| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| D541849 |
Wall mounting printer |
May 1, 2007 |
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| D541848 |
Print media storage tray |
May 1, 2007 |
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| D536031 |
Vertically oriented printer |
January 30, 2007 |
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| D531214 |
Support stand for a printer |
October 31, 2006 |
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| D529952 |
Printer with combination scanner and print collection tray |
October 10, 2006 |
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| D529081 |
Multi-function printer |
September 26, 2006 |
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| D528597 |
Multi-function printer |
September 19, 2006 |
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| D528156 |
Printer |
September 12, 2006 |
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| 7404144 |
Device for use in a method and system for object selection |
July 22, 2008 |
| The present invention provides a printer in a network, the printer adapted to print a first form and a second form including coded data and receive data from a sensing device operated by a user on the forms. The sensed data includes an identity that is relayed via the printer to a comput |
| 7403797 |
Obtaining a physical product via a coded surface |
July 22, 2008 |
| A method of obtaining a physical product using a print medium, comprising the steps of: determining a print media identifier from the print medium using a sensor module of a mobile telecommunications device, the print media identifier having been linked to information associated with the |
| 7403796 |
Printing dating information using a mobile device |
July 22, 2008 |
| A system for printing dating information on a print medium, the system comprising: a mobile telecommunications device which comprises: a printer module to print the dating information on the print medium; and, a sensor module to sense a print media identifier of the print medium. |
| 7402896 |
Integrated circuit (IC) carrier assembly incorporating serpentine suspension |
July 22, 2008 |
| An integrated circuit (IC) carrier assembly includes a printed circuit board (PCB). A carrier is soldered to the PCB. The carrier includes a grid of electrical contact islands surrounding a receiving zone for receiving an IC. Pairs of adjacent islands are interconnected by respective |
| 7402894 |
Integrated circuit carrier |
July 22, 2008 |
| The present invention relates to an integrated circuit carrier. The integrated circuit carrier includes a receiving plate to which an integrated circuit can be mounted and a plurality of electrical connection islands surrounding the receiving plate. A plurality of resilient interconn |
| 7401989 |
Printing arrangement with driving, printing, adhering and binding stations |
July 22, 2008 |
| A printing arrangement includes a driving station configured to drive print media along a path. The driving station includes a pair of opposed pinch rollers between which the print media can be pinched when driven. A printing station is operatively arranged with respect to the path to |
| 7401910 |
Inkjet printhead with bubble trap |
July 22, 2008 |
| An inkjet printhead with an array of nozzles, and corresponding actuators for ejecting ink through the nozzles; a plurality of ink inlet apertures in fluid communication with the nozzles, each of the ink inlet apertures having an ink permeable trap and a vent sized so that the surface te |
| 7401903 |
Inkjet unit cell with suspended heater element |
July 22, 2008 |
| A unit cell is provided for an inkjet printhead. The unit cell includes a multilayered substrate defining an ink inlet passage. Walls extend from the substrate. A nozzle plate is supported by the walls to define a nozzle chamber in fluid communication with the ink inlet passage. The |
| 7401902 |
Inkjet nozzle arrangement incorporating a thermal bend actuator with an ink ejection paddle |
July 22, 2008 |
| The present invention relates to a nozzle arrangement for an inkjet printhead. The nozzle arrangement includes a substrate assembly defining an ink inlet channel. A nozzle chamber structure extends from the substrate assembly. The nozzle chamber structure defines a nozzle chamber in |
| 7401901 |
Inkjet printhead having nozzle plate supported by encapsulated photoresist |
July 22, 2008 |
| An inkjet printhead is provided. The printhead comprises a plurality of nozzles formed on a substrate, and at least one nozzle plate spaced apart from the substrate. The nozzle plate is supported, at least partially, by encapsulated photoresist. Hence, the nozzle plate has improved r |
| 7401900 |
Inkjet nozzle with long ink supply channel |
July 22, 2008 |
| An inkjet nozzle with an elongate ink inlet channel at least 150 microns long. The channel defines a straight flow path of a length sufficient to provide enough viscous damping to prevent significant reverse flow of ink in the channel when an ink drop is ejected from the nozzle.This remo |
| 7401895 |
Inkjet printhead integrated circuit with optimized trace orientation |
July 22, 2008 |
| A printhead integrated circuit (IC) for an inkjet printer, with a plurality of nozzle chamber structures positioned on a wafer substrate to define nozzle chambers and an ink ejection nozzle in fluid communication with each nozzle chamber, has drive control and drive circuitry connect |
| 7401894 |
Printhead assembly with electrically interconnected print engine controllers |
July 22, 2008 |
