Patents by Inventor James Kearns
James Kearns 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).
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Patent number: 11584121Abstract: A deposition module within a web press for inhibiting media deformation may include a fluid deposition device located on a side of a media, and a processing device to control the fluid deposition device to selectively apply a wetting agent to the media. The deposition of the wetting agent may be based on the location of content printed on the media as defined by print data.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2018Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.Inventors: James Kearns, Ron Burns, Craig LeVier, Leslie Caroline Drogo
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Publication number: 20210252853Abstract: A deposition module within a web press for inhibiting media deformation may include a fluid deposition device located on a side of a media, and a processing device to control the fluid deposition device to selectively apply a wetting agent to the media. The deposition of the wetting agent may be based on the location of content printed on the media as defined by print data.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2018Publication date: August 19, 2021Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: James Kearns, Ron Burns, Craig LeVier, Leslie Caroline Drogo
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Patent number: 11034164Abstract: In an example, an apparatus is described that includes a first print section, a second print section, a dryer, and a printing path. The first print section includes a first fluid ejection array, while the second print section includes a second fluid ejection array. The dryer is positioned adjacent to the first print section and the second print section. The printing path that travels in a first direction through the dryer after exiting the first print section and travels in a second direction through the dryer after exiting the second print section.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2017Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Mike Steed, James Kearns, Heather L. Stokes, Ronald R. Anderson, Joe Santich
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Patent number: 10792944Abstract: A drying apparatus usable with a printing system includes a housing, a first set of radiative heating elements, a second set of radiative heating elements, and an air handling device. The housing includes a front region and a rear region adjacent to the front region. The front region includes an inlet to receive media. The rear region includes an outlet to pass media there through. The first set of radiative heating elements is disposed within the front region to heat the media. The second set of radiative heating elements is disposed within the rear region to heat the media. The air handling device is disposed across from the second set of radiative heating elements to jet air within the rear region to cool the media prior to the media being passed through the outlet.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2019Date of Patent: October 6, 2020Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Gary Tarver, Jayanta C. Panditaratne, Jason Cassidy Hower, Hua Tan, James Kearns
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Patent number: 10737509Abstract: Provided in one example is a method. The method includes generating, using a processor, data of a negative of an image to be printed on a print medium. The method includes determining, using the processor, a moisture profile of a print job, which print job includes the image and the negative, using data of the image and the data of the negative. The method includes generating, using the processor, printing instructions of the print job using at least the determined moisture profile. The method includes printing the print job on the print medium using at least the printing instructions.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2016Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: James Kearns, Aurelio Maruggi, George C. Ross
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Publication number: 20200070553Abstract: A drying apparatus usable with a printing system includes a housing, a first set of radiative heating elements, a second set of radiative heating elements, and an air handling device. The housing includes a front region and a rear region adjacent to the front region. The front region includes an inlet to receive media. The rear region includes an outlet to pass media there through. The first set of radiative heating elements is disposed within the front region to heat the media. The second set of radiative heating elements is disposed within the rear region to heat the media. The air handling device is disposed across from the second set of radiative heating elements to jet air within the rear region to cool the media prior to the media being passed through the outlet.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2019Publication date: March 5, 2020Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.Inventors: Gary Tarver, Jayanta C. Panditaratne, Jason Cassidy Hower, Hua Tan, James Kearns
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Publication number: 20200016906Abstract: In an example, an apparatus is described that includes a first print section, a second print section, a dryer, and a printing path. The first print section includes a first fluid ejection array, while the second print section includes a second fluid ejection array. The dryer is positioned adjacent to the first print section and the second print section. The printing path that travels in a first direction through the dryer after exiting the first print section and travels in a second direction through the dryer after exiting the second print section.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2017Publication date: January 16, 2020Inventors: Mike Steed, James Kearns, Heather L. Stokes, Ronald R. Anderson, Joe Santich
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Patent number: 10525753Abstract: A drying apparatus usable with a printing system includes a housing, a first set of radiative heating elements, a second set of radiative heating elements, and an air handling device. The housing includes a front region and a rear region adjacent to the front region. The front region includes an inlet to receive media. The rear region includes an outlet to pass media there through. The first set of radiative heating elements is disposed within the front region to heat the media. The second set of radiative heating elements is disposed within the rear region to heat the media. The air handling device is disposed across from the second set of radiative heating elements to jet air within the rear region to cool the media prior to the media being passed through the outlet.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2018Date of Patent: January 7, 2020Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company L.P.Inventors: Gary Tarver, Jayanta C. Panditaratne, Jason Cassidy Hower, Hua Tan, James Kearns
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Patent number: 10525713Abstract: In one example, an inkjet web printer includes: an arched printing unit and an aerosol control system. The printing unit has a series of printheads arranged along an arc and multiple rollers to support a print substrate web along the arc through a print zone adjacent to each printhead. The aerosol control system has a vacuum duct through which air may be sucked away from the web leaving a print zone adjacent to one of the printheads and a pressure duct through which air may be blown on to the web leaving the print zone. The pressure duct is positioned downstream from the vacuum duct and configured to blow air diagonally upstream directly on to the web at the same location the vacuum duct is to suck air away from the web.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2018Date of Patent: January 7, 2020Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: James Kearns, Joe Santich
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Patent number: 10464350Abstract: In an example implementation, a processor-readable medium stores code representing instructions that when executed by a processor cause the processor to initiate motion of a media web in an inkjet web press, begin printing a print frame based on a start pulse from a metering device, verify that printing the print frame is complete, receive a signal from the metering device that a frame-length of the media web has been measured at the output of the press, and begin printing a new print frame based on the verification and the signal.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2018Date of Patent: November 5, 2019Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventor: James Kearns
