Patents by Inventor David Sabo

David Sabo 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).

  • Publication number: 20170255126
    Abstract: An example binary ink developer (BID) assembly includes a housing, a developer roller, a squeegee roller, and a guard member. The developer roller receives ink and transfers a portion of the ink to a photoconductive member. The squeegee roller rotates and regulates a film thickness of ink on the developer roller. The squeegee roller includes a curved circumference. The guard member includes a conforming end disposed across from the squeegee roller. Further, the conforming end has a concave shape corresponding to a portion of the curved circumference of the squeegee roller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2015
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Inventors: Barak Rosenstein, David Sabo
  • Patent number: 9304465
    Abstract: In one example, a processor readable medium has instructions thereon that, when executed by a processor, cause a system to detect a change in electrical conduction of a liquid moving at an interface between two surfaces and determine a conductivity of the liquid based on the detected change in conduction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Matthew G. Lopez, David F. Chiu, David Sabo, John W. Godden, Christopher S. Tanner, Eric G. Nelson, Guang Jin Li, James Michael Pingel
  • Patent number: 9250572
    Abstract: A sealing device includes a base member configured to attach to an ink developer unit, a sealing member having a sealing surface configured to at least one of limit an unwanted flow of ink outside of the ink developer unit and conform to an outer surface of a respective roller, and a compliant member disposed between the base member and the sealing member such that the compliant member is configured to vary a sealing force along the sealing surface of the sealing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Alexander James Karp, James Pingel, David Sabo
  • Publication number: 20140348526
    Abstract: In one example, a processor readable medium has instructions thereon that, when executed by a processor, cause a system to detect a change in electrical conduction of a liquid moving at an interface between two surfaces and determine a conductivity of the liquid based on the detected change in conduction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2013
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Matthew G. Lopez, David F. Chiu, David Sabo, John W. Godden, Christopher S. Tanner, Eric G. Nelson, Guang Jin Li, James Michael Pingel
  • Patent number: 8874006
    Abstract: Liquid marking agent development assemblies, hard imaging devices, and liquid marking agent hard imaging methods are described. According to one aspect, a liquid marking agent development assembly includes a developer member having an outer surface, a marking agent delivery system to supply a liquid marking agent comprising a plurality of ink particles to a first location of the outer surface of the developer member, and a development system to adhere a plurality of the ink particles to the outer surface of the developer member, and wherein the development system is to adhere the adhered ink particles at a second location of the outer surface of the developer member which is upstream from the first location with respect to a direction of movement of the outer surface of the developer member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Eric G. Nelson, Thomas Anthony, David Sabo, Derek Patton
  • Patent number: 8855527
    Abstract: A sealing device usable with an ink developer unit including a plurality of rollers and a plurality of end cap members includes a first replaceable compliant sealing member and a latch member. The first replaceable compliant sealing member has a plurality of replaceable seal exterior surfaces to form a seal between a first set of rollers of the plurality of rollers and one of the end cap members. The latch member has a closed state to maintain a sealing force on the first replaceable compliant sealing member and an open state to remove the sealing force on the first replaceable complaint sealing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: James Pingel, David Sabo, Christopher S Tanner
  • Patent number: 8824931
    Abstract: Liquid marking agent development assemblies and liquid marking agent hard imaging methods are described. According to one aspect, a liquid marking agent development assembly includes a developer member comprising an outer surface and a charging assembly adjacent to the outer surface of the developer member, and wherein the charging assembly comprises at least one roller member configured to provide substantially an entirety of an electrical field relative to the developer member which electrical field is used to direct a plurality of ink particles of a liquid marking agent to the outer surface of the developer member and which ink particles upon the outer surface of the developer member are used to develop latent images upon an imaging member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Eric G. Nelson, David Sabo, David Vejtasa
  • Patent number: 8787800
    Abstract: An apparatus to receive a developer roller for a printing device. The apparatus comprises a base assembly including end caps at opposing ends. The base assembly includes a receptacle for a developer roller having rotary bearings. Each end cap includes first and second datum pins and a clamp containing a spring member. Each clamp, when locked in place in part by action of the spring member, is to push against a corresponding rotary bearing when the developer roller is installed in the base assembly. The rotary bearing being forced by the clamp into contact with the first and second datum pins to position the developer roller in the base assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Christopher S. Tanner, David Sabo, Eric G. Nelson
  • Publication number: 20140078097
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention generally provide a processing system for a display device integrated with a capacitive sensing device. The processing system includes a driver module having driver circuitry and coupled to a sub-pixel with a first source line and a first common electrode. The driver module is configured to simultaneously update the sub-pixel by driving the first source line with a first voltage, and drive the first common electrode for capacitive sensing by modulating the first common electrode between a second voltage and a third voltage. The processing system further includes a receiver module coupled to a plurality of receiver electrodes. The receiver module is configured to receive resulting signals from the receiver electrodes while the first common electrode is modulated between the second voltage and the third voltage. The processing system further includes a determination module configured to determine positional information based on the resulting signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: Synaptics Incorporated
    Inventors: Petr Shepelev, David Sabo
  • Publication number: 20140049507
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention generally provide an input device with display screens that periodically update (refresh) the screen by selectively driving electrodes corresponding to pixels in a display line. In addition to updating the display, the input device may perform capacitive sensing using the display screen as a touch area. To do this, the input device uses common electrodes for both updating the display and performing capacitive sensing, and interleaves periods of capacitive sensing between periods of updating the display lines (and pixels) based on a display frame. To avoid noise and mitigate interference during capacitive sensing, the input device may change the capacitive frame rate relative to the display frame rate based on measurements of interference. The changed capacitive frame rate may result in re-timed periods of capacitive sensing based on each display frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2012
