Patents by Inventor KEN MacLEAN

KEN MacLEAN 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).

  • FLEXABLE LINKAGES FOR ACCESS PANEL ASSEMBLIES
    Publication number: 20240147643
    Abstract: In one example in accordance with the present disclosure, a flexible linkage for a panel release mechanism is described. The example flexible linkage includes a body formed with a fold structure that unfolds from a first position to a second position under tension and becomes taut upon unfolding. The example flexible linkage also includes a first end of the body to couple to a handle of the panel release mechanism. The example flexible linkage also includes a second end of the body to couple to a latch mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Ken Maclean, Rudy Widiaman, Brian Kirk Walters
  • HINGES
    Publication number: 20220104367
    Abstract: A hinge system may include a flat panel to hold a computing device thereon; a hinge coupled to the flat panel to flip the flat panel over to selectively present the computing device to one of a first and second facing users, the hinge including a clutch bearing that allows for rotation relative to a shaft in a first direction to a first of the facing users but prevents rotation of the clutch bearing relative to a shaft in a second direction; and a dampening device to allow for selective rotation of the shaft in the second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2019
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Matthew William Tivnon, Ken Maclean, Owen P. Columbus
  • CYLINDRICAL PRINTING DEVICES
    Publication number: 20220063314
    Abstract: A vertical column printing device may include a print engine formed within a base housing of the vertical column printing device; a door biased by a spring away from the print engine to be selectively opened to expose the print engine; and a geared platen formed on the door to interface with the print engine to drive a roll of paper past the print engine when the door is engaged with the based housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2019
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Matthew William Tivnon, Owen P. Columbus, Ken Maclean, Mickey Chia-Yu Yuan, Yun Fei Zhu
  • ACOUSTIC TRANSDUCERS WITH POLE PLATES
    Publication number: 20210368271
    Abstract: An example acoustic transducer device includes a magnet and a pole plate connected to the magnet. The pole plate includes a nickel-iron alloy having nickel as a principal component. The device further includes a diaphragm movable relative to the pole plate to generate a sound and a coil connected to the diaphragm. The coil is to extend into a gap at the pole plate. The coil is to magnetically interact with a magnetic field provided to the gap by the magnet and the pole plate to drive the diaphragm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventors: OWEN P COLUMBUS, KEN MacLEAN, PHILIP WRIGHT
  • KEYBOARD KEYS
    Publication number: 20210173491
    Abstract: Example implementations relate to keyboard keys. In some examples, a key of a keyboard may comprise a magnetic plate, a pole plate located adjacent to the magnetic plate, where a channel through the magnetic plate and the pole plate is located adjacent to a perimeter edge of the magnetic plate and a perimeter edge of the pole plate, a membrane covering the pole plate and the channel, a keycap located on top of the membrane, and a wire coil connected to the keycap and located in the channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2018
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: OWEN P COLUMBUS, KEN MacLEAN