Patents by Inventor Garrett E. Clark

Garrett E. Clark 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: 20180326728
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes a description of an example print bar that includes an ejection die disposed on a support element, and a sensor disposed at a particular location on the support element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2016
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Garrett E. Clark, Michael W. Cumbie, Jeremy Sells, Mark H. MacKenzie
  • Publication number: 20180319655
    Abstract: A fluid propelling apparatus, including a plastic compound, a MEMS at least partially surrounded by the compound, and a heat sink next to the MEMS, to transfer heat away from the MEMS, wherein the heat sink is at least partly surrounded by the compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2016
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Garrett E. Clark, Michael W. Cumbie, Chien-Hua Chen
  • Publication number: 20180311959
    Abstract: Examples described herein include a printhead assembly that includes a housing having a printing material reservoir and a print nozzle array disposed in a side of the housing. The print nozzle array is coupled to the printing material reservoir through a first channel. The printhead assembly can also include a pressure equalization element disposed in the side of the housing and coupled to the printing material reservoir through a second channel to allow air to enter the printing material reservoir when a pressure in the printing material reservoir changes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2016
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Garrett E. Clark, Michael W. Cumbie, Mark H. MacKenzie
  • Publication number: 20180311956
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes a description of an example printhead having multiple ejection dies. The ejection dies are coupled to a temperature sensor and send temperature signals to a controller. The printhead can also include a heater coupled to the ejection dies to apply heat to at least one ejection die.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2016
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Garrett E Clark, Michael W. Cumbie, Mark H. MacKenzie
  • Publication number: 20180281416
    Abstract: In one example in accordance with the present disclosure a printhead is described. The printhead includes a number of nozzles to deposit an amount of fluid onto a print medium and an ink delivery system to deliver the amount of fluid from an ink tank to the number of nozzles. The printhead also includes an attachment feature to removably couple a removable printhead cover to the printhead. The printhead further includes a removable printhead cover removably coupled to the printhead at the attachment feature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Garrett E. Clark, Mark H. MacKenzie
  • Publication number: 20180281400
    Abstract: In one example in accordance with the present disclosure a printer cartridge is described. The printer cartridge includes at least one backpressure chamber to provide backpressure to a fluid during deposition of the fluid onto a print medium. The printer cartridge also includes multiple fluid chambers in fluid communication with the at least one backpressure chamber. A fluid chamber provides fluid to a portion of a printhead. Adjacent fluid chambers are selectively in fluid communication with one another via valves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2015
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Mark H. MacKenzie, Garrett E. Clark, Michael W. Cumbie
  • Publication number: 20180264806
    Abstract: Selecting nozzles can include selecting nozzles of a plurality of nozzles to print a portion of a print job based on content of the print job and assigning firing reservations to the selected nozzles, where a total number of the firing reservations assigned to the selected nozzles is comparatively less than a total number of the plurality of nozzles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2018
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventors: Michael W. Cumbie, Garrett E. Clark, Mark H. MacKenzie
  • Publication number: 20180222201
    Abstract: Printheads and methods of fabricating printheads are disclosed. An example printhead includes a substrate and a printhead die disposed on a surface of the substrate, where a top surface of the printhead die projects a first distance from the surface of the substrate. The example printhead also includes a barrier at least partially surrounding the printhead die. A top surface of the barrier projects a second distance from the surface of the substrate, where the first distance is less than the second distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2015
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Michael W. Cumbie, Chien-Hua Chen, Mark H. MacKenzie, Garrett E. Clark
  • Patent number: 9994014
    Abstract: Selecting nozzles can include selecting nozzles of a plurality of nozzles to print a portion of a print job based on content of the print job and assigning firing reservations to the selected nozzles, where a total number of the firing reservations assigned to the selected nozzles is comparatively less than a total number of the plurality of nozzles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Michael W Cumbie, Garrett E Clark, Mark H MacKenzie
  • Publication number: 20180147841
    Abstract: A temperature of one printing element is adjusted based upon a temperature of another of printing element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2015
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Garrett E. Clark, Michael W. Cumbie, Mark H. MacKenzie, Jose Luis Valero
  • Patent number: 9937714
