Patents by Inventor Tod Kinsley

Tod Kinsley 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: 11046099
    Abstract: A serviceable machine includes a door assembly having a door, and a jointed assembly that extends between an external surface of the serviceable machine and the door. The jointed assembly is operable to move the door between a closed position in which an interior region of the serviceable machine is covered, and an open position in which the interior portion of the interior region is unobstructed. The jointed assembly may extend connectivity to the door when the door is in either the open or closed positions. Additionally, the door can mechanically and electrically decouple from the jointed assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Gerald Boyum, Michael Kevin Bowen, Tod Kinsley, Lynn A Collie, Kevin Lo, Jeremy Daniel Barker
  • Patent number: 10576765
    Abstract: A printer includes a housing, a print engine within the housing, a door to cover a portion of the housing, and a hinge assembly coupled to the housing and the door to support the door in a closed position to cover the portion of the housing and an open position to uncover the portion of the housing, wherein, in the open position, the door is offset from the housing by the hinge assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Steve Brown, Kevin Lo, Tod Kinsley, Lynn A Collie, Peter G Hwang
  • Publication number: 20190232694
    Abstract: A serviceable machine includes a door assembly having a door, and a jointed assembly that extends between an external surface of the serviceable machine and the door. The jointed assembly is operable to move the door between a closed position in which an interior region of the serviceable machine is covered, and an open position in which the interior portion of the interior region is unobstructed. The jointed assembly may extend connectivity to the door when the door is in either the open or closed positions. Additionally, the door can mechanically and electrically decouple from the jointed assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2016
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Gerald Boyum, Michael Kevin Bowen, Tod Kinsley, Lynn A Collie, Kevin Lo, Jeremy Daniel Barker
  • Publication number: 20190023041
    Abstract: A printer includes a housing, a print engine within the housing, a door to cover a portion of the housing, and a hinge assembly coupled to the housing and the door to support the door in a closed position to cover the portion of the housing and an open position to uncover the portion of the housing, wherein, in the open position, the door is offset from the housing by the hinge assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2016
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Steven Brown, Kevin Lo, Tod Kinsley, Lynn A Collie, Peter G Hwang
  • Patent number: 7073787
    Abstract: A media handling device comprises a frame, a media tray, and a damper. The media tray is mountable to the frame for pivotal movement between a first position and a second position relative to the frame. The damper is disposed on the frame and configured for maintaining frictional engagement with the media tray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2006
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Tod A. Kinsley, Jan W. Boldt, Michael K. Bowen, Robert G. Fritz
  • Publication number: 20050127593
    Abstract: A media handling device comprises a frame, a media tray, and a damper. The media tray is mountable to the frame for pivotal movement between a first position and a second position relative to the frame. The damper is disposed on the frame and configured for maintaining frictional engagement with the media tray.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2003
    Publication date: June 16, 2005
    Inventors: Tod Kinsley, Jan Boldt, Michael Bowen, Robert Fritz
  • Patent number: 6659668
    Abstract: An ink-jet printer including a housing having an access door and a web. The web includes a first pair of hinge elements pivotally connecting the web and the housing and a second pair of hinge elements pivotally connecting the web and the access door, wherein the first pair of hinge elements and the second pair of hinge elements cooperate for relative movement of the access door toward and away from the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2003
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Tod A. Kinsley, Peter G. Hwang, Richard E. Berriman
  • Publication number: 20030081018
    Abstract: An ink-jet printer including a housing having an access door and a web. The web includes a first pair of hinge elements pivotally connecting the web and the housing and a second pair of hinge elements pivotally connecting the web and the access door, wherein the first pair of hinge elements and the second pair of hinge elements cooperate for relative movement of the access door toward and away from the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2001
    Publication date: May 1, 2003
    Inventors: Tod A. Kinsley, Peter G. Hwang, Richard E. Berriman
  • Patent number: D449334
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2001
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Company
    Inventors: Daniel R. Dwyer, Masahita Cho, Richard Jeli, Stephen R. Brown, Tod A. Kinsley, Jeffrey J. Grange
  • Patent number: D475401
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2003
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Developement Company, LP
    Inventors: Peter G. Hwang, Michael K. Bowen, Daniel R. Dwyer, Tod A. Kinsley, Thomas E. McCue, Jr., Jeffrey J. Grange, Masahita Cho, Chad Lockart
  • Patent number: D475738
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2003
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, LP
    Inventors: Peter G. Hwang, Daniel R. Dwyer, Michael K. Bowen, Tod A. Kinsley, Thomas E. McCue, Jr., Masahita Cho, Chad Lockart
  • Patent number: D477018
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2003
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Daniel R. Dwyer, Jeffrey G. Bingham, Joyce Chua, Tod A. Kinsley, Robert Fritz, Michael M. Leon, Le Pham
  • Patent number: D477019
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2003
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Daniel R. Dwyer, Jeffrey G. Bingham, Joyce Chua, Tod A. Kinsley, Robert Fritz, Michael M. Leon, Le Pham