Patents by Inventor Todd Loveland

Todd Loveland 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).

  • Method and assembly for carriage locking
    Patent number: 7133145
    Abstract: A carriage locking system for a device comprising a housing having a power cord receptacle. The system includes a carriage moveable in the housing. A power cord for the insertion into the power cord receptacle is also included. A carriage latch is moveable between a latched position to prevent movement of the carriage and an unlatched position allowing for movement of the carriage. The system further comprises a sensor operative to detect the presence of the power cord in the receptacle and operatively associated with the carriage latch such that the carriage latch moves to the unlatched position when the power cord is inserted in said power cord receptacle and the carriage latch moves to the latched position when the power cord is removed from the power cord receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2006
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Scott D. White, Todd Loveland
  • Method and assembly for carriage locking
    Publication number: 20040150862
    Abstract: A carriage locking system for a device comprising a housing having a power cord receptacle. The system includes a carriage moveable in the housing. A power cord for the insertion into the power cord receptacle is also includes. A carriage latch is between a latched position to prevent movement of the carriage and an unlatched position allowing for movement of the carriage. The system further comprises a sensor operative to detect the presence of the power cord in the receptacle and operatively associated with the carriage latch such that the carriage latch moves to the unlatched position when the power cord is inserted in said power cord receptacle and the carriage latch moves to the latched position when the power cord is removed from the power cord receptacle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2003
    Publication date: August 5, 2004
    Inventors: Scott D. White, Todd Loveland