Hewlett-Packard Patent Grants

Nonrotating nonuniform electric field object rotation

Granted: January 21, 2025
Patent Number: 12204085
A three-dimensional object modeling method may include applying a nonrotating nonuniform electric field to apply a dielectrophoretic torque to a three-dimensional object to rotate the three-dimensional object, capturing images of the object at different angles during rotation of the object and forming a three-dimensional model of the object based on the captured images.

System chassis with divider walls having a concave edge

Granted: January 21, 2025
Patent Number: 12207431
A system chassis may comprise a frame having a width, depth, and height and a plurality of divider walls coupled to the frame and forming a plurality of receptacles each configured to receive an electronics tray containing an electronic assembly. Each of the plurality of divider walls comprises a metal sheet having a front edge, a back edge, and two lateral edges, the two lateral edges attached to two lateral walls of the frame. The front edge of the metal sheet has a concave shape such…

Identifications of deviations relating to assemblies of components

Granted: January 21, 2025
Patent Number: 12207415
In some examples, a system derives a first representation of an assembly of components based on a first source of information, and derives a second representation of the assembly of components based on a second source of information that is of a different type than the first source of information, where the second representation includes any or a combination of an indication of a source of a respective component of the assembly of components, or placement location information of a…

Payload authentication prior to completion of payload fulfillment

Granted: January 21, 2025
Patent Number: 12206765
An authentication device receives a unique fulfillment identifier from a client device prior to payload fulfillment. The unique fulfillment identifier corresponds to a unique payload identifier of a specific payload and a unique group identifier of a group of payloads including the specific payload. The authentication device authenticates the unique payload identifier based on the unique group identifier. In response to successfully authenticating the unique payload identifier based on…

Facilitating fast re-route in high-availability networks

Granted: January 21, 2025
Patent Number: 12206582
A system for efficiently determining a set of next-hop switches from a switch is provided. During operation, the system can determine the plurality of next-hop switches for an Internet Protocol (IP) address prefix. The system can then store, in an entry of a forwarding data structure of the switch, a list of identifying information indicating the plurality of next-hop switches corresponding to the IP address prefix. The identifying information for the plurality of next-hop switches can…

Iterative programming of analog content addressable memory

Granted: January 21, 2025
Patent Number: 12205659
Embodiments of the disclosure provide a system, method, or computer readable medium for programming a target analog voltage range of an analog content addressable memory (aCAM) row. The method may comprise calculating a threshold current sufficient to switch a sense amplifier (SA) on and discharge a match line (ML) connected to a cell of the aCAM; and based on calculating the threshold current, programming a match threshold value by setting a memristor conductance in association with the…

Compressible energizing elements

Granted: January 21, 2025
Patent Number: 12204697
In some examples, a device can include a magnetic element coupled to a cap, a compressible energizing element surrounding the magnetic element, an electrical device coupled to the compressible energizing element to provide a current, and a processor resource to adjust a current applied to the compressible energizing element based on a selected resistance level.

Monitoring operating system invariant information

Granted: January 21, 2025
Patent Number: 12204639
In some examples, a system executes a monitor separate from an operating system (OS) that uses mapping information in accessing data in a physical memory. The monitor identifies, using the mapping information, invariant information, that comprises program code, of the OS without suspending execution of the OS, the identifying comprising the monitor accessing the physical memory independently of the OS. The monitor determines, based on monitoring the invariant information of the OS,…

Primary IP KVM devices

Granted: January 21, 2025
Patent Number: 12204484
One example of an IP KVM device includes a USB port, a display port, a communication port, a network port, and a processor communicatively coupled to the USB port, display port, communication port, and network port. The USB port may be communicatively coupled to a host device to receive first USB signals from the host device. The display port may be communicatively coupled to the host device to receive first display signals from the host device. The communication port may be…

Developer roller

Granted: January 21, 2025
Patent Number: 12204260
A developer roller having a first section that includes a first exterior surface, wherein the first exterior surface includes an electrically-conductive material; and a second section includes a second exterior surface, wherein the second exterior surface is non-electrically-conductive. The second section is axially aligned with the first section and provided at a first longitudinal end of the first section.

