Patents by Inventor M. Derek Patton

M. Derek Patton 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: 7771030
    Abstract: An ink cartridge has a first portion having a plurality of chambers formed therein; a second portion attached to the first portion and having at least one opening into each of the plurality of chambers, and wherein for each opening the second portion further includes at least a portion of a fluid directing channel; and a third portion attached to the second portion and configured to receive a plurality of fluids and direct each of the plurality of fluids into one of the respective fluid directing channels such that each of the plurality of fluids flows into a respective one of the plurality of chambers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Paul Fishbein, Blair A. Butler, Geoffrey Schmid, M. Derek Patton, Timothy J Carlin
  • Patent number: 7278720
    Abstract: An ink cartridge has a first portion having a plurality of chambers formed therein; a second portion attached to the first portion and having at least one opening into each of the plurality of chambers, and wherein for each opening the second portion further includes at least a portion of a fluid directing channel; and a third portion attached to the second portion and configured to receive a plurality of fluids and direct each of the plurality of fluids into one of the respective fluid directing channels such that each of the plurality of fluids flows into a respective one of the plurality of chambers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2007
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Develpoment Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Paul Fishbein, Blair A. Butler, Geoffrey Schmid, M. Derek Patton, Timothy J Carlin
  • Patent number: 7221889
    Abstract: A replaceable developer roller apparatus is disclosed for a printing device. The apparatus includes a cylindrical developer roller having two opposed ends, and a drive assembly selectively and operatively engageable with one of the opposed ends of the developer roller. The drive assembly includes a shaft having two opposed regions; a gear rotationally fixed to one of the opposed regions of the shaft; and a drive member rotationally fixed to the other of the opposed regions of the shaft, and selectively, axially moveable between an engagement position and a disengagement position. A spindle assembly is engageable with the other of the opposed ends of the developer roller. The spindle assembly includes a spindle assembly shaft and an alignment member rotationally fixed to the spindle assembly shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2007
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: M. Derek Patton, Ziv Gilan, Christopher S. Tanner, Marco Guzman
  • Patent number: 7192131
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a filter element carrier comprises a first wedge shaped cavity, a second wedge shaped cavity isolated from and overlapping the first cavity, an outlet from a deep part of the first cavity, and an inlet to a deep part of the second cavity. In one embodiment, a filter element carrier comprises a body defining a cavity, the body having a first surface configured to support a first filter element covering one side of the cavity and a second surface configured to support a second filter element covering a second side of the cavity opposite the first side, and a barrier to fluid flow interposed between a first part of the cavity adjacent to the first surface and a second part of the cavity adjacent to the second surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2007
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Jinsong Gao, M. Derek Patton, Blair A. Butler, Jorge Angel Borquez