Patents by Inventor Gerald BOYUM

Gerald BOYUM 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).

  • Patent number: 11060590
    Abstract: In one example, an apparatus includes a plate configured to pivot about a pivot point, a pulley coupled to a first planar side of the plate and configured to rotate a belt, a motor coupled to the first planar side of the plate and configured to drive the pulley, and a torsion spring coupled to a second planar side of the plate that is opposite the first planar side and configured to apply tension to the belt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Gerald Boyum, Matthew Douglas Reier, Kevin Lo
  • Patent number: 11046099
    Abstract: A serviceable machine includes a door assembly having a door, and a jointed assembly that extends between an external surface of the serviceable machine and the door. The jointed assembly is operable to move the door between a closed position in which an interior region of the serviceable machine is covered, and an open position in which the interior portion of the interior region is unobstructed. The jointed assembly may extend connectivity to the door when the door is in either the open or closed positions. Additionally, the door can mechanically and electrically decouple from the jointed assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Gerald Boyum, Michael Kevin Bowen, Tod Kinsley, Lynn A Collie, Kevin Lo, Jeremy Daniel Barker
  • Publication number: 20190232694
    Abstract: A serviceable machine includes a door assembly having a door, and a jointed assembly that extends between an external surface of the serviceable machine and the door. The jointed assembly is operable to move the door between a closed position in which an interior region of the serviceable machine is covered, and an open position in which the interior portion of the interior region is unobstructed. The jointed assembly may extend connectivity to the door when the door is in either the open or closed positions. Additionally, the door can mechanically and electrically decouple from the jointed assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2016
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Gerald Boyum, Michael Kevin Bowen, Tod Kinsley, Lynn A Collie, Kevin Lo, Jeremy Daniel Barker
  • Publication number: 20190226559
    Abstract: In one example, an apparatus includes a plate configured to pivot about a pivot point, a pulley coupled to a first planar side of the plate and configured to rotate a belt, a motor coupled to the first planar side of the plate and configured to drive the pulley, and a torsion spring coupled to a second planar side of the plate that is opposite the first planar side and configured to apply tension to the belt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2016
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Gerald Boyum, Matthew Douglas Reier, Kevin Lo
  • Patent number: 10344511
    Abstract: An example device includes a first member, a second member, and a hinge. The hinge pivotably couples the first member to the second member. The hinge includes a damper. The damper includes core, and the core has a lobed portion. In another example, a device includes a first mounting member, a second mounting member, a first connector pivotably coupled to the first mounting member at a first hinge and to the second mounting member at a second hinge, a second connector pivotably coupled to the first mounting member at a third hinge and to the second mounting member at a fourth hinge, and a damper positioned at least at one of the first hinge, second hinge, third hinge or the fourth hinge, the damper including core with lobed portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Gerald Boyum, Lynn A Collie, Kevin Lo
  • Publication number: 20180112450
    Abstract: An example device includes a first member, a second member, and a hinge. The hinge pivotably couples the first member to the second member. The hinge includes a damper. The damper includes core, and the core has a lobed portion. In another example, a device includes a first mounting member, a second mounting member, a first connector pivotably coupled to the first mounting member at a first hinge and to the second mounting member at a second hinge, a second connector pivotably coupled to the first mounting member at a third hinge and to the second mounting member at a fourth hinge, and a damper positioned at least at one of the first hinge, second hinge, third hinge or the fourth hinge, the damper including core with lobed portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2016
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Inventors: Gerald BOYUM, Lynn A. COLLIE, Kevin LO
  • Patent number: 5333511
    Abstract: A portable analyzer for obtaining samples from a monitored environment during different time intervals includes a pump energized by a rechargeable battery pack for drawing gas from the environment selectively into plural sample holding bags and an impact filter. The pump is programmed to control the time when the gas is drawn from the environment and for controlling the flow to the sample holders so that different ones of the sample holders are responsive to the materials at the same or different times. The pump may respond to electric pulses, causing pulses of air to be supplied to the sample holding bags. The pump derives pulses having a rate directly proportional to the number of pump cycles. The pump may also operate continuously with sampling of the gases being controlled electronically. Operation of the pump is prevented in response to the battery pack voltage dropping to a level such that the voltage is less than a predetermined value, necessary to provide a predetermined flow rate per pump cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 2, 1994
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the United States Environmental Protection Agency
    Inventors: Gerald A. Boyum, Jon W. Schweiss