Patents by Inventor Richard R. Clark

Richard R. Clark 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: 11958293
    Abstract: In some examples, a fluid ejection die includes a plurality of nozzles arranged in a plurality of nozzle columns, the plurality of nozzle columns distributed across a width of the fluid ejection die in a staggered manner, wherein nozzles of each respective nozzle column of the plurality of nozzle columns are spaced apart along a length of the fluid ejection die, wherein the plurality of nozzle columns includes a first pair of neighboring nozzle columns that are spaced by a first distance across the width. The plurality of nozzle columns includes a second pair of neighboring nozzle columns that are spaced by a second distance across the width, the second distance being larger than the first distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Galen Cook, Garrett E Clark, Michael W Cumbie, James R Przybyla, Richard Seaver, Frank D Derryberry, Si-lam J Choy
  • Patent number: 9815276
    Abstract: A firing circuit for a thermal inkjet-printing nozzle includes a heater resistor and a switch. The heater resistor heats ink to cause the ink to be ejected from the nozzle. The heater resistor has a first end and a second end, the second end connected to a ground. The switch controls activation of the heater resistor. The switch has a first end connected to a voltage source and a second end connected to the first end of the heater resistor. The switch operates in a constant current mode, such that an at least substantially constant current flows through the heater resistor upon activation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Hang Liao, Richard R. Clark, Galen H. Kawamoto, Dennis J. Schloeman, Bao Yeh
  • Patent number: 9770901
    Abstract: A firing circuit for a thermal inkjet-printing nozzle includes a heater resistor and a switch. The heater resistor heats ink to cause the ink to be ejected from the nozzle. The heater resistor has a first end and a second end, the second end connected to a ground. The switch controls activation of the heater resistor. The switch has a first end connected to a voltage source and a second end connected to the first end of the heater resistor. The switch operates in a constant current mode, such that an at least substantially constant current flows through the heater resistor upon activation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Hang Liao, Richard R. Clark, Galen H. Kawamoto, Dennis J. Schloeman, Bao Yeh
  • Publication number: 20160144618
    Abstract: A firing circuit for a thermal inkjet-printing nozzle includes a heater resistor and a switch. The heater resistor heats ink to cause the ink to be ejected from the nozzle. The heater resistor has a first end and a second end, the second end connected to a ground. The switch controls activation of the heater resistor. The switch has a first end connected to a voltage source and a second end connected to the first end of the heater resistor. The switch operates in a constant current mode, such that an at least substantially constant current flows through the heater resistor upon activation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Inventors: Hang Liao, Richard R. Clark, Galen H. Kawamoto, Dennis J. Schloeman, Bao Yeh
  • Publication number: 20160144619
    Abstract: A firing circuit for a thermal inkjet-printing nozzle includes a heater resistor and a switch. The heater resistor heats ink to cause the ink to be ejected from the nozzle. The heater resistor has a first end and a second end, the second end connected to a ground. The switch controls activation of the heater resistor. The switch has a first end connected to a voltage source and a second end connected to the first end of the heater resistor. The switch operates in a constant current mode, such that an at least substantially constant current flows through the heater resistor upon activation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Inventors: Hang Liao, Richard R. Clark, Galen H. Kawamoto, Dennis J. Schloeman, Bao Yeh
  • Patent number: 9283750
    Abstract: A firing circuit for a thermal inkjet-printing nozzle includes a heater resistor and a switch. The heater resistor heats ink to cause the ink to be ejected from the nozzle. The heater resistor has a first end and a second end, the second end connected to a ground. The switch controls activation of the heater resistor. The switch has a first end connected to a voltage source and a second end connected to the first end of the heater resistor. The switch operates in a constant current mode, such that an at least substantially constant current flows through the heater resistor upon activation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Hang Liao, Bao Yeh, Galen H. Kawamoto, Dennis J. Schloeman, Richard R. Clark
  • Patent number: 7748815
    Abstract: Embodiments of nozzle disable systems and methods are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Daryl E. Anderson, Mark Hunter, Scott A. Linn, Richard R. Clark
  • Publication number: 20090040260
    Abstract: Embodiments of nozzle disable systems and methods are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2007
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Inventors: Daryl E. Anderson, Mark Hunter, Scott A. Linn, Richard R. Clark
  • Patent number: 6588788
    Abstract: A system for sound generation and noise feedback is disclosed for attachment to a bicycle training wheel. The system includes a plurality of sound generators attachable by a means for fastening to a rotatable surface of the training wheel. As the sound generators rotate with the wheel, sound is generated in proportion to the speed of wheel rotation. The sound generation system further includes a sound generator attachable to the support frame of a bicycle wheel. A clapper is pivotably attachable proximal to the sound generator, for intermittent contact with the sound generator when the clapper is engaged by one or more projections connected to, and rotated by the wheel. The generation and feedback system further includes a light generator and an electrical circuit connected to the sound generator for intermittent generation of sound and light in proportion to the rotation of the training wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2003
    Inventor: Richard R. Clark
  • Publication number: 20020175491
    Abstract: A system for sound generation and noise feedback is disclosed for attachment to a bicycle training wheel. The system includes a plurality of sound generators attachable by a means for fastening to a rotatable surface of the training wheel. As the sound generators rotate with the wheel, sound is generated in proportion to the speed of wheel rotation. The sound generation system further includes a sound generator attachable to the support frame of a bicycle wheel. A clapper is pivotably attachable proximal to the sound generator, for intermittent contact with the sound generator when the clapper is engaged by one or more projections connected to, and rotated by the wheel. The generation and feedback system further includes a light generator and an electrical circuit connected to the sound generator for intermittent generation of sound and light in proportion to the rotation of the training wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2002
    Publication date: November 28, 2002
    Inventor: Richard R. Clark
  • Patent number: 6419256
    Abstract: A system for sound generation and noise feedback is disclosed for attachment to a bicycle training wheel. The system includes a plurality of sound generators attachable by a means for fastening to a rotatable surface of the training wheel. As the sound generators rotate with the wheel, sound is generated in proportion to the speed of wheel rotation. The sound generation system further includes a sound generator attachable to the support frame of a bicycle wheel. A clapper is pivotably attachable proximal to the sound generator, for intermittent contact with the sound generator when the clapper is engaged by one or more projections connected to, and rotated by the wheel. The generation and feedback system further includes a light generator and an electrical circuit connected to the sound generator for intermittent generation of sound and light in proportion to the rotation of the training wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2002
    Inventor: Richard R. Clark
  • Patent number: 5206582
    Abstract: Disclosed is a control system and methodology used for defining and executing parametric test sequences using automated test equipment. The control system is divided into components which separate fixed, reusable information from information which is specific to particular tests. One component contains reference data which describes the configuration of the wafer being tested as well as specifications for the tests to be carried out. Another component contains a set of measurement algorithms that describe individual tests to be performed on generic types of devices or parametric test structures. Execution of a test is carried out by a general test program which retrieves stored reference and test definition information and supplies it to the measurement algorithms to enable them to perform measurements on specific devices in the user specified sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 1990
    Date of Patent: April 27, 1993
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Company
    Inventors: Thomas W. Ekstedt, Mary L. Dryden, Ulrich Kaempf, Richard R. Clark