Patents by Inventor Ferran Esquius

Ferran Esquius 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: 20240123685
    Abstract: According to an example, a heating device comprises a plurality of light emitting arrays to emit a respective irradiance associated with a calibration profile and a power source electrically connected to the plurality of light emitting arrays, wherein the irradiances emitted by the plurality of light emitting arrays result in a substantially spatially uniform irradiance towards a target surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2022
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Arnau CODINA SABORIT, Daniel Pablo ROSENBLATT, Ferran ESQUIUS BERENGUERAS
  • Publication number: 20240010454
    Abstract: An output tray for a printer, a printer comprising the output tray, and a kit of parts including the output tray. The output tray comprises a spool, a guide member, and a sheet attached between to the spool and the guide member. The guide member is movable between a stowed and one or more deployed positions. The sheet is deployed from a stored configuration to one or more in-use positions upon movement of the guide member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Marta RAMIS LLINARES, Alberto ARREDONDO ROSALES, Felix RUIZ MARTINEZ, Ferran ESQUIUS RAFAT
  • Publication number: 20230311420
    Abstract: A 3D printer is disclosed herein. The 3D printer comprises a build material distributor to generate layers of a build material having a right limit temperature of the build material crystallization curve higher than a left limit temperature of the build material fusing curve. The 3D printer also comprises an agent distributor to selectively deposit an energy absorbent fusing agent to a layer of build material; an energy source to emit energy at a set of wavelengths comprised in the range of 430 to 1200 nm; and a controller. The controller is to receive print job data of a 3D object to be generated; control the build material distributor to generate a layer of build material; control the agent distributor to selectively deposit the fusing agent based on the print job data; and to control the energy source to emit energy to the layer of build material to cause build material on which the fusing agent was deposited to melt, coalesce and then solidify upon cooling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Ferran ESQUIUS BERENGUERAS, Esteve COMAS CESPEDES, Jordi BAUTISTA BALLESTER, David RAMIREZ MUELA, Xavier SOLER PEDEMONTE
  • Publication number: 20230166447
    Abstract: A 3D printer is disclosed herein. The 3D printer comprises an energy source comprising solid-state emitters to selectively emit energy to a build material layer in a narrow-band of wavelengths; an agent delivery device to selectively deposit a fusing agent, a detailing agent and a reflective agent on the build material layer in respective independent patterns; and a controller. The reflective agent is to reflect substantially all of the energy at the wavelengths within the narrow-band of wavelengths. The controller is to control the agent delivery device to selectively deposit the fusing agent to a build material layer in a first pattern corresponding to a 3D object to be generated. The controller is further to control the agent delivery device to selectively deposit the detailing agent and the reflective gent to the build material layer in a second pattern and third pattern respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: Ferran Esquius Berengueras, Ismael Chanclon Fernandez, Esteve Comas Cespedes
  • Patent number: 11364682
    Abstract: An additive manufacturing build material container comprises a reservoir to hold build material and a build material outlet structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Ismael Chanclon, Xavier Alonso, Ferran Esquius
  • Patent number: 11292195
    Abstract: In an example, a method includes acquiring a thermal image of a reflector within an additive manufacturing apparatus through a screen. An energy profile of the thermal image of the reflector may be determined and, based on the energy profile, an operational characteristic of the screen may be determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Ferran Esquius, Juan Manuel Valero Navazo, Ignacio Alejandre, Esteve Comas
  • Publication number: 20210078255
    Abstract: A reflector assembly for an additive manufacturing apparatus comprises a first reflector comprising a first reflector section having a first reflecting surface and a second reflector comprising a second reflector section having a second reflecting surface. The first reflector section is for reflecting radiation from a first radiating element located, in use, proximate to the first reflecting surface, and the second reflector section is for reflecting radiation from a second radiating element located, in use, proximate to the second reflecting surface. The first reflector section and the second reflector section are each formed of a ceramic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2018
