Patents by Inventor Mengqian Lu

Mengqian Lu 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: 11970010
    Abstract: An example printhead includes a circulation channel having an inlet for receiving a fluid and an outlet for expelling the fluid, a first nozzle fluidically coupled to the circulation channel, the first nozzle being operable at a first absolute pressure, and a second nozzle fluidically coupled to the circulation channel, the second nozzle being operable at a second absolute pressure, the absolute second pressure being lower than the first absolute pressure. The absolute pressure in the circulation channel decreases as the fluid flows from the inlet to the outlet, and the first nozzle is positioned closer to the inlet of the circulation channel than the second nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Jacob Lum, James A. Feinn, Mengqian Lu, Garrett E. Clark
  • Publication number: 20230068297
    Abstract: A thermal inkjet printing device includes a fluidic die having a thermal sensor and a processor coupled to the fluidic die. The processor is to receive temperature data from the thermal sensor and determine a flow rate of liquid printing agent through the fluidic die based on the temperature data and an operating parameter for the fluidic die.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2020
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: James A. Feinn, Mengqian Lu
  • Publication number: 20230025124
    Abstract: An example recirculation fluid ejection device includes a first unit droplet generator including a first actuator and a first nozzle between a first and a second fluid feed hole, the first fluid feed hole located on a first channel and the second fluid feed hole and a first pump located on a second channel. The example device includes a second unit droplet generator including a second actuator and a second nozzle between a third and a fourth fluid feed hole, the third feed hole located on a third channel and the fourth fluid feed hole and a second pump located on a fourth channel. The first and the second actuators eject fluid at substantially the same backpressure. A first pressure measurable at an inlet of the first channel and the third channel are different from a second pressure measurable at an outlet of the second channel and the fourth channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Jacob Lum, James A Feinn, Mengqian Lu
  • Publication number: 20220379607
    Abstract: An example printhead includes a set of circulation channels for flowing a fluid therethrough, the set of nozzles including higher-pressure channels and lower-pressure channels; a first nozzle array having a first nozzle; a second nozzle array having a second nozzle, the first nozzle and the second nozzle forming a row region; a first inter-channel passage fluidically coupling the first nozzle to a first pair of adjacent circulation channels, the first pair including a higher-pressure channel on a first side of a lower-pressure channel; and a second inter-channel passage fluidically coupling the second nozzle to a second pair of adjacent circulation channels, the second pair including a higher-pressure channel on a second side of a lower-pressure channel, the second side being opposite the first side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Jacob Lum, James A. Feinn, Mengqian Lu, Garrett E. Clark
  • Publication number: 20220379627
    Abstract: An example printhead includes a circulation channel having an inlet for receiving a fluid and an outlet for expelling the fluid, a first nozzle fluidically coupled to the circulation channel, the first nozzle being operable at a first absolute pressure, and a second nozzle fluidically coupled to the circulation channel, the second nozzle being operable at a second absolute pressure, the absolute second pressure being lower than the first absolute pressure. The absolute pressure in the circulation channel decreases as the fluid flows from the inlet to the outlet, and the first nozzle is positioned closer to the inlet of the circulation channel than the second nozzle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Jacob Lum, James A. Feinn, Mengqian Lu, Garrett E. Clark