Patents by Inventor Melinda M. Valencia

Melinda M. Valencia 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: 11486839
    Abstract: A diagnostic cassette includes a substrate, to physically and electrically connect the product to a computing device, a reservoir defined within the substrate to receive a fluid sample for processing by the diagnostic cassette, a reagent to react with the fluid sample deposited in the reservoir to form a solution to enable processing of the fluid sample by the diagnostic cassette, a channel to direct the solution, and a sensor to measure a number of parameters of the solution passing through the channel. A method for measuring microfluidic samples includes receiving, in a reservoir, a fluid sample to be measured, combining the fluid sample with a reagent to create a solution, moving the solution through a channel, and measuring the solution, using sensors, as the solution passes through the channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Nicholas Matthew Cooper McGuinness, Manish Giri, Chantelle Elizabeth Domingue, Melinda M. Valencia, Jeremy Sells
  • Patent number: 11369956
    Abstract: A system may comprise a voltage upconverter, a universal serial bus (USB) connector to receive an input voltage from a USB port on a computing device, and a microfluidic diagnostic chip communication link to electrically couple the voltage upconverter to a microfluidic diagnostic chip wherein the voltage upconverter is to convert the input voltage to be received by the USB connector to an output voltage sufficient to drive a pump on the microfluidic diagnostic chip. A diagnostic system may comprise a microfluidic diagnostic chip comprising a pump and a voltage upconverter to receive an input voltage from a universal serial bus (USB) port of a computing device and to convert the input voltage into an output voltage that powers activation of the pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Manish Giri, Melinda M. Valencia, Matthew David Smith, Sirena Lu, Joshua M Yu, Sadig Bengali
  • Patent number: 11230055
    Abstract: An additive manufacturing system may include a fluid ejector. The fluid ejector may be movable across a build material distributor at a maximum speed of less than or equal to 40 inches per second. The fluid ejector may include a nozzle having a non-circular bore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Oriol Borrell Carbonell, Melinda M Valencia, Andre Garcia, Thomas M Sabo
  • Patent number: 11035814
    Abstract: A method of microfluidic detection can include detecting, using an impedance sensor, an impedance of a fluid to indicate whether a threshold amount of fluid has been received in a reservoir of a microfluidic chip. The method can include initiating a test performed by the microfluidic chip on the received fluid when the threshold amount of fluid has been received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Jeremy Sells, Chantelle E. Domingue, Manish Giri, Melinda M. Valencia
  • Patent number: 10953397
    Abstract: A system may comprise a voltage upconverter, a universal serial bus (USB) connector to receive an input voltage from a USB port on a computing device, and a microfluidic diagnostic chip communication link to electrically couple the voltage upconverter to a microfluidic diagnostic chip wherein the voltage upconverter is to convert the input voltage to be received by the USB connector to an output voltage sufficient to drive a pump on the microfluidic diagnostic chip. A diagnostic system may comprise a microfluidic diagnostic chip comprising a pump and a voltage upconverter to receive an input voltage from a universal serial bus (USB) port of a computing device and to convert the input voltage into an output voltage that powers activation of the pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Melinda M. Valencia, Sirena Lu, Chantelle Elizabeth Domingue, Jeremy Sells
  • Patent number: 10913066
    Abstract: A microfluidic diagnostic chip may comprise a microfluidic channel, a functionalizable enzymatic sensor in the microfluidic channel, the functionalizable enzymatic sensor comprising a binding surface to bind with a biomarker in a fluid, and a microfluidic pump to pass the fluid over the binding surface. A microfluidic device may comprise a number of pumps to pump a fluid though the number of microfluidic channels and a number of microfluidic channels comprising at least one sensor to detect a change in a chemical characteristic of the fluid in response to presence of the fluid on the sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Manish Giri, Chantelle Elizabeth Domingue, Nicholas Matthew Cooper McGuinness, Jeremy Sells, Sirena Lu, Melinda M. Valencia
  • Publication number: 20200307080
    Abstract: An additive manufacturing system may include a fluid ejector. The fluid ejector may be movable across a build material distributor at a maximum speed of less than or equal to 40 inches per second. The fluid ejector may include a nozzle having a non-circular bore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2016
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Oriol Borrell Carbonell, Melinda M Valencia, Andre Garcia, Thomas M Sabo
  • Patent number: 10725019
    Abstract: Example implementations relate to coagulation sensing. For example, a microfluidic chip for coagulation sensing may include a microfluidic channel, an outlet at an end of the microfluidic channel having an air interface, and an impedance sensor located within the microfluidic channel and within a particular proximity to the air interface, the impedance sensor to determine a stage of a coagulation cascade of a blood sample flowing through the microfluidic channel to the impedance sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Melinda M Valencia, Chantelle E Domingue, Jeremy Sells, Manish Giri, Sadiq Bengali
  • Patent number: 10639633
    Abstract: A controller is connected to controlled devices on a microfluidic chip with a multiplexer. Signal transmission band width is differently allocated amongst the plurality of controlled devices on the microfluidic chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Sirena C. Lu, Manish Giri, Matthew David Smith, Melinda M. Valencia
  • Patent number: 10632747