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Publication number: 20190134994Abstract: Provided in one example is a method. The method includes generating, using a processor, data of a negative of an image to be printed on a print medium. The method includes determining, using the processor, a moisture profile of a print job, which print job includes the image and the negative, using data of the image and the data of the negative. The method includes generating, using the processor, printing instructions of the print job using at least the determined moisture profile. The method includes printing the print job on the print medium using at least the printing instructions.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2016Publication date: May 9, 2019Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: James Kearns, Aurelio Maruggi, George C. Ross
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Publication number: 20190111716Abstract: A drying apparatus usable with a printing system includes a housing, a first set of radiative heating elements, a second set of radiative heating elements, and an air handling device. The housing includes a front region and a rear region adjacent to the front region. The front region includes an inlet to receive media. The rear region includes an outlet to pass media there through. The first set of radiative heating elements is disposed within the front region to heat the media. The second set of radiative heating elements is disposed within the rear region to heat the media. The air handling device is disposed across from the second set of radiative heating elements to jet air within the rear region to cool the media prior to the media being passed through the outlet.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2018Publication date: April 18, 2019Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.Inventors: Gary Tarver, Jayanta C. Panditaratne, Jason Cassidy Hower, Hua Tan, James Kearns
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Publication number: 20190084307Abstract: In one example, an inkjet web printer includes: an arched printing unit and an aerosol control system. The printing unit has a series of printheads arranged along an arc and multiple rollers to support a print substrate web along the arc through a print zone adjacent to each printhead. The aerosol control system has a vacuum duct through which air may be sucked away from the web leaving a print zone adjacent to one of the printheads and a pressure duct through which air may be blown on to the web leaving the print zone. The pressure duct is positioned downstream from the vacuum duct and configured to blow air diagonally upstream directly on to the web at the same location the vacuum duct is to suck air away from the web.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2018Publication date: March 21, 2019Inventors: James Kearns, Joe Santich
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Patent number: 10179468Abstract: A drying apparatus usable with a printing system includes a housing, a first set of radiative heating elements, a second set of radiative heating elements, and an air handling device. The housing includes a front region and a rear region adjacent to the front region. The front region includes an inlet to receive media. The rear region includes an outlet to pass media there through. The first set of radiative heating elements is disposed within the front region to heat the media. The second set of radiative heating elements is disposed within the rear region to heat the media. The air handling device is disposed across from the second set of radiative heating elements to jet air within the rear region to cool the media prior to the media being passed through the outlet.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2014Date of Patent: January 15, 2019Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Gary Tarver, Jayanta C Panditaratne, Jason Cassidy Hower, Hua Tan, James Kearns
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Patent number: 10155390Abstract: In one example, an aerosol control system for a printer includes an air knife to discharge a sheet of air into a flow of aerosol along a moving print substrate web and a vacuum near the air knife to suck up aerosol from the flow simultaneously with the air knife discharging air into the flow.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2015Date of Patent: December 18, 2018Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: James Kearns, Joe Santich
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Publication number: 20180141353Abstract: In an example implementation, a processor-readable medium stores code representing instructions that when executed by a processor cause the processor to initiate motion of a media web in an inkjet web press, begin printing a print frame based on a start pulse from a metering device, verify that printing the print frame is complete, receive a signal from the metering device that a frame-length of the media web has been measured at the output of the press, and begin printing a new print frame based on the verification and the signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2018Publication date: May 24, 2018Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.Inventor: James Kearns
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Publication number: 20180136074Abstract: A leak detection system configured to detect a plurality of leaks within a pipe line. The leak detection system comprising a tracer unit introduced into the pipe line, having a signal generator positioned within the tracer unit, and the signal generator configured to transmit a signal through the inner lining of the pipe line to detect a leak. A feedback transmitter is in communication with the signal generator to transmit any feedback from the signal generator to a hand-held sensor. The hand-held sensor comprises a user display interface. A signal transmission module transmits the signal to the feedback transmitter. The transmitted signal prompts the feedback transmitter to retrieve information regarding the location and magnitude of the leak. A signal receiver module will receive a feedback signal from the feedback transmitter and also display the feedback signal on the user display interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2016Publication date: May 17, 2018Inventor: James Kearns
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Patent number: 9895910Abstract: In an example implementation, a processor-readable medium stores code representing instructions that when executed by a processor cause the processor to initiate motion of a media web in an inkjet web press, begin printing a print frame based on a start pulse from a metering device, verify that printing the print frame is complete, receive a signal from the metering device that a frame-length of the media web has been measured at the output of the press, and begin printing a new print frame based on the verification and the signal.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2013Date of Patent: February 20, 2018Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventor: James Kearns
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Publication number: 20180001648Abstract: In one example, an aerosol control system for a printer includes an air knife to discharge a sheet of air into a flow of aerosol along a moving print substrate web and a vacuum near the air knife to suck up aerosol from the flow simultaneously with the air knife discharging air into the flow.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2015Publication date: January 4, 2018Inventors: James Kearns, Joe Santich
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Publication number: 20170072725Abstract: A drying apparatus usable with a printing system includes a housing, a first set of radiative heating elements, a second set of radiative heating elements, and an air handling device. The housing includes a front region and a rear region adjacent to the front region. The front region includes an inlet to receive media. The rear region includes an outlet to pass media there through. The first set of radiative heating elements is disposed within the front region to heat the media. The second set of radiative heating elements is disposed within the rear region to heat the media. The air handling device is disposed across from the second set of radiative heating elements to jet air within the rear region to cool the media prior to the media being passed through the outlet.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2014Publication date: March 16, 2017Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.Inventors: Gary Tarver, Jayanta C. Panditaratne, Jason Cassidy Hower, Hue Tan, James Kearns