Patents by Inventor Mark Harris Tennant

Mark Harris Tennant 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).

  • System and method for reducing power consumption in a device
    Patent number: 7743267
    Abstract: A system and process enable a device to adjust the duration of various power modes based on usage of the device. The process includes operating a device at a fully operational power level, counting a first wait time, modifying a first wait time modifier in response to detection of image generating device use prior to expiration of the first wait time, and reducing power consumption from the fully operational level to a low power level in response to expiration of the first wait time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2010
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Trevor James Snyder, Amy Rachel Bartlett, Jennifer M. Miyamoto, David Russel Sponable, Jasper Kent Wong, Marcia Dawn Haney, David Paul Platt, Debra Ranee Koehler, Timothy Rob Golik, Mark Harris Tennant
  • System and method for reducing power consumption in a device
    Publication number: 20080109663
    Abstract: A system and process enable a device to adjust the duration of various power modes based on usage of the device. The process includes operating a device at a fully operational power level, counting a first wait time, modifying a first wait time modifier in response to detection of image generating device use prior to expiration of the first wait time, and reducing power consumption from the fully operational level to a low power level in response to expiration of the first wait time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2006
    Publication date: May 8, 2008
    Applicant: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Trevor James Snyder, Amy Rachel Bartlett, Jennifer M. Miyamoto, David Russel Sponable, Jasper Kent Wong, Marcia Dawn Haney, David Paul Platt, Debra Ranee Koehler, Timothy Rob Golik, Mark Harris Tennant