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Ferran ESQUIUS BERENGUERAS, Esteve COMAS CESPEDES, Ismael FERNANDEZ AYMERICH, Arthur H. BARNES
  • Publication number: 20200215753
    Abstract: An additive manufacturing build material container comprises a reservoir to hold build material and a build material outlet structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Ismael Chanclon, Xavier Alonso, Ferran Esquius
  • Patent number: 10632675
    Abstract: An additive manufacturing build material container (15) comprises a reservoir to hold build material and a build material outlet structure (13).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Hewett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Ismael Chanclon, Xavier Alonso, Ferran Esquius
  • Patent number: 10611084
    Abstract: A reflector includes a first reflector section and a second reflector section. The first reflector section extends along a portion of a first ellipse. The second reflector section extends along a portion of a second ellipse, the second ellipse intersecting the first ellipse. The first reflector section and the second reflector section are joined at an intersecting point of the first ellipse and the second ellipse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Alejandro Manuel de Pena, Ferran Esquius Berengueras, Esteve Comas, Arthur H. Barnes
  • Publication number: 20190126549
    Abstract: In an example, a method includes acquiring a thermal image of a reflector within an additive manufacturing apparatus through a screen. An energy profile of the thermal image of the reflector may be determined and, based on the energy profile, an operational characteristic of the screen may be determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2016
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Ferran ESQUIUS, Juan Manuel VALERO NAVAZO, Ignacio ALEJANDRE, Esteve COMAS
  • Publication number: 20190084234
    Abstract: A reflector includes a first reflector section and a second reflector section. The first reflector section extends along a portion of a first ellipse. The second reflector section extends along a portion of a second ellipse, the second ellipse intersecting the first ellipse. The first reflector section and the second reflector section are joined at an intersecting point of the first ellipse and the second ellipse.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2017
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Alejandro Manuel de Pena, Ferran Esquius Berengueras, Esteve Comas, Arthur H. Barnes
  • Publication number: 20190061251
    Abstract: An additive manufacturing build material container (15) comprises a reservoir to hold build material and a build material outlet structure (13).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2016
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Ismael Chanclon, Xavier Alonso, Ferran Esquius
  • Publication number: 20170326803
    Abstract: Examples provide a build material management station (106). The station comprises: a processing unit which comprises a first conduit (150a, 150b, 152a, 152b) and at least one pump for pumping build material through the first conduit; and at least one external build material storage tank (110, 114a, 114b).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2017
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Ismael Chanclon, Xavier Alonso, Ferran Esquius, Marc Morros, Marc Nicolau
  • Patent number: 8726756
    Abstract: It comprises a fixed part (10) and a knob (20), said knob (20) being arranged such that it can be moved relative to said fixed part (10) for shifting operations, and a haptic device (30) for providing the user with a shifting feeling when operating the knob (20). The haptic device (30) may act between the knob (20) and the fixed part (10) and it may be mounted inside the knob (20). The haptic device (30) comprises a contoured surface fitted inside the knob (20) (31) and a follower finger (32) is arranged spring biased in the fixed part (10) towards the contoured surface (31).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Fico Triad, S. A.
    Inventors: Javier Moreno Colom, Ferran Esquius I Rafat, Jordi Jornet Vidal
  • Publication number: 20100116075
    Abstract: It comprises a fixed part (10) and a knob (20), said knob (20) being arranged such that it can be moved relative to said fixed part (10) for shifting operations, and a haptic device (30) for providing the user with a shifting feeling when operating the knob (20). The haptic device (30) may act between the knob (20) and the fixed part (10) and it may be mounted inside the knob (20). The haptic device (30) comprises a contoured surface fitted inside the knob (20) (31) and a follower finger (32) is arranged spring biased in the fixed part (10) towards the contoured surface (31).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2009
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Inventors: Javier Moreno Colom, Ferran Esquius I Rafat, Jordi Jornet Vidal