| A printhead assembly is provided having at least one printhead module having at least two printhead integrated circuits, each of which has nozzles formed therein for delivering printing fluid onto the surface of print media, a support member supporting and carrying the printing fluid |
| 7401891 |
Printhead assembly incorporating a capping arrangement |
July 22, 2008 |
| A printhead assembly includes a support. At least one printhead is mounted on the support and has an array of inkjets. A capping system is mounted on the support for capping the inkjets. The capping system includes a cap for capping the inkjets and a moving arrangement for moving the cap |
| 7401890 |
Intercolour surface barriers in multi colour inkjet printhead |
July 22, 2008 |
| An inkjet printhead for use with a nozzle capper that engages the printhead when not in use, the inkjet printhead having a nozzle plate defining an array of nozzles and having an exterior surface for engagement with the capper; such that, when the capper disengages from the exterior |
| 7401888 |
Method of maintaining a printhead using maintenance station configured for air blast cleaning |
July 22, 2008 |
| A method of maintaining a printhead in an operable condition is provided. The method comprises the steps of: (i) providing a printhead maintenance station comprising a capper having a constriction member, a vacuum system in fluid communication with the capper, an air inlet valve in fluid |
| 7401887 |
Method of maintaining a printhead using air blast cleaning |
July 22, 2008 |
| A method of maintaining a printhead in an operable condition is provided. The method comprises the steps of: (a) flooding an ink ejection face of the printhead with ink; and (b) removing the ink by blasting air across the face. |
| 7401886 |
Method of removing ink from a printhead using film transfer |
July 22, 2008 |
| A method of removing ink from an ink ejection face of a printhead is provided. The method comprises transferring the ink onto a film moving past the face. Damage to the face is avoided, since the film does not contact the face. |
| 7401884 |
Inkjet printhead with integral nozzle plate |
July 22, 2008 |
| An inkjet drop ejection apparatus comprising: a chamber with a side wall and a nozzle wall, the nozzle wall defining an ink ejection nozzle; and, an actuator for ejecting drops of ink through the nozzle; the chamber and actuator being fabricated by lithographic etching and deposition |
| 7401405 |
Method of fabricating inkjet nozzles having associated ink priming features |
July 22, 2008 |
| A method of fabricating a plurality of inkjet nozzles on a substrate, each nozzle comprising a nozzle chamber having a roof spaced apart from said substrate and sidewalls extending from said roof to said substrate, said chamber having an entrance for receiving ink from at least one ink i |
| 7401227 |
System and method for providing a form for registering a sensing device with a relay device |
July 15, 2008 |
| A system for registering a sensing device with a relay device using a form. The system includes a computer system for determining information relating to at least one interactive element associated with the registration and generating an identity indicative of the at least one intera |
| 7401223 |
Authentication chip for authenticating an untrusted chip |
July 15, 2008 |
| A trusted authentication chip for use in authenticating an untrusted authentication chip; the trusted authentication chip including a random number generator, a symmetric encryption function and two secret keys for the function, a signature function and a test function; wherein the t |
| 7400937 |
MP3 player with code sensor |
July 15, 2008 |
| An MP3 player (10) is provided with an image sensor (16) capable of imaging invisible infrared tags (78) on a substrate (70). The tags (78) encode identity data which is directly or indirectly associated in a computer system with one or more audio clips in an MP3 format.The MP3 playe |
| 7400769 |
Position-code bearing notepad employing activation icons |
July 15, 2008 |
| An interactive product is provided. The product comprises a surface having a writing position-code region. The writing position-code region has a first subset of a position-code provided thereon which codes a plurality of positions on the writing position-code region to enable electronic |
| 7400419 |
Inkjet printer with folding input tray |
July 15, 2008 |
| An inkjet printer includes a body defining a print media path along which print media can pass. A disposable printhead assembly is arranged within the body and is configured to print upon print media passing along the print media path. A print media input tray is pivotally mounted with |
| 7400346 |
Camera and printer having slidably detachable interface |
July 15, 2008 |
| A digital camera with printer which is configured to print images taken by the camera is provided. The camera includes a casing having an elongate socket having open and closed ends, a first industry standard interface located at the closed end of the socket and a printer unit received |
| 7399076 |
Media cartridge having body which receives printer |
July 15, 2008 |
| A media cartridge is provided comprising a housing which incorporates a storage area in which media is stored, a receiving section configured to receive a body of a printer, an outlet arranged with respect to the storage area and receiving section so as to guide media from the storage |
| 7399072 |
Ink refill unit having a linearly actuated plunger assembly |
July 15, 2008 |
