Patents by Inventor Scott K Hymas

Scott K Hymas 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: 11954379
    Abstract: The location of a printing device is determined. Environmental conditions in which the printing device operated when printing a print job are determined based on the determined location. An environmental adjustment factor for the printing device is determined based on the determined environmental conditions. A predicted print material usage of the printing device in printing the print job is adjusted based on the determined environmental adjustment factor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Jeffrey H. Luke, Gabriel S. McDaniel, Scott K. Hymas
  • Patent number: 11927905
    Abstract: In response to detecting that a remaining supply of print material of a first cartridge has reached a first threshold, a printing device transmits a request. In response to detecting that a second cartridge has replaced the first cartridge, the printing device determines whether the remaining supply had reached a second threshold and whether a token permitting usage of the second cartridge was received responsive to the request. In response to determining that the remaining supply had reached the second threshold and that the token was received, the printing device prints with print material from the second cartridge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Jeffrey H. Luke, Gabriel S. McDaniel, Scott K Hymas
  • Publication number: 20240070421
    Abstract: The number of days until a consumable item of a printing device reaches end of life is predicted based on a usage scenario of the printing device. An expected fulfillment time period is subtracted from the predicted number of days to determine a number of days until a fulfillment event occurs. A threshold remaining life of the consumable item is correlated with the number of days until the fulfillment event occurs. That the remaining life of the consumable item has reached the threshold remaining life is detected, and fulfillment of a replacement consumable item to replace the consumable item is responsively initiated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Scott K. Hymas, Jeffrey H. Luke, Gabriel S. McDaniel
  • Patent number: 11827029
    Abstract: An example method comprises identifying a plurality of supply levels corresponding to a set of print supplies of a print device. The example method further comprises coordinating depletion of the set of print supplies by selecting between black print and process black print for a print job of the print device based on the plurality of supply levels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Mark Q. Shaw, Scott K. Hymas, Jeffrey H. Luke, Gabriel Scott McDaniel
  • Patent number: 11775630
    Abstract: An example apparatus includes a packaging container, and any of a label and an electronic tag detachably connected to the packaging container and including an electrical code set for electrical authentication upon removal of any of the label and the electronic tag from the packaging container and being affixed to a device associated with the packaging container, wherein the electrical authentication is to validate the packaging container and the device as original equipment manufacturer components. Any of the label and the packaging container is altered upon removal of the label from the packaging container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Scott K. Hymas, Gabriel S. McDaniel, Dennis A. Abramsohn, Christopher P. Murschel
  • Publication number: 20230305525
    Abstract: A machine learning model provides a correction factor to predicted print material usage on a per-print job basis. The machine learning model is trained based on print job information of print jobs printed by printing devices using print material from cartridges received on a per-print job basis, and based on predicted print material usage by the printing devices in printing the print jobs received on a per-print job basis. The machine learning model is further trained based on measured actual remaining print material within the cartridges after the cartridges have been replaced within the printing devices by new cartridges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Jeffrey H Luke, Gabriel S McDaniel, Scott K Hymas
  • Publication number: 20230305772
    Abstract: Upon fulfillment of a replacement cartridge of print material, whether projected usage of a printing device will likely deplete a current cartridge of print material prior to anticipated arrival of the replacement cartridge is determined. Responsive to determination that the projected usage will likely deplete the current cartridge prior to the anticipated arrival of the replacement cartridge, the printing device is to enter a reduced print material usage mode during subsequent actual usage of the printing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Gabriel Scott McDaniel, Scott K. Hymas, Jeffrey H. Luke
  • Publication number: 20230302811
    Abstract: In some examples, a computing device can include a processing resource and a memory resource storing instructions to cause the processing resource to receive a diagnostic image including a print quality characteristic associated with a print cartridge of an imaging device, compare the print quality characteristic to a reference characteristic of a reference image, and determine whether an amount of print material in the print cartridge is less than a threshold amount in response to the comparison.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Jeffrey H Luke, Gabriel Scott McDaniel, Scott K Hymas
  • Publication number: 20230176796
    Abstract: The location of a printing device is determined. Environmental conditions in which the printing device operated when printing a print job are determined based on the determined location. An environmental adjustment factor for the printing device is determined based on the determined environmental conditions. A predicted print material usage of the printing device in printing the print job is adjusted based on the determined environmental adjustment factor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2020
