Patents by Inventor Peter J. Boucher
Peter J. Boucher 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: 11225091Abstract: Examples described herein include examples print media handling system including a first media guide assembly comprising a sensor assembly, and a second media guide assembly comprising a retractable pressure plate and disposed opposite the first media guide assembly to guide a print media along a path between the first media guide assembly and second media guide assembly, the pressure plate moveable about an axis perpendicular to the path between an actuated position and a retracted position.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2015Date of Patent: January 18, 2022Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Peter J Boucher, Jason Y. Carothers, Warren K Harwood, Luke P Sosnowski
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Publication number: 20200139673Abstract: An example device includes a first layer having a first layer surface and a second layer having a second layer surface. A pressure sensitive adhesive is applied to the first layer surface of the first layer, and a curable adhesive is applied to the second layer surface of the second layer. The curable adhesive and the pressure sensitive adhesive are joined to adhere the first layer to the second layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2017Publication date: May 7, 2020Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Kenneth Williams, Joseph Wayne Zieman, Po-Jen Shih, Wesley R. Schalk, Peter J. Boucher
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Publication number: 20200130968Abstract: A media tray may include a lift plate to lift a number of sheets of media, a spool, and a first plurality of cables and a second plurality of cables each mechanically coupling the lift plate to the spool wherein the first and second plurality of cables cause the sheets of media to interface with a media pick-up roller at a horizontally divergent angle relative to a pick-up roller.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2017Publication date: April 30, 2020Inventors: Kirsten Solders, Devin Scott Uehling, Peter J Boucher
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Patent number: 10414605Abstract: In one example, a torque control system for a sheet media pick mechanism to move a top sheet of media from a stack of media sheets into a nip between a pick roller and a separator roller. The torque control system includes a sensor to sense a number of consecutive pick failures and a controller operatively connected to the sensor to reduce a torque applied to the separator roller during a pick attempt after each pick failure in an amount corresponding to the number of consecutive pick failures sensed by the sensor.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2016Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Ethan Lee, Devin Uehling, Peter J Boucher
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Publication number: 20190009581Abstract: A printer includes a print engine to print on print media within a print zone, a print media path including a print path portion to direct the print media through the print zone in a first direction, a duplex media path including a duplexing path portion to redirect the print media to the print media path in a second direction opposite the first direction, and a first tandem media tray to hold a first quantity of the print media and a second tandem media tray positioned laterally of the first tandem media tray to hold a second quantity of the print media, wherein the duplexing path portion extends a combined width of the first tandem media tray and the second tandem media tray.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2016Publication date: January 10, 2019Inventors: Wesley R Schalk, Kevin Lo, Steve O Rasmusse, Peter J Boucher, Richard Lee Brinkly, Alexander M Nameroff
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Publication number: 20180264853Abstract: Examples described herein include examples print media handling system including a first media guide assembly comprising a sensor assembly, and a second media guide assembly comprising a retractable pressure plate and disposed opposite the first media guide assembly to guide a print media along a path between the first media guide assembly and second media guide assembly, the pressure plate moveable about an axis perpendicular to the path between an actuated position and a retracted position.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2015Publication date: September 20, 2018Inventors: Peter J Boucher, Jason Young Carothers, Warren Harwood, Luke P Sosnowski
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Patent number: 9914606Abstract: One example includes an apparatus comprising spaced apart rails, each of the rails including an opposing slot that extends longitudinally and parallel to each other and terminates at a stop located at an end of the rail. Support holders may attach to opposing sidewalls of a cassette body insertable between the rails. Elongated rods may link each rail and a corresponding one of the support holders. One end of each rod may fit in a respective slot to enable longitudinal movement of the rods relative to the rails, engagement between the one end of each rod and respective rail stop cooperating to enable rotation of the rods relative to the rails in a direction that is transverse to the longitudinal movement. Another end of each of the rods may be movably retained within a respective one of the support holders.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2016Date of Patent: March 13, 2018Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Peter J Boucher, Daniel Smith
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Publication number: 20180065822Abstract: In one example, a torque control system for a sheet media pick mechanism to move a top sheet of media from a stack of media sheets into a nip between a pick roller and a separator roller. The torque control system includes a sensor to sense a number of consecutive pick failures and a controller operatively connected to the sensor to reduce a torque applied to the separator roller during a pick attempt after each pick failure in an amount corresponding to the number of consecutive pick failures sensed by the sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2016Publication date: March 8, 2018Inventors: Ethan Lee, Devin Uehling, Peter J. Boucher
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Patent number: 8573585Abstract: A non-transitory storage medium is disclosed herein. An example of the non-transitory storage medium includes instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to actuate a pick assembly of a media handling system to select a sheet of medium from a media stack and lower the media stack a predetermined amount and subsequently raise the media stack the predetermined amount upon failure to pick the sheet of medium from the media stack. The non-transitory storage medium may include additional instructions as disclosed herein. A media handling system and method of media handling are also disclosed herein.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2012Date of Patent: November 5, 2013Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Peter J Boucher, Garrett Clinton Waycaster, Andrzei Romanski, Mark D Lund
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Publication number: 20080158324Abstract: Structures and methods are disclosed for at least partially forming an image on a media disposed on a platen, directing air from a dryer at the platen, and circulating the air from the platen back to the dryer.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2007Publication date: July 3, 2008Inventors: Robert M. Yraceburu, Bryan Bihlmaier, Stephen McNally, David L. Whalen, Peter J. Boucher
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Patent number: 7354146Abstract: Structures and methods are disclosed for at least partially forming an image on a media disposed on a platen, directing air from a dryer at the platen, and circulating the air from the platen back to the dryer.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2004Date of Patent: April 8, 2008Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Robert M. Yraceburu, Bryan Bihlmaier, Stephen McNally, David L. Whalen, Peter J. Boucher