Patents by Inventor Joseph M. Torgerson

Joseph M. Torgerson 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: 11654678
    Abstract: Examples include a fluid ejection device. The fluid ejection device comprises a fluid ejection die and a control engine. The fluid ejection die comprises nozzles to eject fluid drops and a temperature sensors disposed on the die to sense temperatures associated with nozzles. The control engine determines at least one nozzle characteristic of at least one respective nozzle based at least in part on a temperature change associated with the at least one respective nozzle corresponding to at least one ejection event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Craig Olbrich, Joseph M Torgerson
  • Patent number: 11446925
    Abstract: Examples include a fluid ejection system. The fluid ejection system comprises a fluid supply reservoir, a fluid ejection die, a fluid delivery subsystem, and a control engine. The fluid ejection die comprises nozzles to eject fluid and at least one temperature sensor disposed on the die to sense a temperature of the fluid ejection die. The fluid delivery subsystem fluidly connects the fluid reservoir and the fluid ejection die, and the fluid delivery subsystem comprises at least one valve to regulate conveyance of fluid from the fluid supply reservoir to the fluid ejection die. The control engine controls the at least one valve to thereby regulate conveyance of fluid from the fluid supply reservoir to the fluid ejection die based at least in part on the temperature of the fluid ejection die.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Craig Olbrich, Joseph M Torgerson
  • Publication number: 20200114646
    Abstract: Examples include a fluid ejection device. The fluid ejection device comprises a fluid ejection die and a control engine. The fluid ejection die comprises nozzles to eject fluid drops and a temperature sensors disposed on the die to sense temperatures associated with nozzles. The control engine determines at least one nozzle characteristic of at least one respective nozzle based at least in part on a temperature change associated with the at least one respective nozzle corresponding to at least one ejection event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2017
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Craig Olbrich, Joseph M Torgerson
  • Publication number: 20200016892
    Abstract: Examples include a fluid ejection system. The fluid ejection system comprises a fluid supply reservoir, a fluid ejection die, a fluid delivery subsystem, and a control engine. The fluid ejection die comprises nozzles to eject fluid and at least one temperature sensor disposed on the die to sense a temperature of the fluid ejection die. The fluid delivery subsystem fluidly connects the fluid reservoir and the fluid ejection die, and the fluid delivery subsystem comprises at least one valve to regulate conveyance of fluid from the fluid supply reservoir to the fluid ejection die. The control engine controls the at least one valve to thereby regulate conveyance of fluid from the fluid supply reservoir to the fluid ejection die based at least in part on the temperature of the fluid ejection die.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2017
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Craig Olbrich, Joseph M Torgerson
  • Patent number: 10378946
    Abstract: In some examples, a method of sensing an ink level includes applying a pre-charge voltage to a sense capacitor to charge the sense capacitor with a charge, sharing the charge between the sense capacitor and a reference capacitor, causing a reference voltage at a gate of an evaluation transistor, and determining a resistance from a drain to a source of the evaluation transistor that results from the reference voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Ning Ge, Trudy Benjamin, Teck-Khim Neo, Joseph M. Torgerson, Neel Banerjee, George H. Corrigan, III
  • Patent number: 10272679
    Abstract: A printhead assembly for an inkjet-printing device includes a printhead die and a flexible circuit connected to the printhead die. The printhead die includes a substrate, a first ground network electrically connected to the substrate, a device layer, and a second ground network electrically connected to the device layer. The first ground network and the second ground network are electrically isolated from one another within the printhead die. The first ground network and the second ground network are electrically connected to one another at the flexible circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Kevin Bruce, Gregory N. Burton, Joseph M. Torgerson
  • Patent number: 10082414
    Abstract: In some examples, an ink level sensor includes a sense capacitor between a first node and ground, a first switch to couple a first voltage to the first node and charge the sense capacitor, a second switch to couple the first node with a second node and share the charge between the sense capacitor and a reference capacitor, causing a second voltage at the second node, and a transistor having a drain, a gate coupled to the second node, and a source coupled to ground, the transistor to provide a drain to source resistance in proportion to the second voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Ning Ge, Trudy Benjamin, Teck-Khim Neo, Joseph M. Torgerson, Neel Banerjee, George H. Corrigan, III
  • Patent number: 9987841
    Abstract: An inkjet print head includes data signal lines configured to supply inkjet control voltages and non-volatile memory cell random access addresses. The inkjet print head includes an inkjet nozzle array wherein each nozzle in the array is configured to communicate with a data signal line. Also a non-volatile attribute memory cell array is included in the inkjet print head wherein each memory cell in the array is accessed through a data signal line shared with the nozzle array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Joseph M. Torgerson, Trudy Benjamin, Kevin Bruce
  • Patent number: 9776412
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a fluid ejection device includes an ink slot formed in a printhead die. The fluid ejection device also includes a printhead-integrated ink level sensor (PILS) to sense an ink level of a chamber in fluid communication with the slot, and a clearing resistor circuit disposed within the chamber to clear the chamber of ink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Ning Ge, Joseph M. Torgerson, Patrick Leonard
  • Patent number: 9707752
    Abstract: An inkjet print head includes data signal lines configured to supply inkjet control voltages and non-volatile memory cell random access addresses. The inkjet print head includes an inkjet nozzle array wherein each nozzle in the array is configured to communicate with a data signal line. Also a non-volatile attribute memory cell array is included in the inkjet print head wherein each memory cell in the array is accessed through a data signal line shared with the nozzle array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Joseph M. Torgerson, Trudy Benjamin, Kevin Bruce
