Patents by Inventor Edward G. Trick

Edward G. Trick 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).

  • Scanner with an adjustable light source for scanning opaque and transparent media
    Patent number: 7907311
    Abstract: A scanner has a movable carriage, a platen that is substantially transparent to visible light overlying the carriage, and a light source physically connected to the carriage for moving therewith. The light source is selectively movable between a first position for scanning substantially opaque media positioned on the platen, and overlying the light source, and a second position for scanning media substantially transparent to visible light underlying the light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: David Troy Roberts, Michael A. Tregoning, Meing Fai Nigel Cheung, Edward G. Trick
  • Scan flow alignment
    Publication number: 20080291508
    Abstract: Among various embodiments of the present disclosure, systems and methods for scan flow alignment are shown. A scan carriage can be aligned and used in a scan flow by selecting a scan starting location, determining a reference mark location, using the reference mark location as a coordinate system origin, moving the scan carriage from the coordinate system origin to the scan starting location, and performing a scan from the scan starting location to capture an image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2007
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Inventors: Chingchu K. Huang, Stephen Pollard, Andrew Hunter, Nigel M. Cheung, Edward G. Trick
  • Scanner with an adjustable light source for scanning opaque and transparent media
    Publication number: 20080192307
    Abstract: A scanner has a movable carriage, a platen that is substantially transparent to visible light overlying the carriage, and a light source physically connected to the carriage for moving therewith. The light source is selectively movable between a first position for scanning substantially opaque media positioned on the platen, and overlying the light source, and a second position for scanning media substantially transparent to visible light underlying the light source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2007
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Inventors: David Troy Roberts, Michael A. Tregoning, Meing Fai Nigel Cheung, Edward G. Trick