Patents by Inventor Laura E Simmons

Laura E Simmons 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).

  • Integrated circuit architecture for programmable wireless device
    Patent number: 6931259
    Abstract: The present invention is an integrated system on a chip that combines wireless, graphics, and multimedia. The graphics and multimedia features may be programmed by the end user while restricting programmability of the wireless features.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2005
    Assignee: Agilnet Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Laura E Simmons, James Daren Bledsoe, Daniel I Croft, Patrick A. McKinley, Gregory Frank Carlson, Ignacio Jose Perez, Paul Anthony Chenard, Raymond Jensen Hasler, Shelly Rose Reasoner, Todd Alan McClelland, Thomas P. Bruch
  • Service station for printers having firing nozzles perpendicular to direction of carriage motion
    Patent number: 6561618
    Abstract: A thermal inkjet printer with firing nozzles perpendicular to the carriage motion has two motors: paper and carriage. These motors, alone or in concert, provide the power to the service station. The service station has separate wiping and pen cleaning functions. The wipers need to move across the pens in a direction that is perpendicular the carriage direction. Through the use of gears, the wipers can be made to clean the pens at the same time that the paper is being advanced and using the same motor source. For capping, the caps are moved into place as the pens come to rest. The motion of the pens themselves could easily push a lever that pushes the caps into place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Assignee: Agilent Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Laura E Simmons, Jonathan N Andrews, Stephen Vance Cooper