Patents by Inventor Shayler M. Backlund

Shayler M. Backlund 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).

  • Printing system and method
    Patent number: 7431421
    Abstract: Various embodiments of a printing system including a vacuum duct are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2008
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Anthony P. Carcia, Alan Shibata, Rick M. Tanaka, Justin M. Roman, Tanya Schneider, Charles W. Singleton, Jr., Shayler M. Backlund, Ernesto A. Garay, Angela Chen Krauskopf
  • Electrical interconnect for printhead assembly
    Patent number: 6736488
    Abstract: An electrical interconnect includes an interconnect housing including a side and a face contiguous with the side, a plurality of electrical contacts each supported by the interconnect housing and including a first end and a second end, and an electrical circuit positioned adjacent the side of the interconnect housing, wherein the first end of each of the electrical contacts extends from the side of the interconnect housing and is electrically coupled to the electrical circuit, and the second end of each of the electrical contacts protrudes from the face of the interconnect housing and provides an electrical contact point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2004
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Noah Carl Lassar, Luis Hierro, Joseph Edward Scheffelin, Ernesto A. Garay, Kenneth R. Williams, Shayler M. Backlund, Tanya Schneider