Patents by Inventor Doug Batten

Doug Batten 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).

  • Unlocking consumables
    Patent number: 11221809
    Abstract: Examples disclosed herein relate to unlocking consumables of imaging devices. Example imaging devices include a lock to secure a consumable to the imaging device. A feedback engine of the imaging device may selectively generate a signal in response to an actuation event to control a component to indicate the consumable is secured. A lock control engine of the imaging device may determine if the actuation event is approved to unlock the consumable. A release engine of the imaging device may disengage the lock in response to approval of the actuation event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Kenneth K. Smith, Dean J Richtsmeier, Doug Batten, Mark J Wibbels
  • Heuristic-based acoustic emission and energy conservation
    Patent number: 11079975
    Abstract: According to an example, a printer may receive an instruction to print a print job of a user and determine parameters of the print job. The printer may perform heuristic analysis of the print job based on the parameters of the print job and previously collected printing heuristic statistics of the user and adjust user printer configurations based on the heuristic analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Mark J Wibbels, Brian C Mayer, Doug Batten, Jeffrey Luke, Dean Richtsmeier
  • UNLOCKING CONSUMABLES
    Publication number: 20200356325
    Abstract: Examples disclosed herein relate to unlocking consumables of imaging devices. Example imaging devices include a lock to secure a consumable to the imaging device. A feedback engine of the imaging device may selectively generate a signal in response to an actuation event to control a component to indicate the consumable is secured. A lock control engine of the imaging device may determine if the actuation event is approved to unlock the consumable. A release engine of the imaging device may disengage the lock in response to approval of the actuation event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Kenneth K. Smith, Dean J Richtsmeier, Doug Batten, Mark J Wibbels
  • HEURISTIC-BASED ACOUSTIC EMISSION AND ENERGY CONSERVATION
    Publication number: 20200142645
    Abstract: According to an example, a printer may receive an instruction to print a print job of a user and determine parameters of the print job. The printer may perform heuristic analysis of the print job based on the parameters of the print job and previously collected printing heuristic statistics of the user and adjust user printer configurations based on the heuristic analysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Mark J Wibbels, Brian C Mayer, Doug Batten, Jeffrey Luke, Dean Richtsmeier
  • Illumination source
    Patent number: 10621479
    Abstract: According to an example, an apparatus may include an automatic document feeder, printing components, an externally accessible embedded finishing mechanism, an illumination source to direct attention to the embedded finishing mechanism, and a controller. The controller may determine whether a certain condition has been met pertaining to media sheets fed into the automatic document feeder or printed by the printing components, and in response to a determination that the certain condition has been met, may activate the illumination source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Eric Young, Doug Batten, Nash Steven Stanton, Dean Richtsmeier
  • ILLUMUNIATION SOURCE
    Publication number: 20190236421
    Abstract: According to an example, an apparatus may include an automatic document feeder, printing components, an externally accessible embedded finishing mechanism, an illumination source to direct attention to the embedded finishing mechanism, and a controller. The controller may determine whether a certain condition has been met pertaining to media sheets fed into the automatic document feeder or printed by the printing components, and in response to a determination that the certain condition has been met, may activate the illumination source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2016
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Eric Young, Doug Batten, Nash Steven Stanton, Dean Richtsmeier