    Abstract: Staggered fluid ejection dies may include first, second and third fluid ejection dies, each of the dies having fluid feed passages between first and second long edges. And electrical interconnect may extend from a location proximate the first long edge of each of the fluid ejection dies. A temperature sensor may be supported proximate the second long edge of each of the fluid ejection dies. Each of the fluid ejection dies may omit temperature sensors proximate the first long edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Garrett E. Clark, Chris Bakker, Mark H. MacKenzie, Glenn D. McCloy
  • Patent number: 9908328
    Abstract: Assigning firing reservations to primitives can include assigning a plurality of firing reservations to each of the plurality of primitives and reassigning a firing reservation of the plurality of firing reservations from a primitive of the plurality of primitives to another primitive of the plurality of primitives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Guan Kwee Goh, Michael Cumbie, Garrett E Clark, Duane Koehler
  • Publication number: 20170246863
    Abstract: Staggered fluid ejection dies may include first, second and third fluid ejection dies, each of the dies having fluid feed passages between first and second long edges. And electrical interconnect may extend from a location proximate the first long edge of each of the fluid ejection dies. A temperature sensor may be supported proximate the second long edge of each of the fluid ejection dies. Each of the fluid ejection dies may omit temperature sensors proximate the first long edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2017
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Inventors: Garrett E. Clark, Chris Bakker, Mark H. MacKenzie, Glenn D. McCloy
  • Publication number: 20170190177
    Abstract: A fluid dispenser may include an array of fluid delivery assemblies, Each fluid delivery assembly may include orifices through which fluid is to be ejected and slots. Each slot extends to a respective one of the orifices. The slots have different geometric shapes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2017
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventors: Silam J. Choy, Garrett E. Clark, Rio Rivas, Ed Friesen, Kelly Ronk
  • Patent number: 9676190
    Abstract: A print head die may include a substrate, an electrical connector and at least three liquid feed slots. The electrical connector is on a first side of the substrate and extends along the major dimension of the substrate. The electrical connector is connectable directly to an electrical interconnect to connect the print head die to a controller. The at least three liquid feed slots are formed in the substrate and extend along the major dimension of the substrate. Wherein at least one and less than all of the at least three liquid feed slots has an associated temperature sensor connected to the electrical connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Garrett E. Clark, Chris Bakker, Mark H. MacKenzie, Glenn D. McCloy
  • Patent number: 9623657
    Abstract: A fluid dispenser is disclosed herein. An example of such a fluid dispenser includes a member configured to define a plurality of orifices through which a fluid is ejected and a manifold including a plurality of fluid passageways each of which is configured to have a different angle relative to the member. This example of a fluid dispenser additionally includes a plurality of slots each of which is coupled to a different one of the fluid passageways of the manifold to conduct the fluid from the fluid passageways towards the orifices. Additional features and modifications of this fluid dispenser are disclosed herein, as are other examples of fluid dispensers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Silam J. Choy, Garrett E. Clark, Rio Rivas, Ed Friesen, Kelly Ronk
  • Patent number: 9579893
    Abstract: Controlling adhesives between substrates and carriers includes forming a depression into a bonding area of a backside surface of a substrate of a print head where the bonding area being formed proximate an ink feed slot formed through the thickness of the substrate from the backside surface to a front side surface; placing an adhesive between the bonding area and a substrate carrier, and moving the substrate and the substrate carrier together such that the adhesive flows into the depression.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Rio Rivas, Ed Friesen, Lawrence Thurber, Garrett E. Clark, Rosanna L. Bigford
  • Publication number: 20170050436
    Abstract: A print head die may include a substrate, an electrical connector and at least three liquid feed slots. The electrical connector is on a first side of the substrate and extends along the major dimension of the substrate. The electrical connector is connectable directly to an electrical interconnect to connect the print head die to a controller. The at least three liquid feed slots are formed in the substrate and extend along the major dimension of the substrate. Wherein at least one and less than all of the at least three liquid feed slots has an associated temperature sensor connected to the electrical connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Inventors: Garrett E. Clark, Chris Bakker, Mark H. MacKenzie, Glenn D. McCloy
  • Publication number: 20170043578
    Abstract: Assigning firing reservations to primitives can include assigning a plurality of firing reservations to each of the plurality of primitives and reassigning a firing reservation of the plurality of firing reservations from a primitive of the plurality of primitives to another primitive of the plurality of primitives.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Guan-Kwee GOH, Michel Cumbie, Garrett E Clark, Duane Koehler
  • Publication number: 20170043577
    Abstract: Selecting nozzles can include selecting nozzles of a plurality of nozzles to print a portion of a print job based on content of the print job and assigning firing reservations to the selected nozzles, where a total number of the firing reservations assigned to the selected nozzles is comparatively less than a total number of the plurality of nozzles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Applicant: HEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Michael W Cumbie, Garrett E. Clark, Mark H. MacKenzie