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George R. Cunnington, Oro Valley, AZ US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090146292SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE THERMAL CONNECTION - A semiconductor device thermal connection used to remove heat from a semiconductor device, such as an integrated circuit, includes a metallic barrier layer on the semiconductor device, and a high thermal conductivity material on the metallic barrier layer that joins the semiconductor device to a thermal heat spreader. The metallic barrier layer may be one or more sputtered layers, and the high thermal conductivity material may be a metallic material, for instance including indium, that is soldered onto the sputtered material. The high thermal conductivity material may form a primary thermal connection in conducting heat away from the semiconductor device. A secondary thermal connection may be made between the heat spreader and a heat sink. The secondary thermal connection may include a compressible solid carbon fiber material. A diaphragm may be used to contain the carbon fiber material, to prevent carbon fibers from coming into contact with the semiconductor device.06-11-2009
20090257196Methods and Apparatus for Heat Transfer for a Component - Methods and apparatus for transferring heat according to various aspects of the present invention operate in conjunction with a heat source on a substrate. In one embodiment, a lid is adapted to engage the substrate. The lid may comprise a thermally conductive rigid body and one or more hardstops configured to limit a bond line distance between the rigid body and the heat source. A thermal interface material may be disposed in the bond line between the heat source and the lid. The thermal interface material may be adapted to provide a thermally conductive adhesive bond between the lid and the heat source.10-15-2009

James Matthew Cunnington, Tualatin, OR US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100208018Waste Phase Change Ink Recycling - A printhead for use in an imaging device includes a reservoir configured to receive ink from an ink source. An aperture plate includes a plurality of ink jet apertures at a first location in the aperture plate and a plurality of recycling apertures at a second location in the aperture plate. The printhead includes a plurality of ink jets, each ink jet being configured to receive ink from the reservoir and to reject ink through one of the ink jet apertures in the aperture plate, and a plurality of channels, each channel being configured to fluidly couple one of the recycling apertures in the aperture plate to the reservoir. A pressure source is coupled to the reservoir that is configured to generate a pressure in the reservoir.08-19-2010
20100220145Directed flow drip bib for printhead with three point contact - A drip bib for use with a printhead of an imaging device includes a plate having an upper surface having an upper edge, an intermediate surface angled with respect to the upper surface, and a lower edge. The intermediate surface includes a plurality of fastener openings. The lower edge includes a drip point projecting from the lower edge with remaining portions of the lower edge being upturned and angled downwardly from at least one end of the lower edge toward the drip point. A plurality of protrusions protrudes from a back side of the upper surface. The protrusions in the plurality of protrusions are spaced from each other and proximate the upper edge.09-02-2010
20100271423External Particle Mitigation without Exceeding Drooling Limitations - A method of performing maintenance on a printhead of an imaging device includes the application of a purge pressure to ink in an on-board reservoir of the printhead to cause ink to be burped through a plurality of apertures in an aperture plate of the printhead. A wiper blade is then dabbed on the aperture plate at least once after the application of the purge pressure. After the dabbing, the wiper blade is drawn across the aperture plate. The wiper blade is then dabbed against the dabbing position at least once after wiping the aperture plate.10-28-2010
20100271424Selective Purging of Ink Jets to Limit Purge Mass - A method of performing maintenance on a printhead of an imaging device includes the detection of at least one contaminated ink jet in a printhead. A first pressure is applied to ink in the printhead in response to the detection of the at least one contaminated ink jet. The first pressure is configured to prevent ink from entering a plurality of apertures in an aperture plate of the printhead and to prevent ink from drooling from the plurality of apertures unless the apertures are wiped by a wiper blade. A first portion of apertures in the plurality of apertures in the aperture plate is wiped with a wiper blade while leaving a second portion of the apertures untouched by the wiper blade while the first pressure is applied to the ink in the printhead. The wiping of the first portion of apertures enables ink to drool from the first portion of apertures. The first portion of apertures includes the at least one detected contaminated ink jet.10-28-2010

Sharon Cunnington, Sammamish, WA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090315895PARAMETRIC FONT ANIMATION - Font animation technique embodiments are presented which animate alpha-numeric characters of a message or document. In one general embodiment this is accomplished by the sender transmitting parametric information and animation instructions pertaining to the display of characters found in the message or document to a recipient. The parametric information identifies where to split the characters and where to rotate the resulting sections. The sections of each character affected are then translated and/or rotated and/or scaled as dictated by the animation instructions to create an animation over time. Additionally, if a gap in a stroke of an animated character exists between the sections of the character, a connecting section is displayed to close the stroke gap making the character appears contiguous.12-24-2009

Sharon K. Cunnington, Sammamish, WA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100318399Adaptive Meeting Management - A template and/or knowledge associated with a synchronous meeting are obtained by a computing device. The computing device then adaptively manages the synchronous meeting based at least in part on the template and/or knowledge.12-16-2010

Sharon Kay Cunnington, Sammamish, WA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100198579UNIVERSAL TRANSLATOR - The claimed subject matter provides a system and/or a method that facilitates communication within a telepresence session. A telepresence session can be initiated within a communication framework that includes two or more virtually represented users that communicate therein. The telepresence session can include at least one virtually represented user that communicates in a first language, the communication is at least one of a portion of audio, a portion of video, a portion of graphic, a gesture, or a portion of text. An interpreter component can evaluate the communication to translate an identified first language into a second language within the telepresence session, the translation is automatically provided to at least one virtually represented user within the telepresence.08-05-2010
20100228825SMART MEETING ROOM - The claimed subject matter provides a system and/or a method that facilitates enhancing the employment of a telepresence session. An automatic telepresence engine that can evaluate data associated with at least one of an attendee, a schedule for an attendee, or a portion of an electronic communication for an attendee. The automatic telepresence engine can identify at least one the following for a telepresence session based upon the evaluated data: a participant to include for the telepresence session, a portion of data related to a presentation within the telepresence session, a portion of data related to a meeting topic within the telepresence session, a device utilized by an attendee to communicate within the telepresence session. The automatic telepresence engine can initiate the telepresence session within a communication framework that includes two or more virtually represented users that communicate therein.09-09-2010
20100306670GESTURE-BASED DOCUMENT SHARING MANIPULATION - The claimed subject matter provides a system and/or a method that facilitates interacting with data associated with a telepresence session. A telepresence session can be initiated within a communication framework that includes two or more virtually represented users that communicate therein. A portion of data can be virtually represented within the telepresence session in which at least one virtually represented user interacts therewith. A detect component can monitor motions related to at least one virtually represented user to identify a gesture, the gesture involves a virtual interaction with the portion of data within the telepresence session. An interaction component can implement a manipulation to the portion of data virtually represented within the telepresence session based upon the identified gesture.12-02-2010