Patents by Inventor Joel Tague

Joel Tague 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: 8289530
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus for printing on at least one page of a print media is disclosed. The apparatus includes a removable media handling device that directs the printed media to a first location or a second location, the second location functions as a finishing stage to perform a finishing step on the print media. The removable media handling device includes a media diverter to direct the media to either the first or second location. The image forming apparatus also includes a housing, a print engine to fix an image representing data to the page of print media, a formatter to supply data to the print engine, the formatter being configured to supply a first set of data representing the side of the page to be printed and a second set of data to provide instructions on the output of the printed page, and print media supplier to supply pages of print media to the print engine from a stack of print media pages having leading edges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Gustavo Miguel GuilleminFranco, Joel Tague, John Huffman
  • Publication number: 20040042026
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus for printing on at least one page of a print media is disclosed. The apparatus includes a removable media handling device that directs the printed media to a first location or a second location, the second location functions as a finishing stage to perform a finishing step on the print media. The removable media handling device includes a media diverter to direct the media to either the first or second location. The image forming apparatus also includes a housing, a print engine to fix an image representing data to the page of print media, a formatter to supply data to the print engine, the formatter being configured to supply a first set of data representing the side of the page to be printed and a second set of data to provide instructions on the output of the printed page, and print media supplier to supply pages of print media to the print engine from a stack of print media pages having leading edges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2002
    Publication date: March 4, 2004
    Inventors: Gustavo Miguel Guillemin Franco, Joel Tague, John Huffman
  • Publication number: 20030101288
    Abstract: Methods and systems for tracking features of a given device are provided. A representative method includes: collecting information regarding the intended use of a first feature of a device by a user; and providing information that corresponds to the device so that a first feature of the device exhibits a second mode of operation, provided the collected information indicates that the user intends to use the first feature, thereby enabling the functionality of the first feature. Systems, devices, and other methods are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2001
    Publication date: May 29, 2003
    Inventors: Joel Tague, Tommy Mouser