Patents by Inventor Jennifer Waskow

Jennifer Waskow 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).

  • Transparent platen with chamfered egress edge
    Patent number: 10630862
    Abstract: In one example, an apparatus includes a transparent platen to receive a document to be scanned. The transparent platen includes a scan line, an ingress edge positioned prior to the scan line in the document path, and a chamfered egress edge positioned subsequent to the document path. A light source is positioned to illuminate the document with light while the document passes across the scan line, and a focusing mechanism is positioned to focus a portion of the light that is reflected by the document onto a sensor that senses the portion of the light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Eric Andersen, Ryan M Smith, Shannon Lai, Jennifer Waskow
  • TRANSPARENT PLATEN WITH CHAMFERED EGRESS EDGE
    Publication number: 20190245999
    Abstract: In one example, an apparatus includes a transparent platen to receive a document to be scanned. The transparent platen includes a scan line, an ingress edge positioned prior to the scan line in the document path, and a chamfered egress edge positioned subsequent to the document path. A light source is positioned to illuminate the document with light while the document passes across the scan line, and a focusing mechanism is positioned to focus a portion of the light that is reflected by the document onto a sensor that senses the portion of the light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2016
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventors: Eric Andersen, Ryan M Smith, Shannon Lai, Jennifer Waskow