Patents by Inventor Tim Roels

Tim Roels 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).

  • Printing device door spring
    Patent number: 11267270
    Abstract: A door for a printing device may include a spring having a first and a second end, the second end coupled to the door and the first end biased away from a surface of the door and a groove into which the first end of the spring may be placed into wherein when the first end of the spring is placed into the groove, the door is deflected in the direction that the spring is biased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Kevin Lo, Tim Roels
  • Media stops
    Patent number: 11072509
    Abstract: An example apparatus includes a media receiving portion having a leading edge receiving region and a trailing edge receiving region for receiving media traveling onto the media receiving portion in a direction from the trailing edge receiving portion the leading edge receiving portion. The example apparatus further includes a leading edge stop coupled to the media receiving portion at the leading edge receiving portion. The leading edge stop is resiliently coupled to the media receiving portion to bias against movement of the leading edge stop from a resting position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Kevin Lo, Daniel Fredrickson, Tim Roels, Brett Thomas Buchholtz, Steven Brown, Hunter Dane Cantrell
  • PRINTING DEVICE DOOR SPRING
    Publication number: 20210206182
    Abstract: A door for a printing device may include a spring having a first and a second end, the second end coupled to the door and the first end biased away from a surface of the door and a groove into which the first end of the spring may be placed into wherein when the first end of the spring is placed into the groove, the door is deflected in the direction that the spring is biased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2016
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Inventors: Kevin LO, Tim Roels
  • MEDIA STOPS
    Publication number: 20200216283
    Abstract: An example apparatus includes a media receiving portion having a leading edge receiving region and a trailing edge receiving region for receiving media traveling onto the media receiving portion in a direction from the trailing edge receiving portion the leading edge receiving portion. The example apparatus further includes a leading edge stop coupled to the media receiving portion at the leading edge receiving portion. The leading edge stop is resiliently coupled to the media receiving portion to bias against movement of the leading edge stop from a resting position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Kevin Lo, Daniel Fredrickson, Tim Roels, Brett Thomas Buchholtz, Steven Brown, Hunter Dane Cantrell