Patents by Inventor Thomas Wayne Ruhe

Thomas Wayne Ruhe 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).

  • Media loading and separation system for printer
    Patent number: 6969168
    Abstract: A media loading and separation system includes a spring pick block with an inclined surface having a lower end; an indentation, formed near the lower end of the inclined surface, having a substantially vertical surface; and a spring arm movably disposed in response to a media stack with respect to the inclined surface between rearward and forward positions. The media separation system can also include a corner media separator to engage a corner of the media stack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2005
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Jiangxiao Mo, Thomas Wayne Ruhe, Stephen Tse Deng