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  • Fluid container having plurality of chambers
    Patent number: 9090082
    Abstract: A fluid container usable with an image forming apparatus having a fluid container receiver is disclosed. The fluid container includes a housing unit including a free-fluid chamber to store a first fluid and a regulated chamber to store a second fluid. The regulated chamber includes a regulator unit configured to regulate the second fluid and an outlet configured to transport the second fluid outside of the housing unit. The fluid container also includes a fluid channel configured to establish fluid communication between ambient atmosphere and the free-fluid chamber, and a check valve configured to establish fluid communication between the free-fluid chamber and the regulated chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Patrick V Boyd, David Olsen, Ralph L. Stathem
  • Platform including fluid manifold for multiple fluid ejection devices
    Patent number: 6679596
    Abstract: A fluid ejection assembly includes a platform having a fluid inlet, a fluid outlet, a plurality of fluid feed slots, and a fluid manifold defined therein, and a plurality of fluid ejection devices each mounted on the platform and including an array of drop ejecting elements and a fluid refill slot communicating with the array of drop ejecting elements. The fluid refill slot of each of the fluid ejection devices communicates with at least one of the fluid feed slots of the platform, and the fluid manifold of the platform fluidically couples each of the fluid feed slots with the fluid inlet and the fluid outlet of the platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2004
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Melissa D Boyd, Timothy E Beerling, Timothy L Weber
  • Reflective LCD projection system using wide-angle Cartesian polarizing beam splitter
    Patent number: 6486997
    Abstract: An optical imaging system including a wide-angle Cartesian polarizing beam splitter, light valve illumination optics having an f/#≦2.5, and at least one reflective light valve. The Cartesian polarizing beam splitter (PBS) has a structural orientation defining fixed polarization axes. The use of a Cartesian PBS allows the development of systems using curved PBS that provide higher light output and/or replace or augment other optical components. By recognizing and advantageously applying properties of wide-angle Cartesian polarizers, the present invention discloses a high-efficiency optical imaging system capable of functioning at f/#'s equal to or below f/2.5 while maintaining a contrast ratio of at least 100 to 1, or, more preferably, 150 to 1 in a projection system configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2002
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Charles L. Bruzzone, David J. W. Aastuen, Roger J. Strharsky, Stephen K. Eckhardt, Michael F. Weber, Gary T. Boyd
  • Vibration isolation apparatus and methods of manufacture
    Patent number: 8002094
    Abstract: A vibration isolation apparatus is provided that includes a main spring and a tuned mass damper. The main spring has a first end and a second end, and is configured to resonate when vibrated within a predetermined frequency range with a first axial surge mode having a magnitude. The tuned mass damper is coupled to the main spring at a first axial position located substantially equidistantly between the main spring first end and the main spring second end and is configured to reduce the first axial surge mode magnitude at least 50% when the main spring is vibrated within the predetermined frequency range. Methods of manufacturing the vibration isolation apparatus are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Dale T. Ruebsamen, James H. Boyd, Toren S. Davis, Joseph E. Vecera
  • Camera having label-stopped optical system
    Patent number: 6282374
    Abstract: A camera has a body and a label adhered to the body. The body has a lens assembly including a taking lens. The taking lens defines an optical axis. The taking lens has at least one optical element. The optical element has a central part and a peripheral part. The lens assembly has a label receiving surface. The label receiving surface has an outer perimeter. The label receiving surface is free of obstructions to label-placement. The label is adhered to the label receiving surface in spaced relation to the outer perimeter. The label has a hole disposed substantially concentric with the optical axis. The label includes an opaque blocking portion surrounding the hole and overlapping the peripheral part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2001
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: James D. Boyd, Stephen J. Smith, Michael P. Cramer
  • ELASTOMERIC LAMINATE MATERIALS THAT DO NOT REQUIRE MECHANICAL ACTIVATION
    Publication number: 20080207071
