Patents by Inventor Muriel Hale Shields

Muriel Hale Shields 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).

  • Print material refill device
    Patent number: 11865845
    Abstract: An example print material replenishment device includes a container to contain print material, a dispensing end to engage a fill port of a printing device, the dispensing end including an opening that is offset from a center axis of the container, and a rotatable cover coupled to the dispensing end, the rotatable cover to expose the opening of the dispensing end based on a rotation of the print material replenishment device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Andrew P. Chick, Kenneth K. Smith, Matthew James Storey, Pratik Shah, Luke Kim, Sean Daniel Fitzgerald, Mathew Lavigne, Jeffrey H. Luke, Jiwon Moon, Minchul Lee, Corbett Benjamin Schoenfelt, Bennett Alexander Nadeau, Zackary Thomas Hickman, Jefferson Blake West, Muriel Hale Shields, An Tran
  • PRINT MATERIAL REFILL DEVICE
    Publication number: 20230017982
    Abstract: An example print material replenishment device includes a container to contain print material, a dispensing end to engage a fill port of a printing device, the dispensing end including an opening that is offset from a center axis of the container, and a rotatable cover coupled to the dispensing end, the rotatable cover to expose the opening of the dispensing end based on a rotation of the print material replenishment device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Andrew P. CHICK, Kenneth K. SMITH, Matthew James STOREY, Pratik SHAH, Luke KIM, Sean Daniel FITZGERALD, Mathew LAVIGNE, Jeffrey H. LUKE, Jiwon MOON, Minchul LEE, Corbett Benjamin SCHOENFELT, Bennett Alexander NADEAU, Zackary Thomas HICKMAN, Jefferson Blake WEST, Muriel Hale SHIELDS, An TRAN
  • Print materials replenishment
    Patent number: 11491797
    Abstract: In some examples, a print materials container can include a dispense mechanism to dispense print materials directly to an in-situ reservoir of a printing device, a lock feature to engage a fill port during connection of the dispense mechanism to the fill port, and a valve integrated with the dispense mechanism for connecting the dispense mechanism to the fill port of the reservoir and comprising an output opening offset from a center axis of a tip of the dispense mechanism. The valve can open responsive to rotation of the valve opening with respect to the lock feature such that opposite openings align.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Andrew P. Chick, Kenneth K. Smith, Matthew James Storey, Pratik Shah, Luke Kim, Sean Daniel Fitzgerald, Mathew Lavigne, Jeffrey H. Luke, Jiwon Moon, Minchul Lee, Corbett Benjamin Schoenfelt, Bennett Alexander Nadeau, Zackary Thomas Hickman, Jefferson Blake West, Muriel Hale Shields, An Tran
  • PRINT MATERIALS REPLENISHMENT
    Publication number: 20210379901
    Abstract: In some examples, a print materials container can include a dispense mechanism to dispense print materials directly to an in-situ reservoir of a printing device, a lock feature to engage a fill port during connection of the dispense mechanism to the fill port, and a valve integrated with the dispense mechanism for connecting the dispense mechanism to the fill port of the reservoir and comprising an output opening offset from a center axis of a tip of the dispense mechanism. The valve can open responsive to rotation of the valve opening with respect to the lock feature such that opposite openings align.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventors: Andrew P. CHICK, Kenneth K. SMITH, Matthew James STOREY, Pratik SHAH, Luke KIM, Sean Daniel FITZGERALD, Mathew LAVIGNE, Jeffrey H. LUKE, Jiwon MOON, Minchul LEE, Corbett Benjamin SCHOENFELT, Bennett Alexander NADEAU, Zackary Thomas HICKMAN, Jefferson Blake WEST, Muriel Hale SHIELDS, An TRAN
  • REFILL DISPENSER FOR REFILLING DEVELOPER CARTRIDGE
    Publication number: 20210165346
    Abstract: A refill dispenser for providing developer to a developer cartridge of an image forming apparatus is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Matthew Storey, Corbett Benjamin Schoenfelt, Bennett Alexander Nadeau, Zackary Thomas Hickman, Jefferson Blake West, Muriel Hale Shields
  • Toner reload kit
    Patent number: D893598
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Ji-Won Moon, Woong-Yong Choi, Jinhwa Hong, Min-Chul Lee, Kenneth K. Smith, Andrew Chick, Pratik Shah, Matthew Storey, Matthew Grossman, Muriel Hale Shields