Patents by Inventor Paul Gregory Van Gasse

Paul Gregory Van Gasse 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: 9326404
    Abstract: A cover for an electronic device includes back cover, such as a tray, to receive the electronic device. The cover may also include a foldable flap that is foldable into a stand to support an electronic device held by the cover at one or more viewing angles oblique to a surface on which the cover is placed. The back cover and/or the foldable flap may include one or more activation mechanisms that, when moved relative to the electronic device, activate one or more functions of the electronic device (e.g., camera functions, display of information, etc.).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
  • Patent number: 9298216
    Abstract: A cover for an electronic device includes back cover, such as a tray, to receive the electronic device. The cover may also include a foldable flap that is foldable into a stand to support an electronic device held by the cover at one or more viewing angles oblique to a surface on which the cover is placed. The back cover and/or the foldable flap may include one or more activation mechanisms that, when moved relative to the electronic device, activate one or more functions of the electronic device (e.g., camera functions, display of information, etc.).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
  • Patent number: 9049911
    Abstract: A cover for an electronic device includes back cover, such as a tray, to receive the electronic device. The cover may also include a foldable flap that is foldable into a stand to support an electronic device held by the cover at one or more viewing angles oblique to a surface on which the cover is placed. The back cover and/or the foldable flap may include one or more activation mechanisms that, when moved relative to the electronic device, activate one or more functions of the electronic device (e.g., camera functions, display of information, etc.).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
  • Publication number: 20140316877
    Abstract: A method and system for promoting usage of a print device during non-peak time periods is disclosed. A print device promotion system includes at least one print device, a processor in communication with the at least one print device and a computer readable storage medium. The storage medium is configured to store program instructions which, when executed, cause the processor to receive data corresponding to measurements of usage of a print device over a plurality of baseline time periods; identify at least one non-peak time period; select a promotion for the print device; receive data corresponding to measurements of usage of the print device over a plurality of additional time periods; determine whether the usage during the time window satisfied the one or more target usage criteria; and offer the consumer the consumable item at the reduced price.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2013
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicant: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Trevor Snyder, Paul Gregory Van Gasse, Jignesh P. Sheth
  • Patent number: 8662620
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method of operating a permanent magnet direct current (PMDC) motor in a printer has been developed. The method includes identifying that a temperature of the PMDC motor exceeds an operating temperature of the motor without the use of a direct temperature sensor. The PMDC motor operates at a reduced printing rate to prevent the motor from overheating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Carl T. Urban, Joseph Lindley Lawson, Paul Gregory Van Gasse, Katie Maria Teslow, Ngoc-Diep Nguyen, Michael E. Jones, Michael Edward Norkitis
  • Publication number: 20130335762
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods for implementing an integrated imaging device. The device includes a scan-bar located along a media path in flow communication with an input tray, and a printing assembly associated with the media path. During a scan operation, the scan-bar scans a medium received along the media path from the input tray while the printing assembly is configured to be non-operational.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2012
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Paul Gregory Van Gasse, Brent Rodney Jones, Edward F. Burress, Michael E. Jones, Michael C. Gordon, Steve R. Slotto, Isaac S. Frazier, Aaron L. Boyce, Trevor James Snyder
  • Publication number: 20130127944
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method of operating a permanent magnet direct current (PMDC) motor in a printer has been developed. The method includes identifying that a temperature of the PMDC motor exceeds an operating temperature of the motor without the use of a direct temperature sensor. The PMDC motor operates at a reduced printing rate to prevent the motor from overheating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2011
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Carl T. Urban, Joseph Lindley Lawson, Paul Gregory Van Gasse, Katie Maria Teslow, Ngoc-Diep Nguyen, Michael E. Jones, Michael Edward Norkitis
  • Patent number: D984451
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Sun Joo Han, Paul Gregory Van Gasse, Jeffrey Infante