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).

  • PRINTER
    Publication number: 20190009581
    Abstract: A printer includes a print engine to print on print media within a print zone, a print media path including a print path portion to direct the print media through the print zone in a first direction, a duplex media path including a duplexing path portion to redirect the print media to the print media path in a second direction opposite the first direction, and a first tandem media tray to hold a first quantity of the print media and a second tandem media tray positioned laterally of the first tandem media tray to hold a second quantity of the print media, wherein the duplexing path portion extends a combined width of the first tandem media tray and the second tandem media tray.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2016
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Inventors: Wesley R Schalk, Kevin Lo, Steve O Rasmusse, Peter J Boucher, Richard Lee Brinkly, Alexander M Nameroff
  • DOOR EXTENSION
    Publication number: 20190001718
    Abstract: This invention relates to a component to modify a door of a printing system including an extension that increases a size of the door and a paper guide attached to the extension; a media handling system including a printing system, a secondary operation device adjacent to the printing system, and a door having an extension; and a door for a media handling system, where the door includes a first media travel path exiting a first exit of the door, a second media travel path exiting a second exit of the door, and a diverter diverting media from the first media travel path to the second media travel path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2016
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Michael Kevin Bowen, Kevin Lo, Thomas W Ruhe, Catherine Elizabeth Gould, Richard Lee Brinkly, Steve o Rasmussen, Raymond C Sherman
  • BAIL ARM TO ROTATE AND OSCILLATE
    Publication number: 20180370748
    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: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventors: Steve O Rasmussen, Daniel Fredrickson, Jason Young Carothers, Kevin Lo, Emma Frances Kelp-Stebbins
  • PROBE ASSEMBLY FOR ATTACHING A CHROMATOGRAPHY DEVICE TO A MASS SPECTROMETER
    Publication number: 20180358216
    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: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2018
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Applicant: Micromass UK Limited
    Inventors: Steve O'Brien, Ian Trivett
  • FUSER ASSEMBLIES
    Publication number: 20180320992
    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: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2016
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Inventor: Steve O Rasmussen
  • Tool free gas cone retaining device for mass spectrometer ion block assembly
    Patent number: 10109472
    Abstract: A mass spectrometer is disclosed comprising an atmospheric pressure interface comprising an ion block or sub-assembly having an internal passage. The atmospheric pressure interface further comprises either an inner sampling cone, a capillary interface or other gas limiting interface. The mass spectrometer comprises a clamp formed from a thermally insulating material and a removable outer gas cone which is slidably inserted into or onto the clamp so that the outer gas cone is retained by the clamp in use. The clamp is arranged and adapted to be pushed by a user into engagement with the ion block or sub-assembly so as to position the outer gas cone adjacent the inner sampling cone, capillary interface or other gas limiting interface so as to secure the outer gas cone to the ion block or sub-assembly and to form a gas tight seal with the ion block or sub-assembly without use of mechanical fasteners.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: MICROMASS UK LIMITED
    Inventors: Steve O'Brien, Ian Trivett
  • System and method for applying aggregated cable test result data
    Patent number: 10097429
    Abstract: A system and method for aggregation of test result data includes a plurality of first testing devices configured to perform testing procedures to test cables of at least one communication network and to output associated first test result data. A cloud-based server device is coupled via a network to the plurality of first testing devices. The server device includes a database configured to store the first test result data and a processor. The processor is configured to determine a statistic associated with an aggregation of the first test result data output by the plurality of first testing devices. Second test result data is then received by the processor from a second testing device so as to be compared to the determined statistic and to output an indication of a result of the comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Fluke Corporation
    Inventors: David E. Bezold, J. David Schell, Steve O'Hara
  • DENSITY CLASSIFIERS BASED ON PLANE REGIONS
    Publication number: 20180275635
    Abstract: In an example, a print system include a component device that is operation in a number of state, a density engine, and a component engine. An example density engine identifies a plane region of a plane where print fluid is to be printed based on data of a print job and determines a density classifier for the plane based on a location of the plane region on the plane. An example component engine causes an adjustment of a component attribute of the component device based on the density classifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: Dawn M Beachnau Hood, Matthew A. Shepherd, Mark H. MacKenize, Weiyun Sun, Milan Justel, Robert Yraceburu, Steve O. Rasmussen
