Patents by Inventor Vincent Gerard D'Silva

Vincent Gerard D'Silva 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).

  • Shared motor driver for inkjet printers
    Patent number: 8780422
    Abstract: A scanning apparatus includes a transparent platen; a scan assembly; a first motor for moving the scan assembly across the transparent platen; an automatic document feeder; a second motor for feeding documents through the automatic document feeder; a first bi-directional switch element for driving the first motor; a second bi-directional switch element for driving the second motor; and a motor driver for selectively controlling the first bi-directional switch element or the second bi-directional switch element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Pan Honglin, Vincent Gerard D'Silva
  • SHARED MOTOR DRIVER FOR INKJET PRINTERS
    Publication number: 20140085690
    Abstract: A scanning apparatus includes a transparent platen; a scan assembly; a first motor for moving the scan assembly across the transparent platen; an automatic document feeder; a second motor for feeding documents through the automatic document feeder; a first bi-directional switch element for driving the first motor; a second bi-directional switch element for driving the second motor; and a motor driver for selectively controlling the first bi-directional switch element or the second bi-directional switch element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2012
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Inventors: Pan Honglin, Vincent Gerard D'Silva