Patents by Inventor Daniel James Magnusson

Daniel James Magnusson 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: 11852995
    Abstract: According to examples, an apparatus may include a processor that may identify a first period for a heated system, the first period including a first set of power events and a first zero power event for the heated system and may identify a second period for the heated system, the second period including a second set of power events and a second zero power event for the heated system. The processor may also borrow, from the second period, a portion of a second power event of the second set of power events and may apply the borrowed portion of the second power event to a first power event of the first set of power events during the first period to remove the first zero power event from the first period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Robert Yraceburu, Francisco Alcazar, Daniel James Magnusson, Duane A Koehler
  • Patent number: 11806990
    Abstract: In some examples, a system can include: a heating device, a Proportional Integral Derivative (PID) controller and a switching mechanism to selectively enable transmission of signals to the heating device based on a real time temperature in proximity to the heating device, wherein the PID controller is to continuously output pulse width modulation (PWM) signals independent of selective transmission of signals by the switching mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Daniel James Magnusson, Robert Yraceburu, Timothy Jacob Luedeman
  • Patent number: 11493866
    Abstract: In some examples, a system is disclosed that includes a roller assembly for a printer. The roller assembly includes a pressure roller, a belt coupled, a drive assembly to rotate the pressure roller and to urge the pressure roller into the belt, a heater to apply heat to the belt, and a temperature sensor to detect a temperature of the belt. In addition, the roller assembly includes a controller to increase a pressure applied to the pressure roller from a first to a second pressure in pressure in response to a temperature of the belt being greater than or equal to a first temperature threshold. Also, the controller is to initiate an advance of a print media to contact the belt in response to the temperature of the belt being greater than or equal to a second, higher temperature threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Jody L Clayburn, Lorraine T Golob, Daniel James Magnusson, Brooke Hoyer
  • Patent number: 11345166
    Abstract: Power allocation in printing devices is disclosed. Independent load requests are received from printing device heater systems. A first load request is received from a first heater system and a second load request is received from a second heater system. Power grants are allocated based on a general power arbitration of a power source in response to the independent load requests. The power grants include a first power grant based on the first load request and a second power grant based on the second load request. The power grants are adjusted based on a contextual printing condition. The power grants are adjusted to apportion a measure of the second power grant to the first power grant rather than provide the measure of the second power grant to the second heater system if a print substance density is outside a selected print substance density threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Duane A Koehler, Robert Yraceburu, Daniel James Magnusson
  • Patent number: 11325400
    Abstract: According to examples, a heated system may include a heat generating device, a temperature sensor to detect temperature in the heated system, and a controller. The controller may store temperatures detected by the temperature sensor over time and based on a determination that the temperature in the heated system has reached a predefined temperature value, stop application of power to the heat generating device. The controller may also calculate a rate of change of the stored temperatures corresponding to a predefined period of time prior to the application of power to the heat generating device being stopped, may determine a seeding value for a control mechanism of the heat generating device based on the calculated rate of change, and based on aa determination that a predefined condition has occurred, control the control mechanism to apply power to the heat generating device beginning with the determined seeding value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Robert Yraceburu, Daniel James Magnusson
  • Patent number: 11312157
    Abstract: Power allocation in printing devices is disclosed. Independent load requests are received from printing device heater systems. Power grants are allocated based on a general power arbitration of a power source in response to the independent load requests. A power grant is adjusted based on a contextual printing condition to provide an adjusted grant from the power source to a printing device heater system of the printing device heater systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Duane A Koehler, Robert Yraceburu, Daniel James Magnusson
  • Patent number: 11231669
    Abstract: Power allocation in printing devices is disclosed. A first load request is received from a first heater system having a first thermal time constant and a second load request is received from a second heater system having a second thermal time constant. Power grants are allocated based on a general power arbitration of a power source in response to the independent load requests. The power grants include a first power grant based on the first load request and a second power grant based on the second load request. The power grants are adjusted to apportion a measure of the first power grant to the second power grant rather than provide the measure of the first power grant to the first heater system if a print substance density is within a selected print substance density threshold and the first load request is within a selected load threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Duane A Koehler, Robert Yraceburu, Daniel James Magnusson
  • Patent number: 11230120
    Abstract: Power allocation in printing devices is disclosed. Independent load requests are received from printing device heater systems including an independent load request is received from a printing device heater system of the printing device heater systems. A power allowance of an amount of a power output is allocated to the printing device heater system if a print substance density is outside a print substance density threshold and the independent load request is outside a load threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Duane A Koehler, Robert Yraceburu, Daniel James Magnusson
  • Publication number: 20220019274
    Abstract: In some examples, a system identifies a plurality of time periods in which a time period includes a power event and a zero power event. The system tracks a cumulative error value that is adjusted based on elimination of a power event or elimination of a zero power event in the time period. The system determines a value of a first term if a power event in the time period is eliminated, and determines a value of a second term if a zero power event in the time period is eliminated, and based on the cumulative error value, the value of the first term, and the value of the second term, decides between eliminating the power event in the time period and eliminating the zero power event in the time period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Robert Yraceburu, Duane A. Koehler, Daniel James Magnusson
  • Publication number: 20220009250
    Abstract: In some examples, a system can include: a heating device, a Proportional Integral Derivative (PID) controller and a switching mechanism to selectively enable transmission of signals to the heating device based on a real time temperature in proximity to the heating device, wherein the PID controller is to continuously output pulse width modulation (PWM) signals independent of selective transmission of signals by the switching mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Daniel James Magnusson, Robert Yraceburu, Timothy Jacob Luedeman
  • Publication number: 20210331461
