The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2017
Applicant:
Hewlett-packard Development Company, L.p., Spring, TX (US);
Inventors:
Arthur H Barnes, Vancouver, WA (US);
Jody L Clayburn, Vancouver, WA (US);
Francisco Javier Gomez Maurer, Vancouver, WA (US);
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Spring, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 11/00 (2006.01); B41J 13/10 (2006.01); B65H 1/04 (2006.01); B65H 7/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 11/0095 (2013.01); B41J 13/103 (2013.01); B65H 1/04 (2013.01); B65H 7/14 (2013.01); B65H 2511/152 (2013.01); B65H 2511/22 (2013.01); B65H 2511/51 (2013.01); B65H 2511/515 (2013.01); B65H 2553/414 (2013.01);
Abstract
A printing apparatus uses a time of flight sensor to determine distance between the sensor and a surface facing the sensor, and uses a reflectivity value to determine presence of print media in a media bin.