Patents by Inventor Michael W. Cumbie
Michael W. Cumbie 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).
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Patent number: 11975468Abstract: In various examples, a printbar is formed from multiple modular fluid ejection subassemblies joined together through a molding process that provides for a continuous planar substrate surface. A mold may secure the modular fluid ejection subassemblies during a molding process in which a runner conveys a molding material to seams between the joined modular fluid ejection subassemblies.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2019Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Chien-Hua Chen, Si-lam J. Choy, Michael W. Cumbie
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Patent number: 11958293Abstract: In some examples, a fluid ejection die includes a plurality of nozzles arranged in a plurality of nozzle columns, the plurality of nozzle columns distributed across a width of the fluid ejection die in a staggered manner, wherein nozzles of each respective nozzle column of the plurality of nozzle columns are spaced apart along a length of the fluid ejection die, wherein the plurality of nozzle columns includes a first pair of neighboring nozzle columns that are spaced by a first distance across the width. The plurality of nozzle columns includes a second pair of neighboring nozzle columns that are spaced by a second distance across the width, the second distance being larger than the first distance.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2021Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Galen Cook, Garrett E Clark, Michael W Cumbie, James R Przybyla, Richard Seaver, Frank D Derryberry, Si-lam J Choy
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Publication number: 20240116055Abstract: An example digital microfluidic device can include a hydrophobic electrowetting surface including an array of electrodes. The individual electrodes can have a shape with three or more sides. The array of electrodes can include a parking electrode and an adjacent electrode that is adjacent to the parking electrode. A cover can be positioned over the electrowetting surface at a gap distance sufficient to accommodate a liquid droplet between the cover and the electrowetting surface. A plurality of droplet barriers can be positioned on three or more sides of the parking electrode. The droplet barriers can constrain movement of a liquid droplet from the parking electrode to the adjacent electrode.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2022Publication date: April 11, 2024Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Michael W. Cumbie, Chien-Hua Chen, Viktor Shkolnikov
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Patent number: 11912024Abstract: A print component integrated circuitry package includes a number of temperature sensors where each of the plurality of the temperature sensors is disposed in a corresponding temperature region of an integrated circuitry. In an example, an analog sense bus conductively connects to all of the plurality of temperature sensors and an external sensor pad that is to connect to a corresponding print controller contact.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2022Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Michael W. Cumbie, James Michael Gardner, Scott A. Linn, George H. Corrigan, III
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Patent number: 11904312Abstract: The present disclosure is drawn to microfluidic devices. A microfluidic device can include a substrate, a lid mounted to the substrate, and a microchip mounted to the substrate. The lid mounted to the substrate can form a discrete microfluidic chamber between structures including an interior surface of the lid and a portion of the substrate. The lid can include an inlet and a vent positioned relative to one another to facilitate loading of fluid to the discrete microfluidic chamber via capillary action. A portion of the microchip can be positioned within the discrete microfluidic chamber.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2017Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Hilary Ely, Adam Higgins, Rachel M. White, Erik D. Torniainen, Tod Woodford, Michael W. Cumbie, Chien-Hua Chen
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Publication number: 20240050974Abstract: In some examples, a fluid dispensing device includes a fluid chamber, a heating element adjacent the fluid chamber, and an orifice adjacent the fluid chamber. A ratio of an area of a surface of the heating element to an orifice area of the orifice is greater than or equal to 3, where the surface of the heating element faces the fluid chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2021Publication date: February 15, 2024Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Alexander N. Govyadinov, Michael W. CUMBIE, Craig A. OLBRICH, Erik D. TORNIAINEN, Omer GILA
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Patent number: 11897259Abstract: A fluid ejection device includes a plurality of fluid actuation devices, a plurality of memory cells, and a configuration register. Each memory cell of the plurality of memory cells corresponds to a fluid actuation device of the plurality of fluid actuation devices. The configuration register stores data to enable or disable access to the plurality of memory cells.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2021Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Scott A. Linn, James Michael Gardner, Michael W. Cumbie
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Publication number: 20230391086Abstract: An example device may comprise a molded structure and a dependent device coupled to the molded structure. The molded structure comprises thermo-electric traces and channels. The channels are between ten ?m and two hundred ?m, or less in one dimension. The dependent device comprises apertures corresponding to the channels and through which fluids, electromagnetic radiation, or a combination thereof is to travel. The dependent device also comprises contacts corresponding to the thermo-electric traces of the molded structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2023Publication date: December 7, 2023Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Chien-Hua Chen, Michael W. Cumbie, Michael G. Groh
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Publication number: 20230356524Abstract: A fluid ejection device includes a plurality of fluid actuation devices, a plurality of memory cells, and a configuration register. Each memory cell of the plurality of memory cells corresponds to a fluid actuation device of the plurality of fluid actuation devices. The configuration register stores data to enable or disable access to the plurality of memory cells.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2023Publication date: November 9, 2023Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Scott A. Linn, James Michael Gardner, Michael W. Cumbie
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Publication number: 20230356525Abstract: An integrated circuit to drive a plurality of fluid actuation devices includes a status register, a plurality of interfaces, and control logic. The plurality of interfaces include a mode interface, a data interface, and a fire interface. The control logic enables reading of the status register in response to a signal on the mode interface transitioning to logic high with a logic high signal on the data interface, and transitioning a signal on the fire interface to logic high with the signal on the single data interface floating.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2023Publication date: November 9, 2023Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Scott A. Linn, James Michael Gardner, Michael W. Cumbie
