Patents by Inventor Scott A. Linn

Scott A. Linn 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).

  • Publication number: 20170313059
    Abstract: A wide array printhead module includes a plurality of printhead die, each of the printhead die includes a number of nozzles. The nozzles form a number of primitives. A nozzle firing heater is coupled to each of the nozzles. An application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) controls a number of activation pluses that activate the nozzle firing heaters for each of the nozzles associated with the primitives. The activation pulses are delayed between each of the primitives via internal delays and external delays to reduce peak power demands of the printhead die. The ASIC determines the internal delays within each printhead die.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2014
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Peter James Fricke, Michael W Cumbie, Scott A Linn
  • Patent number: 9776399
    Abstract: In an example, a piezoelectric printhead assembly includes a micro-electro mechanical system (MEMS) die including a plurality of nozzles. An application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) die is coupled to the MEMS die by a plurality of wire bonds, wherein each of the wire bonds corresponds to a respective nozzle of the plurality of nozzles. An arbitrary data generator (ADG) on the ASIC is to provide a digital data sequence, and a phase selector is to enable multiple data read operations of the ADG to generate multiple delayed digital data sequences.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Peter James Fricke, Scott A Linn, Luca Molinari
  • Publication number: 20170232734
    Abstract: A wide array printhead module includes a plurality of printhead die. Each of the printhead die includes a number of sensors to measure properties of a number of elements associated with the printhead die. The wide array printhead module further includes an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) to command and control each of the printhead die. The ASIC is located off any of the printhead die.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2014
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Daryl E Anderson, George H Corrigan, Scott A Linn
  • Publication number: 20170066235
    Abstract: In an example, a piezoelectric printhead assembly includes a micro-electro mechanical system (MEMS) die including a plurality of nozzles. An application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) die is coupled to the MEMS die by a plurality of wire bonds, wherein each of the wire bonds corresponds to a respective nozzle of the plurality of nozzles. An arbitrary data generator (ADG) on the ASIC is to provide a digital data sequence, and a multiplier is to scale multiple nozzles of the plurality of nozzles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Peter James Fricke, Scott A Linn, Luca Molinari
  • Publication number: 20170057224
    Abstract: In an example, a piezoelectric printhead assembly includes a micro-electro mechanical system (MEMS) die including a plurality of nozzles. An application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) die is coupled to the MEMS die by a plurality of wire bonds, wherein each of the wire bonds corresponds to a respective nozzle of the plurality of nozzles. An arbitrary data generator (ADG) on the ASIC is to provide a digital data sequence, and a phase selector is to enable multiple data read operations of the ADG to generate multiple delayed digital data sequences.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Peter James Fricke, Scott A Linn, Luca Molinari
  • Publication number: 20170043584
    Abstract: A piezoelectric printhead assembly can include a micro-electro mechanical system (MEMS) die including a plurality of nozzles and a first application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) die coupled to the MEMS die by a first plurality of wire bonds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2014
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Peter J Fricke, Andrew L Van Brocklin, Scott A Linn
  • Publication number: 20170028738
    Abstract: In an implementation, a printhead includes a nozzle and a fluid channel. A sensor plate is located within the fluid channel. An impedance measurement circuit is coupled to the sensor plate to measure impedance of fluid within the channel during a fluid movement event that moves fluid past the sensor plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2014
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Adam L. Ghozeil, Scott A. Linn, David Maxfield, Andrew Van Brocklin
  • Publication number: 20160375691
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a fluid level sensor includes a sensor plate and a current source. The fluid level sensor also includes an algorithm to bias the current source such that current applied to the sensor plate induces a maximum difference in response voltage between a dry sensor plate condition and a wet sensor plate condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2016
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Andrew L. Van Brocklin, Paul A. Liebert, Adam L. Ghozeil, Scott A. Linn
  • Publication number: 20160357831
    Abstract: A method and apparatus of a device that performs a search using a plurality of application states is described. In an exemplary embodiment, the device receives a plurality of application states from a plurality of applications running on a device. The device further creates an index of the plurality of application states. In addition, the device receives a query to search for data stored on the device. Furthermore, the device searches the plurality of application states using the index and the query. The device additionally determines a match for the query of one of the plurality of the application states and returns the match for the matching application state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Christopher Scott Linn, John M. Hörnkvist, Steven Jon Falkenburg, Vipul Ved Prakash, David Salim, Keith Stattenfield
  • Publication number: 20160357871
    Abstract: A method and apparatus of a device that selects an application state for use in a multi-device search is described. In this embodiment, the device detects, on the device, that the application state has been selected as a query result for a device-level search on that device. The device further transmits the application state to a server, wherein the application state is to be indexed with other application states from other devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Vipul Ved Prakash, John M. Hörnkvist, Steven Jon Falkenburg, David Salim, Christopher Scott Linn, Keith Stattenfield, Lun Cui
  • Patent number: 9452604
