Patents by Inventor Sean Boo Siong Lim

Sean Boo Siong Lim 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).

  • Multiple sheet media pick detection
    Patent number: 9771229
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus pertaining to scanning or copying documents are provided. Sheet media are individually transported away from an input location. Optical scanning of the sheet media is initiated in accordance with detecting the passage of leading edges of the sheet media. Electronic signals resulting from the scanning are automatically analyzed to detect trailing edges of overlapping sheet media. A user notification is issued if a multiple sheet pick event is detected. A user can resume scanning or copying of a multiple sheet document at the location where the multiple sheet pick occurred.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Sean Boo Siong Lim, Shyh Chije Leong, Phey Hong Soh
  • MULTIPLE SHEET MEDIA PICK DETECTION
    Publication number: 20110292434
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus pertaining to scanning or copying documents are provided. Sheet media are individually transported away from an input location. Optical scanning of the sheet media is initiated in accordance with detecting the passage of leading edges of the sheet media. Electronic signals resulting from the scanning are automatically analyzed to detect trailing edges of overlapping sheet media. A user notification is issued if a multiple sheet pick event is detected. A user can resume scanning or copying of a multiple sheet document at the location where the multiple sheet pick occurred.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2010
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Inventors: Sean Boo Siong Lim, Shyh Chije Leong, Phey Hong Soh