Patents by Inventor Richard L. Swantner

Richard L. Swantner 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: 10416591
    Abstract: In one example, a toner cartridge for a printer includes interconnected interior upper and lower toner supply chambers surrounding an exterior opening defined in part by diverging sidewalls and a sloping ceiling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Richard L. Swantner, Robin P. Yergenson, Dean J. Richtsmeier
  • Patent number: 10241441
    Abstract: In one example, a toner container has an interior volume defined by a body and a pair of wings extending up and out from the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Dean J. Richtsmeier, Robin Pierce Yergenson, Richard L. Swantner
  • Publication number: 20180299803
    Abstract: In one example, a toner container has an interior volume defined by a body and a pair of wings extending up and out from the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventors: Dean J. Richtsmeier, Robin Pierce Yergenson, Richard L. Swantner
  • Patent number: 10088774
    Abstract: In one example, a toner container has an interior volume defined by a body and a pair of wings extending up and out from the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Dean J. Richtsmeier, Robin Pierce Yergenson, Richard L. Swantner
  • Patent number: 9804526
    Abstract: In one example, a toner container has an interior volume defined by a body and a pair of wings extending up and out from the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Dean J. Richtsmeier, Robin Pierce Yergenson, Richard L. Swantner
  • Publication number: 20170299982
    Abstract: In one example, a toner container has an interior volume defined by a body and a pair of wings extending up and out from the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: Dean J. Richtsmeier, Robin Pierce Yergenson, Richard L. Swantner
  • Patent number: 9703243
    Abstract: Printers are disclosed herein. An example printer includes a housing; a non-refillable toner container permanently affixed within the housing, the toner container having a capacity sufficient to store enough toner to print a first number of pages that corresponds to an expected useful life of the printer; and a processor responsive to an input to enable a second number of pages to be printed by the printer, the second number of pages being less than the first number of pages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Richard L. Swantner, Robin P. Yergenson, Dean J. Richtsmeier
  • Publication number: 20170160672
    Abstract: In one example, a toner cartridge for a printer includes interconnected interior upper and lower toner supply chambers surrounding an exterior opening defined in part by diverging sidewalls and a sloping ceiling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2017
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: Richard L. Swantner, Robin P. Yergenson, Dean J. Richtsmeier
  • Patent number: 9618898
    Abstract: In one example, a printer includes a printer housing, a photoconductor to apply toner to a print substrate, a developer to apply toner to the photoconductor, a light source to expose parts of the photoconductor to light, and a toner container to supply toner to the developer. The toner container housing is integrated into the printer housing as a load bearing structure or as an exterior feature, and/or the light source is integrated into the toner container as a single sub-assembly within the printer housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Richard L. Swantner, Robin P. Yergenson, Dean J. Richtsmeier
  • Publication number: 20160246246
    Abstract: In one example, a printer includes a printer housing, a photoconductor to apply toner to a print substrate, a developer to apply toner to the photoconductor, a light source to expose parts of the photoconductor to light, and a toner container to supply toner to the developer. The toner container housing is integrated into the printer housing as a load bearing structure or as an exterior feature, and/or the light source is integrated into the toner container as a single sub-assembly within the printer housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2016
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Inventors: Richard L. Swantner, Robin P. Yergenson, Dean J. Richtsmeier
  • Publication number: 20160231666
    Abstract: In one example, a toner container has an interior volume defined by a body and a pair of wings extending up and out from the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2016
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventors: Dean J. Richtsmeier, Robin Pierce Yergenson, Richard L. Swantner
  • Patent number: 9341981
    Abstract: In one example, a printer includes a printer housing, a photoconductor to apply toner to a print substrate, a developer to apply toner to the photoconductor, a light source to expose parts of the photoconductor to light, and a toner container to supply toner to the developer. The toner container housing is integrated into the printer housing as a load bearing structure or as an exterior feature, and/or the light source is integrated into the toner container as a single sub-assembly within the printer housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Richard L Swantner, Robin P Yergenson, Dean J Richtsmeier
  • Publication number: 20160132012
