14, 2021Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.Inventors: Suzanne Mirashrafi, Christie Dudenhoefer, Heather B. Louderback, Craig Olbrich, Dennis R. Esterberg, Jeffrey A. Nielsen
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Publication number: 20210011042Abstract: An integrated cartridge service station may include a reagent module comprising at least one reagent ejection device, and a service module integrated with the reagent module. The service module may include at least one service device. The reagent module and the service module are movable with respect to one another within a reagent dispensing system. The at least one reagent ejection device is movable between an in-line position and an off-line position within the reagent dispensing system.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2017Publication date: January 14, 2021Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPNANY, L.P.Inventors: Craig Olbrich, Heather B. Louderback, Christie Dudenhoefer, Dennis R. Esterberg
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Publication number: 20200191815Abstract: A reagent dispensing system, in an example, may include a processing device, a data storage device coupled to the processing device, a plurality of swappable reagent modules, each swappable reagent module comprising a plurality of reagent dispensing cartridges, and a module frame coupling the reagent cartridges to one another.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2017Publication date: June 18, 2020Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.Inventors: Dennis R. Esterberg, Craig Olbrich, Christie Dudenhoefer, Diane R. Hammerstad, Heather B. Louderback, Suzanne Mirashrafi
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Publication number: 20200173581Abstract: A microfluidic valve may include a firing chamber having an orifice, a first portion of a liquid conduit connected to the firing chamber at a first port, a second portion of the liquid conduit connected to the firing chamber at a second port and a thermal resistor. The thermal resistor is to form a bubble within the firing chamber to expel liquid from the firing chamber through the orifice such that a first meniscus forms across the first port and a second meniscus forms across the second port to interrupt liquid flow between the first portion and the second portion of the liquid conduit.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2017Publication date: June 4, 2020Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.Inventors: Craig Olbrich, Alexander N. Govyadinov
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Publication number: 20200114646Abstract: Examples include a fluid ejection device. The fluid ejection device comprises a fluid ejection die and a control engine. The fluid ejection die comprises nozzles to eject fluid drops and a temperature sensors disposed on the die to sense temperatures associated with nozzles. The control engine determines at least one nozzle characteristic of at least one respective nozzle based at least in part on a temperature change associated with the at least one respective nozzle corresponding to at least one ejection event.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2017Publication date: April 16, 2020Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.Inventors: Craig Olbrich, Joseph M Torgerson
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Publication number: 20200016892Abstract: Examples include a fluid ejection system. The fluid ejection system comprises a fluid supply reservoir, a fluid ejection die, a fluid delivery subsystem, and a control engine. The fluid ejection die comprises nozzles to eject fluid and at least one temperature sensor disposed on the die to sense a temperature of the fluid ejection die. The fluid delivery subsystem fluidly connects the fluid reservoir and the fluid ejection die, and the fluid delivery subsystem comprises at least one valve to regulate conveyance of fluid from the fluid supply reservoir to the fluid ejection die. The control engine controls the at least one valve to thereby regulate conveyance of fluid from the fluid supply reservoir to the fluid ejection die based at least in part on the temperature of the fluid ejection die.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2017Publication date: January 16, 2020Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.Inventors: Craig Olbrich, Joseph M Torgerson
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Patent number: 10343398Abstract: An inkjet material dispenser system includes a printhead member. According to one exemplary embodiment, the printhead member includes at least one drop ejector including an insulating stack layer and a top orifice surface defining an orifice, wherein a ratio of a diameter of the orifice to a height of the insulating stack layer (O/L ratio) is at least 1.0.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2018Date of Patent: July 9, 2019Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Jeffrey A. Nielsen, Craig Olbrich, Richard W. Seaver, David R. Otis, Jr.
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Patent number: 10336090Abstract: A fluid ejection device may include a discharge port, an energy generating element to discharge liquid through the discharge port, a first liquid supply on a first side of the discharge port, a second liquid supply on a second side of the discharge port opposite the first side, a first liquid flow path extending from the first liquid supply to the discharge port, a second liquid flow path extending from the second liquid supply to the discharge port and a fluid displacement actuator in the first liquid flow path.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2018Date of Patent: July 2, 2019Assignee: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.Inventors: Alexander Govyadinov, Craig Olbrich, Brian M. Taff
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Publication number: 20190016133Abstract: In an example implementation, a method of printing with an emulsion, includes generating an emulsion of non-water based fluid and water based fluid on a printhead, and ejecting the emulsion through a printhead nozzle.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2016Publication date: January 17, 2019Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Alexander Govyadinov, Craig Olbrich