| A dispensing assembly for a printing fluid refill cartridge, that has a body for storing printing fluid having an outlet through which the printing fluid is dispensed, and a plunger arranged to selectively change the storage capacity of the body and expel the printing fluid through the |
| 7399071 |
Inkjet printer having ink distribution to printhead ICS |
July 15, 2008 |
| An inkjet printer is provided having at least one printhead module removably mounted to a body of the printer. The printhead module has at least two printhead integrated circuits mounted to a support member via respective ink distribution members which distribute ink from the support |
| 7399065 |
Inkjet printer having ink ejection printhead tiles |
July 15, 2008 |
| An inkjet printer is provided having a printhead which has a plurality of printhead tiles arranged along the width of a media web, an ink distribution member adjacent the printhead, a media transporter for transporting the media web past the printhead, and a processor for processing |
| 7399063 |
Micro-electromechanical fluid ejection device with through-wafer inlets and nozzle chambers |
July 15, 2008 |
| A micro-electromechanical fluid ejection device includes a substrate. Drive circuitry is arranged on an outlet side of the substrate. A plurality of nozzle chambers and corresponding fluid inlets is etched into the substrate. A plurality of support structures is positioned on the sub |
| 7399057 |
Printhead maintenance station having cylindrical engagement pad |
July 15, 2008 |
| A printhead maintenance station for maintaining a printhead in an operable condition is provided. The maintenance station comprises (a) an elastically deformable cylinder having a contact surface for sealing engagement with an ink ejection face of the printhead; and (b) an engagement |
| 7399054 |
Printhead assembly comprising wicking channel |
July 15, 2008 |
| A printhead assembly is provided. The assembly comprises a printhead mounted on a support, the printhead having an ink ejection face. A film cooperates with the support, to define a wicking channel. The wicking channel is positioned for receiving ink from an edge portion of the face |
| 7399053 |
Inkjet printhead having independent modular components |
July 15, 2008 |
| An inkjet printhead is provided having at least one printhead module and drive electronics removably mounted to a support frame. The printhead module(s) has inkjet integrated circuits, a support member supporting and carrying ink for the inkjet integrated circuits and an electrical c |
| 7399043 |
Compensation for uneven printhead module lengths in a multi-module printhead |
July 15, 2008 |
| A printer controller for supplying dot data to a printhead in a predetermined order, the printhead comprising at least first and second printhead modules, each of which comprises a plurality of printing nozzles and being disposed adjacent each other such that a printing width of the |
| 7398967 |
Printing assembly for printing, stacking and binding pages |
July 15, 2008 |
| A printing assembly for printing on consecutive sheets of print media includes a printing station having at least one printhead configured to print on sheets of print media passing through the printing station. A feed station is positioned upstream of the printing station and is conf |
| 7398916 |
Printer having straight media path |
July 15, 2008 |
| A printer is provided having a print media supply, at least one printhead arranged to print on traveling print media, a feeder arranged to feed print media from the print media supply along a media path past the printhead, and a binder arranged on the media path for binding the print |
| 7398597 |
Method of fabricating monolithic microelectromechanical fluid ejection device |
July 15, 2008 |
| A method for forming a printhead having a very high dot-per-inch printing capability is described. The method includes forming a layer containing electronic control circuits upon a semiconductor wafer. Nozzle chambers are then etched into the wafer and corresponding fluid ejection as |
| 7396178 |
Universal pen with optical, position and/or motion sensors |
July 8, 2008 |
| A pen for marking a visible path on a surface. The pen has a marking device adapted to change one or more attributes of the visible path, and a sensing device having at least one of a position sensor for determining the position of the pen relative to the surface, a motion sensor for |
| 7396177 |
Universal pen with position or motion sensing |
July 8, 2008 |
| A pen that includes a marking device for marking a visible path onto a first surface. The marking device is electronically controllable to change a value of an attribute of the path such as color, line width, texture, or line spacing. A position sensing device or motion sensing devic |
| 7396108 |
Pagewidth printhead assembly with flexible tab film for supplying power and data to printhead in |
July 8, 2008 |
| A pagewidth printhead assembly is provided. The assembly comprises: (i) an elongate ink distribution manifold that defines a longitudinally and centrally oriented region for receiving one or more printhead integrated circuits, the manifold having a plurality of ink inlets and a plurality |
| 7395963 |
Method for authentication of pharmaceutical products |
July 8, 2008 |
| A method for authenticating a pharmaceutical product, the pharmaceutical product being associated with packaging having disposed thereon or therein coded data including a number of coded data portions, each coded data portion being indicative of an identity of the pharmaceutical prod |