    Abstract: An elastomeric laminate that does not require mechanical activation comprises an elastomeric polymer film layer bonded to one or more other substrate layers. The elastomeric film composition, physical properties of the substrate, and bonding conditions are selected and controlled to form an elastomeric laminate that is stretchable and recoverable without the use of excess material or post-lamination mechanical activation. The resulting elastomeric laminate may be manufactured on relatively simple high-speed equipment at lower cost and with improved physical properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2008
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Inventors: Iyad Muslet, Jacqueline Courtney, David G. Bland, James Morrison, William P. Mahoney, Stephen L. Herrington, Daniel E. Pitts, Scott Etter, Daniel Steinmetz, Gregory T. Boyd
  • Vehicle electrical protection device and system employing same
    Patent number: 7233474
    Abstract: An electrical protection device is provided. The device can be removably attached to or mounted inside of a power source, such as a vehicle, e.g., automobile, battery and can employ a replaceable fuse element. The device includes an overcurrent protection element, such as a fuse element, and provides any one or more of the following types of electrical protection: (i) overcurrent protection; (ii) accident or catastrophic event power cutout protection; and (iii) load dump protection. The system is configurable to protect certain vehicle electrical components from an overcurrent and allow others to operate independent of the overcurrent protection. Systems and methods employing the protection device are also illustrated and discussed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2007
    Assignee: Littelfuse, Inc.
    Inventors: William P. Brown, Edwin James Harris, Jeffrey John Ribordy
  • One-time use camera loading method
    Patent number: 6226457
    Abstract: In a method for loading a film cartridge in a one-time use camera, the film cartridge is placed in a film cartridge chamber of a camera frame assembly. An anti-backup subsystem is mounted on the camera frame assembly. The anti-backup subsystem has a first mechanical member biased into a disengaged position. A main portion of the filmstrip is then wound, in a prewind direction, from the film cartridge to a film supply chamber of the camera frame assembly. Following the winding, the first mechanical member is biased into an engaged position, in which the anti-backup system precludes winding of the filmstrip in the prewind direction. The first mechanical member can be biased by applying a label to a casing of the camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: James D. Boyd, Stephen J. Smith, Michael P. Cramer
  • ELASTOMERIC LAMINATE MATERIALS THAT DO NOT REQUIRE MECHANICAL ACTIVATION
    Publication number: 20110250419
    Abstract: An elastomeric laminate that does not require mechanical activation comprises an elastomeric polymer film layer bonded to one or more other substrate layers. The elastomeric film composition, physical properties of the substrate, and bonding conditions are selected and controlled to form an elastomeric laminate that is stretchable and recoverable without the use of excess material or post-lamination mechanical activation. The resulting elastomeric laminate may be manufactured on relatively simple high-speed equipment at lower cost and with improved physical properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2011
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Applicant: CLOPAY PLASTIC PRODUCTS COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Iyad Muslet, Jacqueline Courtney, David G. Bland, James Morrison, William P. Mahoney, Stephen L. Herrington, Daniel E. Pitts, Scott Etter, Daniel Steinmetz, Gregory T. Boyd
  • Fluid container having plurality of chambers and valves
    Patent number: 9315030
    Abstract: A fluid container usable with an image forming apparatus is disclosed. The fluid container includes a housing unit, a free-fluid chamber disposed in the housing unit and configured to store fluid, and a regulated chamber disposed in the housing unit. The regulated chamber includes a regulator unit, an outlet and a plurality of states. The regulator unit is configured to regulate respective fluid therein. The outlet is configured to transport the respective fluid from the regulated chamber. The fluid container also includes a plurality of valves disposed in the housing unit. At least one of the valves is configured to selectively stop fluid communication between the regulated chamber and the free-fluid chamber based on the respective state of the regulated chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Patrick V Boyd, David Olsen, Patricia A Kellar
  • Method and apparatus for the production of nonwoven web materials
    Patent number: 7504060
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of making a nonwoven web with desired fiber orientation, the method including the steps of providing a source of fibers, subjecting the fibers to an electrostatic charge, deflecting the fibers with a non-contacting deflecting device, collecting the fibers on a moving forming surface to form the nonwoven web. The invention also provides an apparatus for forming fibrous nonwoven webs, the apparatus comprising a source of fibers, a device for applying an electrostatic charge to the fibers, a non-contacting fiber deflecting device adapted to affect the fibers while the fibers are under the influence of the applied electrostatic charge, and a forming surface for collecting the fibers as a fibrous nonwoven web.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2009