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicant: SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Petr Shepelev, David Sabo, Joseph Kurth Reynolds
  • Publication number: 20140029971
    Abstract: A sealing device usable with an ink developer unit including a plurality of rollers and a plurality of end cap members includes a first replaceable compliant sealing member and a latch member. The first replaceable compliant sealing member has a plurality of replaceable seal exterior surfaces to form a seal between a first set of rollers of the plurality of rollers and one of the end cap members. The latch member has a closed state to maintain a sealing force on the first replaceable compliant sealing member and an open state to remove the sealing force on the first replaceable complaint sealing member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2012
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Inventors: James Pingel, David Sabo, Christopher S. Tanner
  • Patent number: 8523340
    Abstract: An apparatus for reducing ink droplets generated by bursting bubbles within an ink developer includes a surface directing an ink flow into a channel; and a protrusion within the channel that reduces ink droplets generated by bursting bubbles entrained within the ink flow. An ink developer includes an ink source supplying ink to the ink developer; an electrode which develops a portion of the ink onto a developer roller; and a splash guard which directs an undeveloped ink flow into a channel which has a reduced cross-section area configured to reduce bubbles exiting the channel and bursting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: David Sabo, Evgeny Korol
  • Publication number: 20130223888
    Abstract: An apparatus to receive a developer roller for a printing device. The apparatus comprises a base assembly including end caps at opposing ends. The base assembly includes a receptacle for a developer roller having rotary bearings. Each end cap includes first and second datum pins and a clamp containing a spring member. Each clamp, when locked in place in part by action of the spring member, is to push against a corresponding rotary bearing when the developer roller is installed in the base assembly. The rotary bearing being forced by the clamp into contact with the first and second datum pins to position the developer roller in the base assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2012
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Inventors: Christopher S. Tanner, David Sabo, Eric G. Nelson
  • Publication number: 20130149002
    Abstract: A sealing device includes a base member configured to attach to an ink developer unit, a sealing member having a sealing surface configured to at least one of limit an unwanted flow of ink outside of the ink developer unit and conform to an outer surface of a respective roller, and a compliant member disposed between the base member and the sealing member such that the compliant member is configured to vary a sealing force along the sealing surface of the sealing member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2010
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Inventors: Alexander James Karp, James Pingel, David Sabo
  • Publication number: 20120148311
    Abstract: Liquid marking agent development assemblies and liquid marking agent hard imaging methods are described. According to one aspect, a liquid marking agent development assembly includes a developer member comprising an outer surface and a charging assembly adjacent to the outer surface of the developer member, and wherein the charging assembly comprises at least one roller member configured to provide substantially an entirety of an electrical field relative to the developer member which electrical field is used to direct a plurality of ink particles of a liquid marking agent to the outer surface of the developer member and which ink particles upon the outer surface of the developer member are used to develop latent images upon an imaging member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2009
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Eric G. Nelson, David Sabo, David Vejtasa
  • Publication number: 20120148310
    Abstract: Liquid marking agent development assemblies, hard imaging devices, and liquid marking agent hard imaging methods are described. According to one aspect, a liquid marking agent development assembly includes a developer member comprising an outer surface, a marking agent delivery system configured to supply a liquid marking agent comprising a plurality of ink particles to a first location of the outer surface of the developer member, and a development system configured to adhere a plurality of the ink particles to the outer surface of the developer member, and wherein the development system is configured to adhere at least a majority of the adhered ink particles at a second location of the outer surface of the developer member which is upstream from the first location with respect to a direction of movement of the outer surface of the developer member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2009
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Inventors: Eric G. Nelson, Thomas Anthony, David Sabo, Derex Patton
  • Publication number: 20110074894
    Abstract: An apparatus for reducing ink droplets generated by bursting bubbles within an ink developer includes a surface directing an ink flow into a channel; and a protrusion within the channel that reduces ink droplets generated by bursting bubbles entrained within the ink flow. An ink developer includes an ink source supplying ink to the ink developer; an electrode which develops a portion of the ink onto a developer roller; and a splash guard which directs an undeveloped ink flow into a channel which has a reduced cross-section area configured to reduce bubbles exiting the channel and bursting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2008
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Inventors: David Sabo, Korol Evgeny
  • Patent number: 7657209
    Abstract: A splash guard is configured to control the flow of excess liquid generated by an interaction between a first roller and a second roller by splitting the flow of the excess liquid into a first flow and a second flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2010
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: David Sabo, Marco A. Guzman
  • Publication number: 20090080939
    Abstract: A splash guard is configured to control the flow of excess liquid generated by an interaction between a first roller and a second roller by splitting the flow of the excess liquid into a first flow and a second flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2007
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Inventors: David Sabo, Marco A. Guzman
  • Publication number: 20080141882
    Abstract: One embodiment of an imaging device includes an ink holder adapted for holding ink and an ink flow restriction device positioned within the ink holder, the ink flow restriction device including structure for defining a variable fluid resistance along a length of the ink flow restriction device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2006
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Inventors: David Sabo, Ziv Gilan, Dustin W. Blair