Patents by Inventor James E. Clough

James E. Clough 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).

  • Systems and method for monitoring consumable supply levels in one or more printers
    Patent number: 8649033
    Abstract: A system for monitoring consumable supply levels in one or more printers includes a printer server for periodically polling the one or more printers for an indication of a supply level of one or more consumables in each printer. The printer server comprises a polling algorithm that dynamically adjusts a polling rate at which the one or more printers are polled. A method of monitoring consumable supply levels in one or more printers includes periodically polling the one or more printers for an indication of a supply level of one or more consumables in each printer; and automatically adjusting a polling rate at which the one or more printers are polled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Karen Agnetta, Brennen W. Stollfus, James E. Clough
  • Systems and method for monitoring consumable supply levels in one or more printers
    Publication number: 20080079989
    Abstract: A system for monitoring consumable supply levels in one or more printers includes a printer server for periodically polling the one or more printers for an indication of a supply level of one or more consumables in each printer. The printer server comprises a polling algorithm that dynamically adjusts a polling rate at which the one or more printers are polled. A method of monitoring consumable supply levels in one or more printers includes periodically polling the one or more printers for an indication of a supply level of one or more consumables in each printer; and automatically adjusting a polling rate at which the one or more printers are polled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Publication date: April 3, 2008
    Inventors: Karen Agnetta, Brennen W. Stollfus, James E. Clough