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Jeffrey H. Luke, Gabriel S. McDaniel, Scott K. Hymas
  • Publication number: 20230125716
    Abstract: In response to detecting that a remaining supply of print material of a first cartridge has reached a first threshold, a printing device transmits a request. In response to detecting that a second cartridge has replaced the first cartridge, the printing device determines whether the remaining supply had reached a second threshold and whether a token permitting usage of the second cartridge was received responsive to the request. In response to determining that the remaining supply had reached the second threshold and that the token was received, the printing device prints with print material from the second cartridge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2020
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventors: Jeffrey H. Luke, Gabriel S. McDaniel, Scott K Hymas
  • Patent number: 11625564
    Abstract: An example method comprises setting a mixture of a plurality of print supplies of a print device to use for a process black print based on a plurality of supply levels corresponding to the plurality of print supplies. The example method further comprises initiating execution of the process black print of a print job by the print device using the set mixture of the plurality of print supply as overlapping colorant with the black print supply of the print device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Mark Q. Shaw, Gabriel Scott McDaniel, Scott K. Hymas, Jeffrey H. Luke
  • Publication number: 20220383058
    Abstract: An example method comprises setting a mixture of a plurality of print supplies of a print device to use for a process black print based on a plurality of supply levels corresponding to the plurality of print supplies. The example method further comprises initiating execution of the process black print of a print job by the print device using the set mixture of the plurality of print supply as overlapping colorant with the black print supply of the print device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2021
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Mark Q. SHAW, Gabriel Scott McDaniel, Scott K. Hymas, Jeffrey H. Luke
  • Publication number: 20220363069
    Abstract: An example method comprises identifying a plurality of supply levels corresponding to a set of print supplies of a print device. The example method further comprises coordinating depletion of the set of print supplies by selecting between black print and process black print for a print job of the print device based on the plurality of supply levels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Mark Q. Shaw, Scott K. Hymas, Jeffrey H. Luke, Gabriel Scott McDaniel
  • Patent number: 11412106
    Abstract: An example method comprises identifying a plurality of supply levels corresponding to a plurality of print supplies of a print device, and adjusting a color for a region of a print job for the print device based on the plurality of supply levels. The method further comprises initiating execution of the print job using the adjusted color for the region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Jeffrey H. Luke, Scott K. Hymas, Gabriel Scott McDaniel
  • Publication number: 20200356658
    Abstract: An example apparatus includes a packaging container, and any of a label and an electronic tag detachably connected to the packaging container and including an electrical code set for electrical authentication upon removal of any of the label and the electronic tag from the packaging container and being affixed to a device associated with the packaging container, wherein the electrical authentication is to validate the packaging container and the device as original equipment manufacturer components. Any of the label and the packaging container is altered upon removal of the label from the packaging container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Scott K. HYMAS, Gabriel S. MCDANIEL, Dennis A. ABRAMSOHN, Christopher P. MURSCHEL
  • Patent number: 9791823
    Abstract: A cartridge including a carrier storing an authenticity verification code readable by a scan device other than a host device and an auto-destruct feature to render the authenticity verification code unreadable at installation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Douglas Robert Richards, Scott K. Hymas
  • Publication number: 20170262721
    Abstract: A cartridge including a carrier storing an authenticity verification code readable by a scan device other than a host device and an auto-destruct feature to render the authenticity verification code unreadable at installation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Douglas Robert Richards, Scott K. Hymas
  • Patent number: 9709923
    Abstract: A cartridge including an interconnect circuit to communicate with a host device, a carrier storing an authenticity verification code readable by a scan device other than the host device, and an auto-destruct feature to render the authenticity verification code unreadable when installing the cartridge in the host device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Douglas Robert Richards, Scott K. Hymas
  • Publication number: 20160266514
    Abstract: A cartridge including an interconnect circuit to communicate with a host device, a carrier storing an authenticity verification code readable by a scan device other than the host device, and an auto-destruct feature to render the authenticity verification code unreadable when installing the cartridge in the host device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2013
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Douglas Robert Richards, Scott K. Hymas
  • Patent number: 9002235
    Abstract: A toner cartridge packaging having a non-planar top surface is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventor: Scott K. Hymas