Patents by Inventor Mark J. Wibbels

Mark J. Wibbels 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: 11409220
    Abstract: According to examples, an apparatus may include a processor and a memory on which are stored machine-readable instructions that when executed by the processor, may cause the processor to print a first indicia at a first region on a first side of a print medium. The instructions may also cause the processor to print a second indicia at a second region on the first side of the print medium, in which the second region may be spaced a prescribed distance from the first region along a first edge of the print medium. In some examples, a relative position of the first indicia to the second indicia may correlate to a skew correction value for the first edge of the print medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventor: Mark J. Wibbels
  • Patent number: 11402777
    Abstract: According to examples, an apparatus may include a fusing component and a heater disposed in the fusing component. The heater may include a substrate having a first surface and a second surface, a first heating element having a first length attached to the first surface of the substrate, and a second heating element having a second length attached to the second surface of the substrate, the second length differing from the first length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Bartley Mark Hirst, Mark J. Wibbels
  • Patent number: 11221809
    Abstract: Examples disclosed herein relate to unlocking consumables of imaging devices. Example imaging devices include a lock to secure a consumable to the imaging device. A feedback engine of the imaging device may selectively generate a signal in response to an actuation event to control a component to indicate the consumable is secured. A lock control engine of the imaging device may determine if the actuation event is approved to unlock the consumable. A release engine of the imaging device may disengage the lock in response to approval of the actuation event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Kenneth K. Smith, Dean J Richtsmeier, Doug Batten, Mark J Wibbels
  • Publication number: 20220004135
    Abstract: According to examples, an apparatus may include a processor and a memory on which are stored machine-readable instructions that when executed by the processor, may cause the processor to print a first indicia at a first region on a first side of a print medium. The instructions may also cause the processor to print a second indicia at a second region on the first side of the print medium, in which the second region may be spaced a prescribed distance from the first region along a first edge of the print medium. In some examples, a relative position of the first indicia to the second indicia may correlate to a skew correction value for the first edge of the print medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2019
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventor: Mark J. Wibbels
  • Patent number: 11132159
    Abstract: An example system includes a client interface to receive a print job from a client device, wherein the print job includes a user identifier (UID) and a current user location. The example system further includes a controller having an adaptive caching portion to determine that the current user location is a new user location for the UID, identify at least one printer identifier (PID) associated with the new user location, and associate the UID with the new user location and the at least one PID. The system further includes a printer interface to adaptively cache the print job in its entirety at least at one printer corresponding to the at least one PID.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Brian C Mayer, Kenneth K Smith, Mark J Wibbels
  • Publication number: 20210271191
    Abstract: According to examples, an apparatus may include a fusing component and a heater disposed in the fusing component. The heater may include a substrate having a first surface and a second surface, a first heating element having a first length attached to the first surface of the substrate, and a second heating element having a second length attached to the second surface of the substrate, the second length differing from the first length.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Bartley Mark Hirst, Mark J. Wibbels
  • Patent number: 11079975
    Abstract: According to an example, a printer may receive an instruction to print a print job of a user and determine parameters of the print job. The printer may perform heuristic analysis of the print job based on the parameters of the print job and previously collected printing heuristic statistics of the user and adjust user printer configurations based on the heuristic analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Mark J Wibbels, Brian C Mayer, Doug Batten, Jeffrey Luke, Dean Richtsmeier
  • Publication number: 20210109689
    Abstract: An example system includes a client interface to receive a print job from a client device, wherein the print job includes a user identifier (UID) and a current user location. The example system further includes a controller having an adaptive caching portion to determine that the current user location is a new user location for the UID, identify at least one printer identifier (PID) associated with the new user location, and associate the UID with the new user location and the at least one PID. The system further includes a printer interface to adaptively cache the print job in its entirety at least at one printer corresponding to the at least one PID.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2017
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventors: Brian C Mayer, Kenneth K Smith, Mark J Wibbels
  • Publication number: 20200391501
    Abstract: An example door lock includes a button with a first region and a second region. The button actuates among multiple positions upon being engaged. A first link member is aligned to the button to detect a state of engagement of a door to a consumables compartment of an electronic device. A sensor is aligned to the button and the first link member to receive a signal from a signal generator based on the state of engagement of the door. A second link member has a first end to align with the button, and a second end to engage the door. A transducer causes the first end to align with the button to disengage the second end from the door upon engagement of the button with the first end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2018
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Inventors: Mark Hirst, Mark J Wibbels
  • Publication number: 20200356325