  • PARTIALLY DRIED INKJET MEDIA CONDITIONER
    Publication number: 20180272752
    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: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2016
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: Alan Shibata, Steve O Ramussen, Matthew RaisanenVancouver, Jeffrey G Bingham, Sam Sing, Aurelio Maruggi
  • PARTIALLY DRIED INKJET MEDIA FUSERS
    Publication number: 20180272753
    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: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2016
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: Steve O. Rasmussen, Mark H. MacKenzie, Bradley B. Branham, Jeffrey G. Bingham
  • MEDIA REGISTRATION WITH PULLER CLAMP
    Publication number: 20180257404
    Abstract: A media registration system includes a puller clamp, and a puller track to support the puller clamp. The puller track is to open and close the puller clamp with movement of the puller clamp along the puller track.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventors: Bruce G Johnson, Elliott Downing, Steve O Rasmussen, Al Olson
  • PARTIALLY DRIED INKJET MEDIA FINISHER
    Publication number: 20180257897
    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: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventors: Steve O Rasmussen, Al Olson, Bruce G Johnson, Elliott Downing
  • FINISHER OUTPUT BIN ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20180257899
    Abstract: A system for presenting media sheets incudes 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: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Applicant: 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
  • MEDIA OUTPUT SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20180251330
    Abstract: A printing device includes, in one example, a media output system including a mezzanine level including a plurality of media support members, the mezzanine level being intermediate to a floor level and a media output level; wherein the plurality of media support members move orthogonally relative to a print media path so that a number of finishing processes may be performed on print media accumulated on the number of media support members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventors: Bruce G Johnson, Al Olson, Steve O Rasmussen, Elliott Downing, Jonathan Cha Spafford, Michael J Wilmink
  • MEDIA TRAY WITH RAMP
    Publication number: 20180250960
    Abstract: A media tray may include a number of mezzanines to accumulate media as the media is ejected from a printing device and a number of ramps to selectively engage with a leading edge of the media as the media is accumulated based on a plurality of positions of the number of ramps, the number of ramps positionable based on movement of the number of mezzanines. In one example, movement of the number of mezzanines from a first position to a second position may cause the number of ramps to be in a position to selectively engage and disengage with a leading edge of the media.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventors: Bruce G Johnson, Elliott Downing, Steve O Rasmussen
  • PAGE REGISTRATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20180250961
    Abstract: A page registration system may include, in an example, a media edge sensor to detect a location of an edge of a print media along a media feed path and in a direction non-parallel to the media feed path and a calibration sensor downstream of the media edge sensor to detect changes in the location of the edge of the print media in the direction non-parallel to the media feed path, and provide calibration data to the page registration system to correct changes in the location of the edge of the print media in the direction non-parallel to the media feed path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventors: Elliott Downing, Steve O Rasmussen, Al Olson
  • Probe assembly for attaching a chromatography device to a mass spectrometer
    Patent number: 10037875
    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: September 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: MICROMASS UK LIMITED
    Inventors: Steve O'Brien, Ian Trivett
  • System and method for managing and transitioning automated chat conversations
    Patent number: 10038787
    Abstract: In a system for managing chat automation, the system includes: a processor; and a memory coupled to the processor, wherein the memory stores instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to: receive a request for interaction from an end user operating an end user device; receive information from the end user device regarding the interaction; select a first automated chat profile based on the information regarding the interaction; route the request to an automated chat resource associated with the first automated chat profile; monitor a chat communication session between the end user device and the automated chat resource; detect a trigger event during the monitoring of the chat communication; and transition the chat communication session to a contact center resource other than the automated chat resource in response to the detected trigger event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Inventors: Eric Tamblyn, Herbert Willi Artur Ristock, Arnaud LeJeune, Richard McCrossan, Paul Segre, Steve O'Donoghue
  • Air treatment system filter
    Patent number: D824505
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: ACCESS BUSINESS GROUP INTERNATIONAL LLC
    Inventors: Steve O. Mork, Gregory K. Evans, Austin Levi Teerman
  • Air treatment system
    Patent number: D832988
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    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