Patents by Inventor Thomas Cocklin

Thomas Cocklin 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).

  • Patent number: 6682237
    Abstract: An apparatus and method are disclosed herein for enabling dual-loading of print media through a printzone of a printing device. Further characteristics and features of the present invention are additionally disclosed herein, as are exemplary alternative embodiments. This abstract is not to be used in the interpretation of any of the claims.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2004
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Thomas Cocklin, Richard L. Brinkly
  • Publication number: 20030049067
    Abstract: An apparatus and method are disclosed herein for enabling dual-loading of print media through a printzone of a printing device. Further characteristics and features of the present invention are additionally disclosed herein, as are exemplary alternative embodiments. This abstract is not to be used in the interpretation of any of the claims.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2001
    Publication date: March 13, 2003
    Inventors: Thomas Cocklin, Richard L. Brinkly
  • Patent number: 6367918
    Abstract: A unitary latching device moves between an open position allowing individual inkjet print cartridges to be installed or replaced and a closed position securely positioning a plurality of print cartridges in a carriage during printing, replenishing and servicing modes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2002
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Company
    Inventors: Tod S Heiles, Kenneth R Williams, Thomas Cocklin, B Michael Eckard, Christopher Taylor, Richard H Lewis, Antoni Murcia, Norman E Pawlowski, Ted Lee
  • Patent number: 6364472
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an ink supply container for containing ink. The ink supply container is configured for providing ink to an ink jet printing system. The ink container includes a first feature indicative of an ink family of a plurality of ink families associated with ink contained in the container. Also included is a second feature spaced from the first feature. The second feature is indicative of an ink color of a plurality of ink colors associated with ink in the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Company
    Inventors: Susan Hmelar, David O. Merrill, Glen E. Schmidt, John A. Underwood, Mark J. Green, Thomas Cocklin, Bruce Cowger, Norman E. Pawlowski, Jr., John A. Barinaga, Charles R. Steinmetz, Curt G. Gonzales, John F. Wilson
  • Patent number: 6364458
    Abstract: An inkjet print cartridge is provided in a printer for removable installation in a carriage which typically holds a plurality of print cartridges of different color printing liquids. In order to minimize overall size of the printer and its carriage, a handle is pivotally mounted on a crown of the print cartridge to move from a down recessed position during normal printing and servicing operations to an upraised position for gripping while removing the printhead from a carriage chute. The handle forms a loop to facilitate gripping with the fingers and thumb, and in its preferred form is bendable in order to provide flexible yielding upon application of undesirable lateral or torsional forces during a removal procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Company
    Inventors: B Michael Eckard, Jeffrey D Langford, Gary P. McKittrick, James P. Kearns, Thomas Cocklin, Kenneth R Williams
  • Publication number: 20020015077
    Abstract: An inkjet print cartridge is provided for removable installation in a carriage which typically holds a plurality of print cartridges of different color printing liquids. In order to minimize overall size of the printer and its carriage, a handle is pivotally mounted on a crown of the print cartridge to move from a down recessed position during normal printing and servicing operations to an upraised position for gripping while removing the printhead from a carriage chute. The handle forms a loop to facilitate gripping with the fingers and thumb, and in its preferred form is bendable in order to provide flexible yielding upon application of undesirable lateral or torsional forces during a removal procedure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 1999
    Publication date: February 7, 2002
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Company
    Inventors: B. MICHAEL ECKARD, JEFFREY D. LANGFORD, GARY P. MCKITTRICK, JAMES P. KEARNS, THOMAS COCKLIN, KENNETH R. WILLIAMS
  • Patent number: 6183077
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an ink supply container for containing ink. The ink supply container is configured for providing ink to an ink jet printing system. The ink container includes a first feature indicative of an ink family of a plurality of ink families associated with ink contained in the container. Also included is a second feature spaced from the first feature. The second feature is indicative of an ink color of a plurality of ink colors associated with ink in the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2001
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Company
    Inventors: Susan Hmelar, David O. Merrill, Glen E. Schmidt, John A. Underwood, Mark J. Green, Thomas Cocklin, Bruce Cowger, Norman E. Pawlowski, Jr., John A. Barinaga, Charles R. Steinmetz, Curt G. Gonzales, John F. Wilson