Patents by Inventor Sivakumar Mani

Sivakumar Mani 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: 20220295131
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses for trick mode implementation are described herein. User defined or crowd sourced trick mode information for a content item may be determined. The trick mode information may be used to generate a custom manifest file based on the source manifest for the content item and the trick mode information. The custom manifest file may include trick play automation points and an associated type of trick play operation. During playback of the content item, the type of trick play operation may be performed for a duration based on the trick play automation points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Rima Shah, James Panagos, Sivakumar Mani, Chad Gilloth
  • Publication number: 20210086531
    Abstract: Examples of a paper-clearance apparatus for removing jammed paper from a printer are described herein. The paper-clearance apparatus includes an outer shaft mounted transversely above a printing medium path of a printer; an inner shaft movably disposed inside the outer shaft; a roller assembly including a sliding bush mounted over the outer shaft; and a handle connected inside the inner shaft from outside a printer housing. The handle is being rotatable so that the roller connected with the inner shaft touches the jammed paper and rotates along with the jammed paper to grip the jammed paper. Further, the handle is being pullable away from the printer housing so as to pull out the jammed paper beneath the printer housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2019
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Applicant: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Senthil Sivaraman, Ramesh Karuppasamy, Sivakumar Mani
  • Patent number: 10953669
    Abstract: Examples of a paper-clearance apparatus for removing jammed paper from a printer are described herein. The paper-clearance apparatus includes an outer shaft mounted transversely above a printing medium path of a printer; an inner shaft movably disposed inside the outer shaft; a roller assembly including a sliding bush mounted over the outer shaft; and a handle connected inside the inner shaft from outside a printer housing. The handle is being rotatable so that the roller connected with the inner shaft touches the jammed paper and rotates along with the jammed paper to grip the jammed paper. Further, the handle is being pullable away from the printer housing so as to pull out the jammed paper beneath the printer housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Senthil Sivaraman, Ramesh Karuppasamy, Sivakumar Mani