Patents by Inventor Eric S. Schuh

Eric S. Schuh 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).

  • Method for indicating printer status
    Patent number: 6146037
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for indicating the condition of a printer is provided. In an inkjet printer having at least one pen that is mounted in a carriage that moves back and forth across the media, the printer status is determined by a controller in the printer which communicates with the pen. The carriage containing the pens is used as a pointer and has is set to a desired carriage position to point to a selected icon from a set of icons located on a top surface adjacent to the carriage. Each of the icons indicates a printer status such as low ink level or a pen problem. The carriage and the set of icons may be located under a lid. When the user lifts the lid such as in response to a print cartridge status light that is illuminated on the control panel, the carriage is set to the desired carriage position to indicate the appropriate printer status. The icons are chosen in such a manner as to be universally understandable and with no need for localization to a particular market.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2000
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Company
    Inventors: Eric S. Schuh, Corlene M. Ankrum, Donald R. Bloyer, Daniel R. Dwyer
  • Inkjet printer with photographic media supply tray, fixed sheet feeder, and window access door
    Patent number: D439274
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2001
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Company
    Inventors: Daniel R. Dwyer, Kevin D. O'Hara, Peter G. Hwang, Donald R. Bloyer, Raymond C. Sherman, Jeffrey G. Bingham, Matthew B. Clark, Sergio Escobedo, Corlene M. Ankrum, Eric S. Schuh, Todd M. Gaasch
  • Inkjet printer
    Patent number: D443296
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2001
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Company
    Inventors: Daniel R. Dwyer, Peter G. Hwang, Kevin D. O'Hara, Donald R. Bloyer, Raymond C. Sherman, Jeffrey G. Bingham, Matthew B. Clark, Corlene M. Ankrum, Eric S. Schuh
  • Inkjet printer with fixed sheet feeder and window access door
    Patent number: D449066
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2001
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Company
    Inventors: Daniel R. Dwyer, Kevin D. O'Hara, Peter G. Hwang, Donald R. Bloyer, Raymond C. Sherman, Jeffrey G. Bingham, Matthew B. Clark, Sergio Escobedo, Corlene M. Ankrum, Eric S. Schuh, Todd M. Gaasch
  • Modular duplexing module for an inkjet printing mechanism
    Patent number: D431046
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2000
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Company
    Inventors: Daniel R. Dwyer, Thomas W. Ruhe, Jeffrey R. Blackman, Corlene M. Ankrum, Eric S. Schuh