Patents by Inventor Gregg Combs

Gregg Combs 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: 10007166
    Abstract: Electronic inks are disclosed herein. An example of the electronic ink includes a non-polar carrier fluid, a colorant particle dispersion, and a charge director. The colorant particle dispersion includes another non-polar carrier fluid (which may be the same as, or different from the non-polar carrier fluid), colorant particles, and chargeable dispersant molecules bonded to the colorant particles. The charge director is to charge the chargeable dispersant molecules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Qin Liu, Yaron Grinwald, Gregg Combs
  • Publication number: 20160187756
    Abstract: Electronic inks are disclosed herein. An example of the electronic ink includes a non-polar carrier fluid, a colorant particle dispersion, and a charge director. The colorant particle dispersion includes another non-polar carrier fluid (which may be the same as, or different from the non-polar carrier fluid), colorant particles, and chargeable dispersant molecules bonded to the colorant particles. The charge director is to charge the chargeable dispersant molecules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: Qin Liu, Yaron Grinwald, Gregg Combs
  • Patent number: 9298058
    Abstract: A compound is disclosed. The compound has the general structure: wherein Y is selected from the group consisting of hydrocarbons, hydrocarbons including nitrogen in the carbon backbone, and hydrocarbons including oxygen in the carbon backbone; wherein R1 and R2 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, linear hydrocarbons, branched hydrocarbons, and cyclic hydrocarbons and wherein R1 and R2 are not both hydrogen; wherein X is selected from the group consisting of CH2, O, N—R3, S, and nothing and wherein R3 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, branched hydrocarbons, linear hydrocarbons, and cyclic hydrocarbons; wherein m is an integer between 1 and 50, inclusive; wherein n is an integer between 1 and 10,000, inclusive; and wherein p, q, and z are each independently an integer greater than 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: Hewlett Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Zhang-Lin Zhou, Qin Liu, Gregg Combs, James R. Owen
  • Publication number: 20140376082
    Abstract: A compound is disclosed. The compound has the general structure: wherein Y is selected from the group consisting of hydrocarbons, hydrocarbons including nitrogen in the carbon backbone, and hydrocarbons including oxygen in the carbon backbone; wherein R1 and R2 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, linear hydrocarbons, branched hydrocarbons, and cyclic hydrocarbons and wherein R1 and R2 are not both hydrogen; wherein X is selected from the group consisting of CH2, O, N—R3, S, and nothing and wherein R3 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, branched hydrocarbons, linear hydrocarbons, and cyclic hydrocarbons; wherein m is an integer between 1 and 50, inclusive; wherein n is an integer between 1 and 10,000, inclusive; and wherein p, q, and z are each independently an integer greater than 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2012
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Zhang-Lin Zhou, Qin Liu, Gregg Combs, James R. Owen
  • Patent number: 8054535
    Abstract: A multi-stable electrophoretic display device has a plurality of pixels and comprises a first substrate and a second substrate. The substrates are spaced apart from each other and enclose a layer of an electrophoretic medium comprising a liquid crystal material having finely divided pigment particles dispersed therein. The device further comprises electrodes for formation of a pixel area outline and applying an electric field across at least some of the electrophoretic medium in the pixel area. The electrodes occupy substantially less than the entire field of view of the display pixels and can be used to effect switching between a first optical state in which most incident light on a pixel does not impinge on a pigment particle, and a second optical state in which most incident light on a pixel impinges on pigment particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: David Sikharulidze, Laura Kramer, Gregg Combs, Jeff Mabeck
  • Publication number: 20100328758
    Abstract: A multi-stable electrophoretic display device has a plurality of pixels and comprises a first substrate and a second substrate. The substrates are spaced apart from each other and enclose a layer of an electrophoretic medium comprising a liquid crystal material having finely divided pigment particles dispersed therein. The device further comprises electrodes for formation of a pixel area outline and applying an electric field across at least some of the electrophoretic medium in the pixel area. The electrodes occupy substantially less than the entire field of view of the display pixels and can be used to effect switching between a first optical state in which most incident light on a pixel does not impinge on a pigment particle, and a second optical state in which most incident light on a pixel impinges on pigment particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2008
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company
    Inventors: David Sikharulidze, Laura Kramer, Gregg Combs, Jeff Mabeck
  • Publication number: 20060274104
    Abstract: An embodiment includes determining a temperature change of a fluid-ejecting substrate, and determining a mass of fluid ejected from the fluid-ejecting substrate from the temperature change of the fluid-ejecting substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2005
    Publication date: December 7, 2006
    Inventors: Gregg Combs, Karen McPheeters, Jeff Hess
  • Publication number: 20060215095
    Abstract: An alignment layer is provided over liquid crystals for a display. Alignment marks are laser-written on the alignment layer, such that the liquid crystals become aligned with one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2005
    Publication date: September 28, 2006
    Inventors: Qin Liu, Curt Nelson, Gregg Combs