Patents by Inventor Jim Albritton-McDonald

Jim Albritton-McDonald 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).

  • Automatic document feeder
    Patent number: 8613440
    Abstract: An automatic document feeding device including a pick motor coupled with a pick assembly, a deskew motor coupled with a deskew assembly, a sensor assembly coupled with a main media path and the deskew motor, and a feed motor coupled with a feed assembly. The deskew motor drives the deskew assembly, the deskew assembly deskewing the media sheet and moving the media sheet from the pick assembly to the feed assembly, the deskew assembly moving independently of the pick assembly and the feed assembly. The sensor assembly includes a plurality of sensors. The sensor assembly senses the media sheet moving along the main media path and sends at least one signal to a computer. The computer, based on the at least one signal, sends, an activation signal to at least one of the pick, deskew and feed motors and the first scanner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Long C Doan, Thaddie Natalaray, Kyi Thu Maung, Jeffrey C Madsen, Jim Albritton-Mcdonald, Jeoffrey Goh, Hin Peng Teoh, Curtis J Behrend, Keng Leong Ng
  • AUTOMATIC DOCUMENT FEEDER
    Publication number: 20130015621
    Abstract: An automatic document feeding device including a pick motor coupled with a pick assembly, a deskew motor coupled with a deskew assembly, a sensor assembly coupled with a main media path and the deskew motor, and a feed motor coupled with a feed assembly. The deskew motor drives the deskew assembly, the deskew assembly deskewing the media sheet and moving the media sheet from the pick assembly to the feed assembly, the deskew assembly moving independently of the pick assembly and the feed assembly. The sensor assembly includes a plurality of sensors. The sensor assembly senses the media sheet moving along the main media path and sends at least one signal to a computer. The computer, based on the at least one signal, sends, an activation signal to at least one of the pick, deskew and feed motors and the first scanner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2011
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Inventors: Long C. Doan, Thaddie Natalaray, Kyi Thu Maung, Jeffrey C. Madsen, Jim Albritton-McDonald, Jeoffrey Goh, Hin Peng Teoh, Curtis J. Behrend, Keng Leong Ng