    Abstract: In some examples, a media conditioner includes a conveying component to convey a sheet of printable media, a first heating element to heat a first portion of the conveying component, a second heating element to heat a second portion of the conveying component, and a controller. The controller is to provide a variable first power level to the first heating element and a variable second power level to the second heating element to cause the first and second heating elements to generate heat. In addition, the controller is to determine a first parameter based on the first power level and to determine a second parameter based on the second power level. The controller is also to produce a result indicator based on a result of a comparison between the first parameter and the second parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2018
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventors: Jody L. Clayburn, Robert Yraceburu, Daniel James Magnusson
  • Patent number: 11110725
    Abstract: Power allocation in printing devices is disclosed. Independent load requests are received from printing device heater systems. Power grants are allocated based on a general power arbitration of a power source in response to the independent load requests. A power grant is adjusted based on a contextual printing condition to provide an adjusted grant from the power source to a printing device heater system of the printing device heater systems. The adjusted grant is based on a power grant limit corresponding with the contextual printing condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Duane A Koehler, Robert Yraceburu, Daniel James Magnusson
  • Publication number: 20210252848
    Abstract: Power allocation in printing devices is disclosed. Independent load requests are received from printing device heater systems. Power grants are allocated based on a general power arbitration of a power source in response to the independent load requests. A power grant is adjusted based on a contextual printing condition to provide an adjusted grant from the power source to a printing device heater system of the printing device heater systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Duane A Koehler, Robert Yraceburu, Daniel James Magnusson
  • Publication number: 20210245494
    Abstract: According to examples, an apparatus may include a processor that may identify a first period for a heated system, the first period including a first set of power events and a first zero power event for the heated system and may identify a second period for the heated system, the second period including a second set of power events and a second zero power event for the heated system. The processor may also borrow, from the second period, a portion of a second power event of the second set of power events and may apply the borrowed portion of the second power event to a first power event of the first set of power events during the first period to remove the first zero power event from the first period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2019
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventors: Robert Yraceburu, Francisco Alcazar, Daniel James Magnusson, Duane A Koehler
  • Publication number: 20210229470
    Abstract: Power allocation in printing devices is disclosed. Independent load requests are received from printing device heater systems. Power grants are allocated based on a general power arbitration of a power source in response to the independent load requests. A power grant is adjusted based on an orientation of a medium to provide an adjusted grant from the power source to a printing device heater system of the printing device heater systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Duane A Koehler, Robert Yraceburu, Daniel James Magnusson
  • Publication number: 20210221151
    Abstract: Power allocation in printing devices is disclosed. Independent load requests are received from printing device heater systems including an independent load request is received from a printing device heater system of the printing device heater systems. A power allowance of an amount of a power output is allocated to the printing device heater system if a print substance density is outside a print substance density threshold and the independent load request is outside a load threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Duane A Koehler, Robert Yraceburu, Daniel James Magnusson
  • Publication number: 20210162777
    Abstract: In some examples, a media conditioner includes a heated conveying component to convey a sheet of printable media, the conveying component including a first portion extending widthwise, and a second portion extending widthwise from the first portion. The media conditioner also includes a first temperature sensor to measure temperature of the first portion of the conveying component; a second temperature sensor to measure temperature of the second portion of the conveying component; and a controller to produce a determination involving a first temperature at the first portion of the conveying component, a second temperature at the second portion of the conveying component, a reference temperature of the first portion, and a reference temperature of the second portion, and a threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2018
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Robert Yraceburu, Daniel James Magnusson, Vladislav Shapoval
  • Publication number: 20210114384
    Abstract: According to examples, a heated system may include a heat generating device, a temperature sensor to detect temperature in the heated system, and a controller. The controller may store temperatures detected by the temperature sensor over time and based on a determination that the temperature in the heated system has reached a predefined temperature value, stop application of power to the heat generating device. The controller may also calculate a rate of change of the stored temperatures corresponding to a predefined period of time prior to the application of power to the heat generating device being stopped, may determine a seeding value for a control mechanism of the heat generating device based on the calculated rate of change, and based on aa determination that a predefined condition has occurred, control the control mechanism to apply power to the heat generating device beginning with the determined seeding value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2018
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: Robert Yraceburu, Daniel James Magnusson
  • Publication number: 20210114383
    Abstract: In some examples, a system is disclosed that includes a roller assembly for a printer. The roller assembly includes a pressure roller, a belt coupled, a drive assembly to rotate the pressure roller and to urge the pressure roller into the belt, a heater to apply heat to the belt, and a temperature sensor to detect a temperature of the belt. In addition, the roller assembly includes a controller to increase a pressure applied to the pressure roller from a first to a second pressure in pressure in response to a temperature of the belt being greater than or equal to a first temperature threshold. Also, the controller is to initiate an advance of a print media to contact the belt in response to the temperature of the belt being greater than or equal to a second, higher temperature threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2018
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: Jody L Clayburn, Lorraine T Golob, Daniel James Magnusson, Brooke Hoyer
  • Publication number: 20210096486
    Abstract: Power allocation in printing devices is disclosed. A first load request is received from a first heater system having a first thermal time constant and a second load request is received from a second heater system having a second thermal time constant. Power grants are allocated based on a general power arbitration of a power source in response to the independent load requests. The power grants include a first power grant based on the first load request and a second power grant based on the second load request. The power grants are adjusted to apportion a measure of the first power grant to the second power grant rather than provide the measure of the first power grant to the first heater system if a print substance density is within a selected print substance density threshold and the first load request is within a selected load threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventors: Duane A Koehler, Robert Yraceburu, Daniel James Magnusson