    Abstract: Examples disclosed herein relate to unlocking consumables of imaging devices. Example imaging devices include a lock to secure a consumable to the imaging device. A feedback engine of the imaging device may selectively generate a signal in response to an actuation event to control a component to indicate the consumable is secured. A lock control engine of the imaging device may determine if the actuation event is approved to unlock the consumable. A release engine of the imaging device may disengage the lock in response to approval of the actuation event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Kenneth K. Smith, Dean J Richtsmeier, Doug Batten, Mark J Wibbels
  • Patent number: 10739835
    Abstract: In one example in accordance with the present disclosure a method of is described. According to the method, usage data for an electronic device is obtained. An activity phase from a plurality of activity phases for the electronic device is selected based on the usage data. An activity phase has a corresponding timeout period and is defined by an inter-arrival threshold. The electronic device is instructed to enter a low power mode after being inactive for a time period at least as great as the timeout period corresponding to a selected activity phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignees: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Purdue Research Foundation
    Inventors: Hernan Ildefonso Gutierrez-Vazquez, Mark J. Wibbels, Jan Allebach, Perry Victor Lea, Ganesh Prahlad Rao Gingade, Wenyi Chen, Yung-Hsiang Lu
  • Publication number: 20200142645
    Abstract: According to an example, a printer may receive an instruction to print a print job of a user and determine parameters of the print job. The printer may perform heuristic analysis of the print job based on the parameters of the print job and previously collected printing heuristic statistics of the user and adjust user printer configurations based on the heuristic analysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Mark J Wibbels, Brian C Mayer, Doug Batten, Jeffrey Luke, Dean Richtsmeier
  • Patent number: 10592289
    Abstract: An apparatus operates to provide default services or functionality. The apparatus authenticates replaceable resources by determining whether the replaceable resources originate from a desired source. The apparatus provides an auxiliary service or functionality in addition to the default services or functionality when each of the replaceable resources originates from the desired source, and precludes the auxiliary service or functionality when any of the replaceable resources do not originate from the desired source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Laurian Dinca, Stephen H Schwartz, Perry V Lea, Mark J Wibbels, Jon T Huber, Roger S Twede
  • Publication number: 20180356871
    Abstract: In one example in accordance with the present disclosure a method of is described. According to the method, usage data for an electronic device is obtained. An activity phase from a plurality of activity phases for the electronic device is selected based on the usage data. An activity phase has a corresponding timeout period and is defined by an inter-arrival threshold. The electronic device is instructed to enter a low power mode after being inactive for a time period at least as great as the timeout period corresponding to a selected activity phase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2015
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Hernan Ildefonso Gutierrez-Vazquez, Mark J. Wibbels, Jan Allebach, Perry Victor Lea, Ganesh Prahlad Rao Gingade, Wenyi Chen, Yung-Hsiang Lu
  • Publication number: 20170249190
    Abstract: An apparatus operates to provide default services or functionality. The apparatus authenticates replaceable resources by determining whether the replaceable resources originate from a desired source. The apparatus provides an auxiliary service or functionality in addition to the default services or functionality when each of the replaceable resources originates from the desired source, and precludes the auxiliary service or functionality when any of the replaceable resources do not originate from the desired source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2014
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Inventors: Laurian Dinca, Stephen H Schwartz, Perry V Lea, Mark J Wibbels, Jon T Huber, Roger S Twede
  • Patent number: 7256913
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention include devices, media, systems, and methods of image adjustment. One exemplary embodiment includes a printing device having a program and a print engine. The program can apply a filter profile associated with an image filtering material. The program can adjust an image based upon the filter profile. The print engine can be in communication with the program to print an image, adjusted based on the filter profile, on a print media.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2007
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Steve A. Jacob, Mark J. Wibbels
  • Patent number: 6813451
    Abstract: A method of aligning and registering duplex images using an imaging device, such as a printer including the steps of applying a first image to a first side of a media, modifying one or more imaging parameters of the imaging device after the first image is applied, and applying a second image to a second side of the media using the modified imaging parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2004
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventor: Mark J. Wibbels
  • Publication number: 20040086288
    Abstract: A method of aligning and registering duplex images using an imaging device, such as a printer including the steps of applying a first image to a first side of a media, modifying one or more imaging parameters of the imaging device after the first image is applied, and applying a second image to a second side of the media using the modified imaging parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2002
    Publication date: May 6, 2004
    Inventor: Mark J. Wibbels
  • Patent number: 6731887
    Abstract: A method of aligning and registering duplex images in the process direction using an imaging device, such as a printer including the steps of applying a first image to a first side of a media, modifying one or more imaging parameters of the imaging device after the first image is applied, and applying a second image to a second side of the media using the modified imaging parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2004
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Mark J. Wibbels, Kenneth E. Heath