Patents by Inventor Michelle A. Mann

Michelle A. Mann 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).

  • Hybrid set-top box and printing device
    Patent number: 6923585
    Abstract: The present invention is a set-top box integrated with a low-height printer. The printer includes an input tray for storing input media sheets and an output area for holding output media sheets. The printer further includes a printhead that scans and prints on the media sheets from the front to the back of the printer. The media sheets are stored in the input tray in a landscape orientation and are held in the output area in a semi-curled position. Alternatively, the media sheets are stored in the input tray in a portrait orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2005
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Michelle A. Mann, Mark A. Hay, Warren S. Catchpole, Christopher S. Magirl
  • Hybrid set-top box and printing device
    Publication number: 20040075729
    Abstract: The present invention is a set-top box integrated with a low-height printer. The printer includes an input tray for storing input media sheets and an output area for holding output media sheets. The printer further includes a printhead that scans and prints on the media sheets from the front to the back of the printer. The media sheets are stored in the input tray in a landscape orientation and are held in the output area in a semi-curled position. Alternatively, the media sheets are stored in the input tray in a portrait orientation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2003
    Publication date: April 22, 2004
    Inventors: Michelle A. Mann, Mark A. Hay, Warren S. Catchpole, Christopher S. Magirl
  • Hybrid set-top box and printing device
    Patent number: 6652174
    Abstract: The present invention is a set-top box integrated with a low-height printer. The printer includes an input tray for storing input media sheets and an output area for holding output media sheets. The printer further includes a printhead that scans and prints on the media sheets from the front to the back of the printer. The media sheets are stored in the input tray in a landscape orientation and are held in the output area in a semi-curled position. Alternatively, the media sheets are stored in the input tray in a portrait orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2003
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Michelle A. Mann, Mark A. Hay, Warren S. Catchpole, Christopher S. Magirl