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Publication number: 20230356527Abstract: In various examples, a fluid ejection device may include a fluid ejection die formed with a first material and that includes a bondpad and a plurality of fluid ejectors, and a cover layer adjacent the fluid ejection die. The cover may be formed with a second material that is different than the first material and may include a first region that overlays the bondpad and a second region that overlays the plurality of fluid ejectors. In various examples, the first and second regions are separated by a break in the cover layer. The break may be filled with a third material that is different than one or both of the first and second material.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2023Publication date: November 9, 2023Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Michael W. Cumbie, Anthony M. Fuller, Chien-Hua Chen
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Patent number: 11807005Abstract: In some examples, a fluid ejection die includes a plurality of nozzles arranged in a plurality of nozzle columns, the plurality of nozzle columns distributed across a width of the fluid ejection die in a staggered manner, wherein nozzles of each respective nozzle column of the plurality of nozzle columns are spaced apart along a length of the fluid ejection die, wherein the plurality of nozzle columns includes a first pair of neighboring nozzle columns that are spaced by a first distance across the width. The plurality of nozzle columns includes a second pair of neighboring nozzle columns that are spaced by a second distance across the width, the second distance being larger than the first distance.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2023Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Galen Cook, Garrett E. Clark, Michael W. Cumbie, James R. Przybyla, Richard Seaver, Frank D. Derryberry, Si-Lam J. Choy
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Patent number: 11780227Abstract: At times, devices, such as semiconductor devices, may be attached to molded structures. The molded structure may have through holes or channels through which fluids and gasses (among other things) may travel, A number of processes exist for creating molded structures with through holes or channels. For instance, build up processes, such as lithography on dry film, may be used to create molded structures with through holes or channels. Substrate bonding and/or welding may also be used to yield molded structures with through holes or channels.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2019Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Chien-Hua Chen, Michael W Cumbie, Michael G Groh
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Publication number: 20230302790Abstract: A die for a printhead is provided in examples. The die includes a number of fluidic actuator arrays. A data block is associated with each of the plurality of fluidic actuator arrays. The die includes an interface comprising a data pad and a clock pad, wherein a data bit value present at the data pad is loaded into a first data block corresponding to a first fluidic actuator array on a rising clock edge and loaded into a second data block corresponding to a second fluidic actuator array on a falling clock edge.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2023Publication date: September 28, 2023Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Scott A. Linn, James Michael Gardner, Michael W. Cumbie
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Patent number: 11760085Abstract: An integrated circuit to drive a plurality of fluid actuation devices includes a configuration register, a plurality of interfaces, and control logic. The plurality of interfaces include a mode interface and a data interface. The control logic enables writing to the configuration register in response to a signal on the mode interface transitioning to logic high with a logic high signal on the data interface.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2019Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Scott A. Linn, James Michael Gardner, Michael W. Cumbie
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Patent number: 11745507Abstract: In various examples, a fluid ejection device may include a fluid ejection die formed with a first material and that includes a bondpad and a plurality of fluid ejectors, and a cover layer adjacent the fluid ejection die. The cover may be formed with a second material that is different than the first material and may include a first region that overlays the bondpad and a second region that overlays the plurality of fluid ejectors. In various examples, the first and second regions are separated by a break in the cover layer. The break may be filled with a third material that is different than one or both of the first and second material.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2019Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Michael W. Cumbie, Anthony M. Fuller, Chien-Hua Chen
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Patent number: 11738562Abstract: A logic circuitry package for a replaceable print apparatus component comprises an interface to communicate with a print apparatus logic circuit, and at least one logic circuit. The logic circuit may be configured to identify, from a command stream received from the print apparatus, parameters including a class parameter, and/or identify, from the command stream, a read request, and output, via the interface, a count value in response to a read request, the count value based on identified received parameters.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2022Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: James Michael Gardner, Scott A. Linn, Stephen D. Panshin, Jefferson P. Ward, David Owen Roethig, David N. Olsen, Anthony D. Studer, Michael W. Cumbie, Sirena Chi Lu
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Publication number: 20230264197Abstract: A microfluidic package may include a fluid passage, a substrate having a substrate surface adjacent an interior of the fluid passage and components inset in the substrate, the components having component surfaces adjacent the fluid passage and substantially flush with the substrate surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2023Publication date: August 24, 2023Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Chien-Hua Chen, Michael W. Cumbie
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Patent number: 11731419Abstract: A fluid ejection die includes a plurality of first memory cells, a plurality of first storage elements, and control logic. Each first memory cell stores a customization bit. Each first storage element is coupled to a corresponding first memory cell. The control logic, in response to a reset signal, reads the customization bit stored in each first memory cell and latches each customization bit in a corresponding first storage element.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2022Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Scott A. Linn, James Michael Gardner, Michael W. Cumbie
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Patent number: 11725175Abstract: An electroporation system may include a well plate, a dispenser and a dispenser-well positioning system. The well plate may include wells, each of the wells including an interior, a first electrode adjacent the interior and a second electrode adjacent the interior and spaced from the first electrode. The first electrode and the second electrode are to apply an electrostatic field across the well. The dispenser is to dispense a cell having a diameter into each of the wells. The dispenser-well positioning system is to align each well and the dispenser such that the dispenser dispenses the cell into each well at a location spaced from the first electrode and the second electrode by a distance of at least 5 times the diameter of the cell.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2017Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Viktor Shkolnikov, Diane R. Hammerstad, Michael W. Cumbie