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas William Brock, Brian Stephen Forbes, Bryan David Haynes, Douglas Jay Hulslander, Matthew Boyd Lake, Eric Edward Lennon, Hannong Rhim
  • ELASTOMERIC LAMINATE MATERIALS THAT DO NOT REQUIRE MECHANICAL ACTIVATION
    Publication number: 20120238162
    Abstract: An elastomeric laminate that does not require mechanical activation comprises an elastomeric polymer film layer bonded to one or more other substrate layers. The elastomeric film composition, physical properties of the substrate, and bonding conditions are selected and controlled to form an elastomeric laminate that is stretchable and recoverable without the use of excess material or post-lamination mechanical activation. The resulting elastomeric laminate may be manufactured on relatively simple high-speed equipment at lower cost and with improved physical properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Applicant: CLOPAY PLASTIC PRODUCTS COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Iyad Muslet, Jacqueline Courtney, David G. Bland, James Morrison, William P. Mahoney, Stephen L. Herrington, Daniel E. Pitts, Scott Etter, Daniel Steinmetz, Gregory T. Boyd
  • Camera with film debris catching comb
    Patent number: 6283645
    Abstract: A camera has a rear backframe (exposure) opening, including a pair of spaced opposite ends across which successive sections of a filmstrip are moved for each section of the filmstrip to be advanced over the backframe opening. A pair of parallel film rails have longitudinal film support surfaces that support each section of the filmstrip over the backframe opening. A pair of parallel film debris catching combs are positioned between the film rails, proximate respective ones of the opposite ends of the backframe opening, and inwardly of the longitudinal film support surfaces to remove any debris from each section of the filmstrip before that section is advanced over the backframe opening. One of the film debris catching combs preferably is positioned inwardly of the film support surfaces farther than the other comb.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2001
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Michael P. Cramer, James D. Boyd, Stephen J. Smith
  • Camera with indicator to warn of unintended shutter opening such as when camera dropped or jarred
    Patent number: 6067423
    Abstract: A camera comprising an aperture through which ambient light is passed to cause a film exposure, at least one shutter blade supported for opening movement to uncover the aperture to permit ambient light to pass through the aperture and for closing movement to re-cover the aperture and susceptible of being moved open accidentally such as when the camera is dropped or jarred, and a shutter release button manually depressible to initiate opening movement of the shutter blade, is characterized in that an indicator is activatable to provide a warning the shutter blade has been moved open without the shutter release button having been manually depressed, whereby the warning indicates the shutter blade has been moved open accidentally such as when the camera is dropped or jarred.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2000
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Stephen J. Smith, James D. Boyd, Michael P. Cramer
  • On-board networked anomaly detection (ONAD) modules
    Patent number: 10587635
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for detecting anomalous flights. Embodiments collect sensor data from a plurality of sensor devices onboard an aircraft during a flight. A plurality of feature definitions are determined, where a first one of the feature definitions specifies one or more of the plurality of sensor devices and an algorithm for deriving data values from sensor data collected from the one or more sensor devices. Embodiments determine whether anomalous activity occurred during the flight using an anomaly detection model, where the anomaly detection model describes a pattern of normal feature values for at least the feature definition, and comprising comparing feature values calculated from the collected sensor data with the pattern of normal feature values for the first feature definition. A report specifying a measure of the anomalous activity for the flight is generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Jason M. Keller, James M. Ethington, Liessman E. Sturlaugson, Mark H. Boyd
  • Method and apparatus for making an imprinted conductive circuit using semi-additive plating
    Patent number: 6974775
