Patents by Inventor Steve O'Connor

Steve O'Connor 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).

  • WAVE RIDING BOARDS
    Publication number: 20200031435
    Abstract: A wave riding hoard is provided herein that has a body including a top, a bottom, a right edge, a left edge, a front, a rear and a length defined from the front to the rear. The bottom of the body includes one or more steps. A first channel is defined at least partially between the one or more steps. The first channel extends along at least a portion of the length of the body. At least one of the one or more steps extends at least partially around the left edge or the right edge of the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventor: Steve O'ROURKE
  • Fuser assemblies
    Patent number: 10539376
    Abstract: Some examples include a fuser assembly to operate with a roller including a fuser housing, and an array of fusers disposed in the fuser housing, each fuser including a heating element exposed along a surface of the fuser housing and adjacent to an outer surface of the roller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventor: Steve O Rasmussen
  • Partially dried inkjet media conditioner
    Patent number: 10525737
    Abstract: In one example, a system for a partially dried inkjet media conditioner includes a partially dried Inkjet media conditioner, including: a first connector to couple a first end of the conditioner to a printing device, a second connector to couple a second end of the conditioner to a finishing device, and a constrained path extending through the conditioner to receive partially dried inkjet media from the printing device and provide the partially dried Inkjet media to the finishing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Alan Shibata, Steve O Ramussen, Matthew RaisanenVancouver, Jeffrey G Bingham, Sam Sing, Aurelio Maruggi
  • Bail arm to rotate and oscillate
    Patent number: 10501275
    Abstract: Examples disclosed herein relate to a device including a bail arm to rotate and oscillate. Examples include a shaft coupled above an output tray; and a bail arm to rotate and oscillate about a central axis of the shaft. In examples, the bail arm is to provide a downward force on the output tray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Steve O Rasmussen, Daniel Fredrickson, Jason Young Carothers, Kevin Lo, Emma Frances Kelp-Stebbins
  • Partially dried inkjet media fusers
    Patent number: 10479110
    Abstract: In one example, a system for partially dried inkjet media fusers include a plurality of fusers aligned to receive partially dried inkjet media from a printing device, wherein the plurality of fusers each comprise a top roller and a bottom roller to apply pressure to the received partially dried inkjet media, and a finisher to receive the partially dried inkjet media from the plurality of fusers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Steve O Rasmussen, Mark H MacKenzie, Bradley B Branham, Jeffrey G Bingham
  • Finisher output bin assembly
    Patent number: 10435265
    Abstract: A system for presenting media sheets includes a finisher output bin assembly. The finisher output bin assembly includes a translatable output floor, and a guide substrate coupled to the translatable output floor to guide the translatable output floor relative to the guide substrate in at least one coordinate direction. The finisher output bin assembly includes an output structure mechanically coupled to the translatable output floor to drive the translatable output floor relative to the guide substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Steve O Rasmussen, Elliott Downing, Bruce G Johnson, Anthony W Ebersole, Ki Jung Han, Peter G Hwang, Steven Brown
  • Wave riding boards
    Patent number: 10435120
    Abstract: Embodiments of a wave riding board include a body having a top, a bottom, a right edge, a left edge, a front, a rear and a length defined from the front to the rear. The bottom of the body includes a plurality of steps and a channel defined between at least a portion of the plurality of steps. The channel extends along at least a portion of the length of the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Inventor: Steve O'Rourke
  • Partially dried inkjet media finisher
    Patent number: 10384903
    Abstract: In one implementation, a system for a partially dried inkjet media finisher includes a media input zone to receive printed media, wherein the printed media is partially dried inkjet media, a transport zone to receive the printed media from the media input zone to lower the print media to an accumulation zone that is coupled vertically below the transport zone, wherein the accumulation zone organizes the received printed media, and the accumulation zone to lower the printed media to an output zone coupled vertically below the accumulation zone, wherein the output zone receives a completed print job from the accumulation zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Steve O Rasmussen, Al Olson, Bruce G Johnson, Elliott Downing
  • Cloud based system and method for managing testing configurations for cable test devices
    Patent number: 10367713
    Abstract: A system and method for receiving a data packet in a cable network testing device from a remotely located cloud host service/device. The data packet contains selected cable test device configuration instructions. The selected device instructions, once implemented in a cable test device, configure the cable test device to perform one or more cable network testing procedures in accordance with predetermined testing parameters. The cloud host service/device contains a plurality of test device configuration instructions to be selected by a user, which user may be remote from the cable test device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: Fluke Corporation
    Inventors: David E. Bezold, Steve O' Hara
  • MEDIA GUIDES
    Publication number: 20190225446
    Abstract: An example system includes an advancement mechanism to drive print media into a stacking region, a movable media guide arrangement and a controller. The movable media guide arrangement includes a pair of opposing media guides to receive opposing edges of a print medium therein and a translation mechanism to move the opposing media guides between at least two positions, the at least two positions including a deployed position and a retracted position. The controller is to actuate the translation mechanism to move the opposing media guides into the deployed position when the advancement mechanism transports a print medium into the stacking region and to actuate the translation mechanism to move the opposing media guides to the retracted position to release the print medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2016