  • Publication number: 20170146383
    Abstract: In some examples, an ink level sensor includes a sense capacitor between a first node and ground, a first switch to couple a first voltage to the first node and charge the sense capacitor, a second switch to couple the first node with a second node and share the charge between the sense capacitor and a reference capacitor, causing a second voltage at the second node, and a transistor having a drain, a gate coupled to the second node, and a source coupled to ground, the transistor to provide a drain to source resistance in proportion to the second voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2017
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: Ning Ge, Trudy Benjamin, Teck-Khim Neo, Joseph M. Torgerson, Neel Banerjee, George H. Corrigan, III
  • Publication number: 20170144451
    Abstract: In some examples, a method of sensing an ink level includes applying a pre-charge voltage to a sense capacitor to charge the sense capacitor with a charge, sharing the charge between the sense capacitor and a reference capacitor, causing a reference voltage at a gate of an evaluation transistor, and determining a resistance from a drain to a source of the evaluation transistor that results from the reference voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2017
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: Ning Ge, Trudy Benjamin, Teck-Khim Neo, Joseph M. Torgerson, Neel Banerjee, George H. Corrigan, III
  • Patent number: 9599500
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a method of sensing an ink level includes applying a pre-charge voltage Vp to a sense capacitor to charge the sense capacitor with a charge Q1, sharing Q1 between the sense capacitor and a reference capacitor, causing a reference voltage Vg at the gate of an evaluation transistor, and determining a resistance from drain to source of the evaluation transistor that results from Vg.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Ning Ge, Trudy Benjamin, Teck-Khim Neo, Joseph M. Torgerson, Neel Banerjee, George H. Corrigan, III
  • Publication number: 20170072687
    Abstract: An inkjet print head includes data signal lines configured to supply inkjet control voltages and non-volatile memory cell random access addresses. The inkjet print head includes an inkjet nozzle array wherein each nozzle in the array is configured to communicate with a data signal line. Also a non-volatile attribute memory cell array is included in the inkjet print head wherein each memory cell in the array is accessed through a data signal line shared with the nozzle array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventors: Joseph M. Torgerson, Trudy Benjamin, Kevin Bruce
  • Patent number: 9555630
    Abstract: A printhead assembly for an inkjet-printing device includes a printhead die and a flexible circuit connected to the printhead die. The printhead die includes a substrate, a first ground network electrically connected to the substrate, a device layer, and a second ground network electrically connected to the device layer. The first ground network and the second ground network are electrically isolated from one another within the printhead die. The first ground network and the second ground network are electrically connected to one another at the flexible circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Kevin Bruce, Gregory N. Burton, Joseph M. Torgerson
  • Publication number: 20170021626
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a fluid ejection device includes an ink slot formed in a printhead die. The fluid ejection device also includes a printhead-integrated ink level sensor (PILS) to sense an ink level of a chamber in fluid communication with the slot, and a clearing resistor circuit disposed within the chamber to clear the chamber of ink.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Ning Ge, Joseph M. Torgerson, Patrick Leonard
  • Publication number: 20170015099
    Abstract: A printhead assembly for an inkjet-printing device includes a printhead die and a flexible circuit connected to the printhead die. The printhead die includes a substrate, a first ground network electrically connected to the substrate, a device layer, and a second ground network electrically connected to the device layer. The first ground network and the second ground network are electrically isolated from one another within the printhead die. The first ground network and the second ground network are electrically connected to one another at the flexible circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: Kevin Bruce, Gregory N. Burton, Joseph M. Torgerson
  • Patent number: 9487017
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a fluid ejection device includes an ink slot formed in a printhead die. The fluid ejection device also includes a printhead-integrated ink level sensor (PILS) to sense an ink level of a chamber in fluid communication with the slot, and a clearing resistor circuit disposed within the chamber to clear the chamber of ink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Ning Ge, Joseph M. Torgerson, Patrick Leonard
  • Publication number: 20150273848
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a fluid ejection device includes an ink slot formed in a printhead die. The fluid ejection device also includes a printhead-integrated ink level sensor (PILS) to sense an ink level of a chamber in fluid communication with the slot, and a clearing resistor circuit disposed within the chamber to clear the chamber of ink.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Ning Ge, Joseph M. Torgerson, Patrick Leonard
  • Patent number: 9138990
    Abstract: A fluid ejection device includes a plurality of address lines and a fire line for communicating a fire signal. The device also includes a plurality of nozzle circuits coupled to the fire line and the plurality of address lines. Each nozzle circuit is configured, when enabled, to eject fluid via a different one of a plurality of nozzles in response to the fire signal. A subset of the plurality of address lines is coupled to each pair of the plurality of nozzle circuits. Each subset that is coupled to one of the pairs of nozzle circuits is selected so that simultaneous activation of every address line of that subset simultaneously enables each nozzle circuit in the pair or pairs of nozzle circuits coupled to that triad and none of the other nozzle circuits of the plurality of nozzle circuits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Trudy Benjamin, Joseph M. Torgerson