    Abstract: Printers are disclosed herein. An example printer includes a housing; a non-refillable toner container permanently affixed within the housing, the toner container having a capacity sufficient to store enough toner to print a first number of pages that corresponds to an expected useful life of the printer; and a processor responsive to an input to enable a second number of pages to be printed by the printer, the second number of pages being less than the first number of pages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2016
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventors: Richard L. Swantner, Robin P. Yergenson, Dean J. Richtsmeier
  • Patent number: 9329525
    Abstract: In one example, a toner container has an interior volume defined by a body and a pair of wings extending up and out from the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Dean J Richtsmeier, Robin Pierce Yergenson, Richard L Swantner
  • Patent number: 9244381
    Abstract: In one example, a toner container for an electrophotographic printer includes a toner supply reservoir having a capacity sufficient to store enough toner to print a minimum number of pages that corresponds to a predetermined expected useful life of the printer. In another example, a toner container for an electrophotographic printer includes a toner supply reservoir that, when the container is installed in the printer, extends longitudinally a distance greater than the distance between the light source and the photoconductor and laterally substantially the full axial length of the photoconductor. In another example, a toner container for an electrophotographic printer includes an opening for the imaging light beam and a toner supply reservoir that includes a lower chamber extending laterally under the opening and an upper chamber connected to the lower chamber along both sides of the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Richard L Swantner, Robin P Yergenson, Dean J Richtsmeier
  • Publication number: 20150049355
    Abstract: In one example, a toner container has an interior volume defined by a body and a pair of wings extending up and out from the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2012
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Inventors: Dean J. Richtsmeier, Robin Pierce Yergenson, Richard L. Swantner
  • Publication number: 20140153971
    Abstract: In one example, a toner container for an electrophotographic printer includes a toner supply reservoir having a capacity sufficient to store enough toner to print a minimum number of pages that corresponds to a predetermined expected useful life of the printer. In another example, a toner container for an electrophotographic printer includes a toner supply reservoir that, when the container is installed in the printer, extends longitudinally a distance greater than the distance between the light source and the photoconductor and laterally substantially the full axial length of the photoconductor. In another example, a toner container for an electrophotographic printer includes an opening for the imaging light beam and a toner supply reservoir that includes a lower chamber extending laterally under the opening and an upper chamber connected to the lower chamber along both sides of the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2011
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Inventors: Richard L. Swantner, Robin P. Yergenson, Dean J. Richtsmeier
  • Publication number: 20140140738
    Abstract: In one example, a printer includes a printer housing, a photoconductor to apply toner to a print substrate, a developer to apply toner to the photoconductor, a light source to expose parts of the photoconductor to light, and a toner container to supply toner to the developer. The toner container housing is integrated into the printer housing as a load bearing structure or as an exterior feature, and/or the light source is integrated into the toner container as a single sub-assembly within the printer housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2011
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Inventors: Richard L. Swantner, Robin P. Yergenson, Dean J. Richtsmeier
  • Patent number: 8693899
    Abstract: A method for providing a message on a replaceable printing component of a printing device includes detecting a trigger event, retrieving a message from a memory associated with the replaceable printing component in response to the trigger event, and forming the message on an imaging member of the replaceable printing component, wherein the trigger event includes an end of a print job, and wherein the message remains on the imaging member after completion of the print job.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Scott K. Hymas, Richard L. Swantner, Darius Boockholdt
  • Patent number: 8131178
    Abstract: A cleaning station is usable with an image forming apparatus that has at least one developer configured to deliver toner of a first polarity to a latent image formed on a photoconductor. The cleaning station includes a transfer mechanism configured to transfer the toner of the first polarity from the latent image to a print medium, a charging station configured to charge waste toner not transferred from the transfer mechanism to the print medium to a second polarity opposite the first polarity, and a cleaner assembly configured to collect the waste toner from the transfer mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Richard L. Swantner, Sarah Elizabeth Swantner