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Steve O Rasmussen, Bruce G Johnson, Elliott Downing, Tom McCue, Gene Jones, Todd M Gaasch, Jonathan C Spafford, Anthony W Ebersole
  • Method and apparatus for testing and displaying test results
    Patent number: 10355951
    Abstract: A test instrument provides suggested next operational step function to provide a user with assistance during testing. A display is provided to show the amount of a project that has been completed, for example as a percentage completed value. Individual test results may be saved to a ‘fix later’ list, which may be later accessed to re-test items that may not have passed on initial testing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: Fluke Corporation
    Inventors: Sena E. R. Janky, Glenn Keltto, Steve O' Hara, J. David Schell, Elizabeth Bacon, Karen Jones
  • Probe assembly for attaching a chromatography device to a mass spectrometer
    Patent number: 10354852
    Abstract: A probe assembly is disclosed comprising an inlet for receiving an eluent from a chromatography device; an outlet for delivering the eluent to an ion source of a mass spectrometer; and an attachment device for attaching the outlet to the mass spectrometer. The outlet comprises an electrically conductive capillary and an electrically conductive member surrounding at least part of the electrically conductive capillary. The electrically conductive member is arranged to receive a voltage upon connection of the attachment device to the mass spectrometer and the electrically conductive member is arranged to provide an electrical connection from the electrically conductive member to the electrically conductive capillary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: MICROMASS UK LIMITED
    Inventors: Steve O'Brien, Ian Trivett
  • SEQUENTIAL CLAMPING
    Publication number: 20190210829
    Abstract: An example system includes an advancement mechanism to drive print medium into a stacking region, a clamping mechanism, and a controller. The clamping mechanism includes a trailing edge clamping arrangement in a trailing edge portion of the stacking region and at least one downstream clamping arrangement in a downstream portion of the stacking region, the downstream portion being downstream of the trailing edge portion. The controller is to sequentially actuate the trailing edge clamping arrangement and the at least one downstream clamping arrangement when the advancement mechanism transports a print medium into the stacking region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Steve O Rasmussen, Bruce G Johnson, Elliot Downing, Robert Scott Beale, Lonny Morgan
  • APPARATUS WITH LIGHT SOURCES
    Publication number: 20190208069
    Abstract: According to an example, a printing apparatus may include a first output bin, a second output bin, a first light source positioned to illuminate a portion of the first output bin, a second light source positioned to illuminate a portion of the second output bin, and a controller. The controller may activate the first light source in response to a media being outputted to the first output bin and may activate the second light source in response to a media being outputted to the second output bin to direct a user to the first output bin and/or the second output bin containing a most recently printed media.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2016
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventors: Peter G Hwang, Steve O Rasmussen, Stephen G Brown, Bruce G Johnson, Ki Jung Han
  • WAVE RIDING BOARDS
    Publication number: 20190185113
    Abstract: Embodiments of a wave riding board include a body having a top, a bottom, a right edge, a left edge, a front, a rear and a length defined from the front to the rear. The bottom of the body includes a plurality of steps and a channel defined between at least a portion of the plurality of steps. The channel extends along at least a portion of the length of the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventor: Steve O'ROURKE
  • PARTIALLY DRIED INKJET MEDIA CONDITIONER
    Publication number: 20190176491
    Abstract: In one example, a partially dried inkjet media conditioner can include: a print engine that encases a print zone within a housing, and a media path to provide partially dried inkjet media from the print zone to a conditioner within the print engine, wherein the conditioner comprises a heated pressure roller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2016
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: Steve O Rasmussen, Kevin Lo, Richard Lee Brinkly, Mark H MacKenzie
  • BAIL ARM
    Publication number: 20190144221
    Abstract: Examples disclosed herein relate to a device including a bail arm. In examples, the bail arm to apply force to a receiving surface of an output bin in a first position. In examples, a motor is to move the bail arm from the first position to a second position in which the bail arm does not apply a force to the receiving surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2016
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: Kevin LO, Jason Carothers, Daniel Fredrickson, Leonard Harpster, Emma Kelp-Stebbins, Steve O Rasmussen
  • PREVENTING MEDIA MISALIGNMENT DURING ACCUMULATION
    Publication number: 20190062097
    Abstract: In one example in accordance with the present disclosure a system for preventing media misalignment during accumulation. The system includes a number of media clamps having multiple positions to prevent misalignment of an incoming media sheet during accumulation. The number of media clamps are in a raised position after a leading edge of the incoming media sheet has passed over a trailing edge of the stack region. The media clamps are in a clamped position after the leading edge of the incoming media sheet has passed the media clamp.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Bruce G Johnson, Elliott Downing, Steve O Rasmussen, Anthony W Ebersole
  • Air treatment system
    Patent number: D846104
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: Access Business Group International LLC
    Inventors: William T. Stoner, Jr., Terry L. Lautzenheiser, Steve O. Mork, Sean T. Eurich, Matthew J. Norconk, Gregory K. Evans, Michael Lozano
  • Air treatment system
    Patent number: D846105
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: Access Business Group International LLC
    Inventors: William T. Stoner, Jr., Terry L. Lautzenheiser, Steve O. Mork, Sean T. Eurich, Matthew J. Norconk, Gregory K. Evans, Michael Lozano