Patents by Inventor Mike Fairchild

Mike Fairchild 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: 9261133
    Abstract: A shaft for a media transport assembly includes a first assembly provided at a first end of the shaft to datum the shaft, and a second assembly provided at a second end of the shaft to bias the shaft in a direction opposite the second end of the shaft such that the first assembly and the second assembly each provide point contact with a respective surface oriented substantially perpendicular to an axis of the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Gabriel Michael Rask Gassoway, Luke P. Sosnowski, Kynan Lon Church, Mike Fairchild
  • Publication number: 20140121086
    Abstract: A shaft for a media transport assembly includes a first assembly provided at a first end of the shaft to datum the shaft, and a second assembly provided at a second end of the shaft to bias the shaft in a direction opposite the second end of the shaft such that the first assembly and the second assembly each provide point contact with a respective surface oriented substantially perpendicular to an axis of the shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2012
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Gabriel Michael Rask Gassoway, Luke P. Sosnowski, Kynan Lon Church, Mike Fairchild