Patents by Inventor David J. Gembala

David J. Gembala 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: 10824379
    Abstract: An example system includes a primary device and at least one auxiliary device connected in series with the primary device. The auxiliary device has an identifier indicative of a position of the auxiliary device in the series. The identifier is based on a resistance value associated with the auxiliary device, the resistance value being based at least in part on an upstream device in the series.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Duane A Koehler, David J Gembala, Mark Jon Westlund, Ed Tucker, Jerrod Houston Tyler
  • Publication number: 20190034135
    Abstract: An example system includes a primary device and at least one auxiliary device connected in series with the primary device. The auxiliary device has an identifier indicative of a position of the auxiliary device in the series. The identifier is based on a resistance value associated with the auxiliary device, the resistance value being based at least in part on an upstream device in the series.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2016
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventors: Duane A Koehler, David J Gembala, Mark Jon Westlund, Ed Tucker, Jerrod Houston Tyler
  • Patent number: D372534
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 6, 1996
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Company
    Inventors: Jonathan N. Andrews, Stephen V. Cooper, Gary N. Shepard, James D. Bledsoe, Wendy Blumberg-Dominguez, Carl E. Benvegar, David J. Gembala