Continuous sheet and cut sheet printing

Granted: January 21, 2025
Patent Number: 12202253
Examples include an apparatus comprising a media path assembly for a printer. The assembly comprises a transmission module configured to be connected to a first motor of the printer and a first roller connected to the transmission module. The first roller is driven by the first motor through the transmission module when pulling a continuous sheet from a roll around a spindle of the printer in a forward direction towards a print zone of the printer. The transmission module is configured…

Lighting for additive manufacturing

Granted: January 21, 2025
Patent Number: 12202197
In one example, a non-transitory processor readable medium having instructions thereon that when executed cause an additive manufacturing machine to expose build material to a light source emitting monochromatic light within a band of wavelengths that includes a peak light absorption of a liquid coalescing agent to be dispensed on to the build material.

Three-dimensional object production

Granted: January 21, 2025
Patent Number: 12202195
An example apparatus to produce a three-dimensional object comprises a controller, a build area configured to receive a layer of particulate material, a printhead, and an ultraviolet light emitting diode energy source. The controller is to cause the printhead to deposit a liquid which absorbs ultraviolet radiation onto the layer of particulate material. The controller is further to cause the ultraviolet light emitting diode energy source to irradiate the liquid, after the liquid has been…

Three-dimensional printing

Granted: January 14, 2025
Patent Number: 12194531
This application describes kits, methods, and systems of three dimensional printing. In some examples, described herein are three-dimensional object printing kits comprising a metallic or a ceramic build material, a polymeric binder dispersed in an aqueous liquid vehicle, and a boundary fluid comprising thermally expandable particles.

Cooling module and a method of cooling an electronic circuit module using the cooling module

Granted: January 14, 2025
Patent Number: 12200902
Example implementations relate to a cooling module, and a method of cooling an electronic circuit module. The cooling module includes first and second cooling components fluidically connected to each other. The first cooling component includes a first fluid channel having supply, return, and body sections, and a second fluid channel. The second cooling component includes an intermediate fluid channel. The body section is bifurcated into first and second body sections, and the first and…

Side-mounted lock for HBA card

Granted: January 14, 2025
Patent Number: 12200891
One aspect of the instant application provides an apparatus for locking a circuit board in position. The apparatus can include a cam latch, a plunger, and a hinge pin coupling the cam latch and the plunger. The cam latch is positioned to rotate around the hinge pin, and the rotation of the cam latch causes a linear motion of the plunger in a plane parallel to a component-mounting surface of the circuit board, thereby facilitating locking and unlocking of the circuit board.

Geometrical transformations in additive manufacturing

Granted: January 14, 2025
Patent Number: 12197187
In an example, a method includes receiving, at least one processor, voxelised object model data describing at least part of an intended fabrication chamber content to be generated using additive manufacturing. The voxelised object model data may be derived from a first data set modelling a first object as 2D slices and a second data set modelling a second object as a 3D mesh. Data within the voxelised object model data which is derived from the first data set may be identified, and a…

Eye movement controls in extended reality

Granted: January 14, 2025
Patent Number: 12196953
In example implementations, an apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a display, an eye tracking sensor, and a processor. The eye tracking sensor is to capture eye movements of a user. The processor is in communication with the display and the eye tracking sensor. The processor is to identify a type of eye movement from the eye movements captured by the eye tracking sensor and activate a control that is shown in the display.

Print operation using plural sets of process values

Granted: January 14, 2025
Patent Number: 12194685
Example implementations relate to process capability procedures for additive manufacturing machines. One example implementation receives and prints two objects with corresponding process values for a set of process parameters within two build regions of the build volume. Measurements are made of each object comprising print parameters and a dataset comprising data representing the process values associated with the print parameters and data representing the second process values…

Modification of a 3D model of a 3D object

Granted: January 14, 2025
Patent Number: 12194533
According to examples, an apparatus may include a processor and a memory on which are stored machine-readable instructions that when executed by the processor, cause the processor to access a 3D model of a 3D object to be fabricated and apply a deformation model to the 3D model. In some examples, the processor may generate a modified 3D model that compensates for a determined deformation of the 3D object during a sintering process for the 3D object. In some examples, the deformation…