    Abstract: A fluid ejection device includes a fluid ejection chamber, a drop ejecting element communicated with the fluid ejection chamber, an orifice communicated with the fluid ejection chamber, a fluid passage between the fluid ejection chamber and the orifice, and a structure in the fluid passage between the fluid ejection chamber and the orifice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Hector J Lebron, Melinda M Valencia
  • Patent number: 10493757
    Abstract: Printheads and methods for forming printheads are described herein. In one example, a printhead includes a number of drop generators, wherein a pitch between each adjacent drop generator is substantially the same, and the drop generators alternate between a high drop weight (HDW) drop generator and a low drop weight (LDW) drop generator. The printhead also includes a flow channel from an ink source leading into an ejection chamber associated with each drop generator, wherein the flow channel comprises an inflow region proximate to the ink source, wherein an area of the inflow region is adjusted to control the flux of ink into the ejection chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Lawrence H White, Melinda M Valencia, Michael Hager
  • Patent number: 10495594
    Abstract: A controller outputs control signals controlling a frequency source to selectively apply different nonzero frequencies of alternating current at different times to an electric sensor within a microfluidic channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Sirena C. Lu, Melinda M. Valencia, Jeremy Sells, Manish Giri
  • Patent number: 10473605
    Abstract: A fluid testing system comprises controlling hardware that serves to control an electric sensor on a fluid testing cassette. In one implementation, the controlling hardware is part of a cassette interface. In another implementation, the controlling hardware is part of the portable electronic device. In one implementation, the fluid testing system applies two different frequencies of alternating current are applied to two different electric sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Sirena C. Lu, Melinda M. Valencia, Jeremy Sells, Manish Giri
  • Publication number: 20190224969
    Abstract: A fluid ejection device includes a fluid ejection chamber, a drop ejecting element communicated with the fluid ejection chamber, an orifice communicated with the fluid ejection chamber, a fluid passage between the fluid ejection chamber and the orifice, and a structure in the fluid passage between the fluid ejection chamber and the orifice.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2016
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Hector J LEBRON, Melinda M VALENCIA
  • Patent number: 10272428
    Abstract: A microfluidic device can include: a channel; a fluid inlet to pass fluid into the channel from a reservoir; a sensor disposed in the channel; and a pump actuator disposed in the channel apart from the sensor to induce fluid flow into the channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Nicholas M. McGuinness, Manish Giri, Melinda M. Valencia, Chantelle Domingue, Andrew L. Van Brocklin, Dustin W. Blair
  • Patent number: 10241066
    Abstract: A microfluidic sensing device comprises a channel and an impedance sensor within the channel. The impedance sensor comprises a local ground and an electrode within the channel. The local ground and the electrode are to form an electric field region that is elongated along the channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Nicholas Matthew Cooper McGuinness, Melinda M. Valencia, Manish Giri, Chantelle Elizabeth Domingue, Jeremy Sells, Matthew David Smith
  • Publication number: 20180264470
    Abstract: A controller is connected to controlled devices on a microfluidic chip with a multiplexer. Signal transmission band width is differently allocated amongst the plurality of controlled devices on the microfluidic chip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Sirena Lu, Manish Giri, Matthew David Smith, Melinda M. Valencia
  • Publication number: 20180021776
    Abstract: A system may comprise a voltage upconverter, a universal serial bus (USB) connector to receive an input voltage from a USB port on a computing device, and a microfluidic diagnostic chip communication link to electrically couple the voltage upconverter to a microfluidic diagnostic chip wherein the voltage upconverter is to convert the input voltage to be received by the USB connector to an output voltage sufficient to drive a pump on the microfluidic diagnostic chip. A diagnostic system may comprise a microfluidic diagnostic chip comprising a pump and a voltage upconverter to receive an input voltage from a universal serial bus (USB) port of a computing device and to convert the input voltage into an output voltage that powers activation of the pump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Manish Giri, Melinda M. Valencia, Matthew David Smith, Sirena Lu, Joshua M Yu, Sadig Bengali
  • Publication number: 20180015461
    Abstract: A system may comprise a voltage upconverter, a universal serial bus (USB) connector to receive an input voltage from a USB port on a computing device, and a microfluidic diagnostic chip communication link to electrically couple the voltage upconverter to a microfluidic diagnostic chip wherein the voltage upconverter is to convert the input voltage to be received by the USB connector to an output voltage sufficient to drive a pump on the microfluidic diagnostic chip. A diagnostic system may comprise a microfluidic diagnostic chip comprising a pump and a voltage upconverter to receive an input voltage from a universal serial bus (USB) port of a computing device and to convert the input voltage into an output voltage that powers activation of the pump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Manish Giri, Melinda M. Valencia, Matthew David Smith, Sirena Lu, Joshua M Yu, Sadig Bengali
  • Publication number: 20180011042
    Abstract: A method of microfluidic detection can include detecting, using an impedance sensor, an impedance of a fluid to indicate whether a threshold amount of fluid has been received in a reservoir of a microfluidic chip. The method can include initiating a test performed by the microfluidic chip on the received fluid when the threshold amount of fluid has been received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Jeremy Sells, Chantelle E. Domingue, Manish Giri, Melinda M. Valencia