Patents by Inventor Devin S. Uehling

Devin S. Uehling 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: 11091335
    Abstract: An example bridge module includes a media transport roller to move in a translational direction, a rotatable guide proximate to the media transport roller, a handle coupled to the rotatable guide to cause the rotatable guide to articulate into an open configuration and away from the media transport roller, and an elongated member operatively connected to the rotatable guide, the elongated member to articulate into the open configuration creating an unobstructed pathway to the media transport roller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Kevin K Kuramura, Devin S Uehling, Kevin Lo, Devin Knowles, Kevin Witkoe
  • Patent number: 10894678
    Abstract: A media drive may include a media drive member, a shaft, a pick arm rotationally supporting the media drive member and a transmission operably coupling the shaft and the media drive member such that rotation of the shaft in a first direction drives the media drive member. A one-way clutch may be coupled to the shaft so as to be operably disengaged from the shaft in response to the shaft rotating in the first direction, wherein the one-way clutch is to rotate with the shaft in response to the shaft being rotated in a second direction opposite the first direction. A torque limiter may be connected to the one-way clutch to rotate with the one-way clutch, wherein the torque limiter is coupled to the pick arm to pivot the pick arm and the media drive member in response to the shaft being rotated in the second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Alexander M Nameroff, Devin S Uehling
  • Publication number: 20200270082
    Abstract: An example bridge module includes a media transport roller to move in a translational direction, a rotatable guide proximate to the media transport roller, a handle coupled to the rotatable guide to cause the rotatable guide to articulate into an open configuration and away from the media transport roller, and an elongated member operatively connected to the rotatable guide, the elongated member to articulate into the open configuration creating an unobstructed pathway to the media transport roller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2017
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Kevin K Kuramura, Devin S Uehling, Kevin Lo, Devin Knowles, Kevin Witkoe
  • Publication number: 20190210383
    Abstract: A system to pick print media from a media tray and feed the print media to a media path includes a pick roller to contact the print media and pick the print media from the media tray, a motor to rotate the pick roller, and a controller to operate the motor to rotate the pick roller in a first mode to pick the print media from the media tray and operate the motor to rotate the pick roller in a second mode different than the first mode to feed the print media to the media path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2016
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Ethan Lee, Devin S Uehling
  • Publication number: 20190196386
    Abstract: A media drive may include a media drive member, a shaft, a pick arm rotationally supporting the media drive member and a transmission operably coupling the shaft and the media drive member such that rotation of the shaft in a first direction drives the media drive member. A one-way clutch may be coupled to the shaft so as to be operably disengaged from the shaft in response to the shaft rotating in the first direction, wherein the one-way clutch is to rotate with the shaft in response to the shaft being rotated in a second direction opposite the first direction. A torque limiter may be connected to the one-way clutch to rotate with the one-way clutch, wherein the torque limiter is coupled to the pick arm to pivot the pick arm and the media drive member in response to the shaft being rotated in the second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2016
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: Alexander M Nameroff, Devin S Uehling
  • Patent number: 8752829
    Abstract: A mechanical flag for an object detection device includes a body portion, a head portion extending from the body portion, a tail portion extending from the body portion; and an elongate aperture disposed in the body portion and about which the mechanical flag is rotatable and translatable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventor: Devin S. Uehling
  • Patent number: 8651476
    Abstract: A separator assembly is disclosed herein. An example includes a base to mount to a printing device and a wall supported by the base. The example also includes a singulation assembly adjacent the wall to separate a medium from a media stack and a ramp adjacent the singulation assembly to guide the medium from the media stack to a feed assembly. The example further includes a corner relief feature on either side of and below the ramp into which corners of the medium may drop and travel below a remainder of the medium as the medium is guided from the media stack to the feed assembly and a guide adjacent each corner relief feature to lift the corners of the medium out of the corner relief features before the medium enters the feed assembly. A media handling assembly is also disclosed herein as is a method of media handling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Jeffrey G Bingham, Devin S. Uehling
  • Publication number: 20130320610
    Abstract: A separator assembly is disclosed herein. An example includes a base to mount to a printing device and a wall supported by the base. The example also includes a singulation assembly adjacent the wall to separate a medium from a media stack and a ramp adjacent the singulation assembly to guide the medium from the media stack to a feed assembly. The example further includes a corner relief feature on either side of and below the ramp into which corners of the medium may drop and travel below a remainder of the medium as the medium is guided from the media stack to the feed assembly and a guide adjacent each corner relief feature to lift the corners of the medium out of the corner relief features before the medium enters the feed assembly. A media handling assembly is also disclosed herein as is a method of media handling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2012
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Inventors: Jeffrey G. Bingham, Devin S. Uehling