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for making an imprinted conductive circuit using semi-additive plating. A plurality of indented channels is formed on the substrate. The surface is coated with a conductive layer. Portions of the surface other than the indented channels are coated with a non-conductive layer, and metal is plated on the conductive layer in the channels. The non-conductive layer and the first conductive layer are removed from portions of the surface other than the indented channels. In some embodiments, a first set of channels has a first depth and a second set of channels has a second depth. The plating adds a first amount of metal in the first set of channels and the second set of channels. The first set of channels is coated with a non-conductive layer, and a second amount of additional conductive material is plated in the second set of channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2005
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Milan Keser, Boyd L. Coomer
  • Light emitting device providing a collimated light beam
    Patent number: 6752525
    Abstract: An autochanger has a plurality of media holding bays to hold media pieces. A light emitter and light receiver are placed within the autochanger to establish a light path adjacent the media holding bays. When the light path is disrupted an indication is provided that a media piece is dislodged from its media holding bay. The light emitter has a tube with a light source located adjacent an input end of the tube and a lens located adjacent an output end of the tube. The input end of the tube has a relatively small aperture to limit light passing into the tube and to the lens. The light emitter serves to provide pseudo-collimated light that illuminates a specific light receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2004
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Thomas W Holmquist, Ron L. King, Dean J. Geilenkirchen, John T. Meredith, Walter M. Wang, David W Boyd
  • Adaptive cooling method for computer rack enclosure
    Patent number: 8348731
    Abstract: A technique for cooling equipment racks that contain multiple individual devices, such as computers, that each have their own internal cooling fans. An air passage (“shunt tube”) is placed between a compartment inside the rack, and the ambient air outside the rack, or between compartments inside the rack. Sensors inside the air passage detect movement of the air inside the passage, and thus indirectly measure the presence of a differential pressure. The preferred sensor embodiment uses temperature sensors, and takes advantage of the differences of the air temperatures inside the computer rack, and outside the computer rack (or between internal computer rack compartments) to determine if the air is moving through the air passage, and which direction the air is moving.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Wilmington Research and Development Corporation
    Inventors: Douglas A. Johnson, Stephen B. Boyd
  • Apparatus and method for reshaping containers
    Patent number: 5187962
    Abstract: An apparatus for reshaping a container includes a mold of the split type. The container has a body member, a closed lower end member and a cone-shaped open upper end member. The mold has a pair of upper clamping members and a lower clamping member which slide along a liner. The upper clamping members and a seal for closing the container act on the double seam between the upper end member and the body member, thus ensuring that the upper end member and the double seam do not deform during reshaping. The seam between the lower end member and the body member is gripped between the lower clamping member and a support member. During reshaping, compressed air is supplied to the interior of the container, causing it to expand outwardly while the clamping members move inwardly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 1992
    Date of Patent: February 23, 1993
    Assignee: CMB Foodcan PLC
    Inventors: John P. Bilko, Stephen R. Arnell, Andrew J. Boyd, Perry A. Goodwin
  • ARTICLES OF FOOTWEAR WITH ADJUSTABLE DIMENSIONS
    Publication number: 20210204635
    Abstract: An article of footwear includes a sole structure and an upper. The upper is coupled to the sole structure so as to form a foot-receiving cavity therebetween. The upper comprises a first portion, a second portion, and an expandable panel disposed between the first portion and the second portion. The upper is movable between a compressed configuration and an expanded configuration. In the compressed configuration, the first portion and the second portion are coupled together at a location adjacent to the expandable panel and the expandable panel is collapsed. In the expanded configuration, the first portion and the second portion are spaced apart from each other at the location adjacent to the expandable panel and the expandable panel is exposed. One or more dimensions of the foot-receiving cavity are larger when the upper is in the expanded configuration than when the upper is in the compressed configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2021
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Applicant: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen N. Bruno, Ami M. Davis, Daniel J. Gearhardt, Michelle Haines, George S. Kim, Ryan J. Maddox, Austin J. Orand, Richard S. Ramsay, Sarah E. Sowers, Peter P. Williams, II, Patrick D. Boyd
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