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a fluid level sensor includes a sensor plate and a current source. The fluid level sensor also includes an algorithm to bias the current source such that current applied to the sensor plate induces a maximum difference in response voltage between a dry sensor plate condition and a wet sensor plate condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Andrew L. Van Brocklin, Paul A. Liebert, Adam L. Ghozeil, Scott A. Linn
  • Patent number: 9294359
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to methods and systems to allow, in one embodiment, automatic access from one system to other systems which include an operating system that includes a user login process. In one embodiment, a method includes logging into, automatically in response to starting a first data processing system, a second data processing system at least as a guest user of the second data processing system which has a storage volume storing data and displaying a user interface object on a display device of the first data processing system, the user interface object corresponding to at least one of the second data processing system and the storage volume to allow at least one of a search to be performed or a browsing to be performed of the data stored on the storage volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Pavel Cisler, Yan Arrouye, John Iarocci, Marc Jason Krochmal, Christopher Brooke Sharp, Christopher Scott Linn, Mikhail Gonodanov, Simon P. Cooper, Richard Murphy
  • Patent number: 9044936
    Abstract: Determining an issue in an inkjet nozzle may include activating a drive bubble formation mechanism in an ink chamber to eject an ink droplet through the inkjet nozzle and measuring the drive bubble in the ink chamber after the drive bubble formation mechanism is activated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Andrew L. Van Brocklin, Adam L. Ghozeil, Mark Hunter, Scott A. Linn
  • Patent number: 8990273
    Abstract: A method and apparatus of a device that transfers files and performs file browsing using an ad hoc file sharing service is described. In an exemplary method, the device transmits an advertisement of the ad hoc file sharing service to each of one or more of other devices. The transmitted advertisements each include a user identity of the user associated with the first device. Furthermore, access to the ad hoc file sharing service is granted on a per-user basis. The device establishes a connection with each of the other devices and transfers files with each of the plurality of other devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: John Joseph Iarocci, Christopher Scott Linn, Marc Jason Krochmal, Keith Stattenfield
  • Publication number: 20150029250
    Abstract: Determining an issue in an inkjet nozzle may include activating a drive bubble formation mechanism in an ink chamber to eject an ink droplet through the inkjet nozzle and measuring the drive bubble in the ink chamber after the drive bubble formation mechanism is activated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2012
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Andrew L. Van Brocklin, Adam L . Ghozeil, Mark Hunter, Scott A. Linn
  • Publication number: 20140085363
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a fluid level sensor includes a sensor plate and a current source. The fluid level sensor also includes an algorithm to bias the current source such that current applied to the sensor plate induces a maximum difference in response voltage between a dry sensor plate condition and a wet sensor plate condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2011
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Inventors: Andrew L Van Brocklin, Paul A. Liebert, Adam L. Ghozeil, Scott A. Linn
  • Patent number: 8388085
    Abstract: The present invention is embodied in a printing system (100) that includes a printhead (102) having a controller (510) configured to initiate at least one precursor pulse, send the at least one precursor pulse to a first nozzle (560), remove the at least one precursor pulse from the first nozzle for a predetermined period of time to create a pause, initiate at least one firing pulse after the pause and send the at least one firing pulse to the first nozzle (560) for ejecting an ink drop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventor: Scott A. Linn
  • Patent number: 8296833
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to methods and systems to allow, in one embodiment, automatic access from one system to other systems which include an operating system that includes a user login process. In one embodiment, a method includes logging into, automatically in response to starting a first data processing system, a second data processing system at least as a guest user of the second data processing system which has a storage volume storing data and displaying a user interface object on a display device of the first data processing system, the user interface object corresponding to at least one of the second data processing system and the storage volume to allow at least one of a search to be performed or a browsing to be performed of the data stored on the storage volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Pavel Cisler, Yan Arrouye, John Iarocci, Marc Jason Krochmal, Christopher Brooke Sharp, Christopher Scott Linn, Mikhail Gonodanov, Simon P. Cooper, Richard Murphy
  • Patent number: 8266323
    Abstract: This description relates to methods and systems for providing a connection from a first system to another system using a server. In one embodiment, a method includes establishing at a first data processing system (DPS) a connection with a server providing a service to both the first DPS and a second DPS, the server being operatively coupled to the first DPS and the second DPS, and the server having received from the second DPS an address information; receiving from the server the address information of the second DPS; and establishing at the first DPS a connection, using the address information from the server, with the second DPS to receive a sharing service from the second DPS.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Pavel Cisler, Yan Arrouye, John Iarocci, Marc Jason Krochmal, Christopher Brooke Sharp, Christopher Scott Linn, Mikhail Gonodanov, Simon P. Cooper, Richard Murphy
  • Publication number: 20120185520
    Abstract: A method and apparatus of a device that transfers files and performs file browsing using an ad hoc file sharing service is described. In an exemplary method, the device transmits an advertisement of the ad hoc file sharing service to each of one or more of other devices. The transmitted advertisements each include a user identity of the user associated with the first device. Furthermore, access to the ad hoc file sharing service is granted on a per-user basis. The device establishes a connection with each of the other devices and transfers files with each of the plurality of other devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2011
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Inventors: John Joseph Iarocci, Christopher Scott Linn, Marc Jason Krochmal, Keith Stattenfield