Patents by Inventor Ron Benari

Ron Benari 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).

  • ACTUATOR FOR AN OPTICAL ELEMENT
    Publication number: 20220252870
    Abstract: An apparatus, for example, the imager of a printer is disclosed. The apparatus comprises an elongate member including an optical element. At least one bearing supports the member to allow rotation about a lengthwise axis of the member. An actuator comprises a plurality of load sharing motors to apply torque to the member at a plurality of locations, the locations being spaced apart along the length of the member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Haim Livne, Nathan Levy, Ron Benari, Michael Plotkin, Craig Breen
  • DETERMINING REFLECTOR STATES IN PRINT OPERATIONS
    Publication number: 20220155703
    Abstract: In an example, a method comprises: directing a sensing beam towards a reflective component of a print apparatus in a direction; detecting a reflected portion of the sensing beam at a detector comprising a two-dimensional sensing region; obtaining an indication of a location of the reflected portion of the sensing beam incident on the two-dimensional sensing region; and determining an orientation of the reflective component based on a correspondence between the location of the portion of the sensing beam on the two-dimensional sensing region and the direction of the sensing beam reflected by the component according to its orientation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Nathan A. Levy, Ron Benari, Michael Plotkin, Craig Breen, Ron Emanueli, Haim Livne, Zvi Erlich