| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 7258019 |
Pressure sensor for high acceleration environments |
August 21, 2007 |
| A pressure sensor for sensing a fluid pressure in a high acceleration environment. The sensor has a chamber partially defined by a non-planar membrane, the chamber containing a fluid at a reference pressure, such that the non-planar membrane deflects due to pressure differentials bet |
| 7256824 |
Camera with eye position detector |
August 14, 2007 |
| A method of processing an image taken with a digital camera including an eye position sensing means said method comprising the step of utilizing the eye position information within the sensed image to process the image in a spatially varying sense, depending upon said location informatio |
| 7255646 |
Video gaming console with printer apparatus |
August 14, 2007 |
| A video gaming console comprising a housing, the housing incorporating a receptacle for receiving detachable storage means, the detachable storage means containing a computer gaming program, the housing including: communication means for receiving interaction data from at least one c |
| 7255430 |
Ink refill unit with cartridge constriction actuators |
August 14, 2007 |
| An ink refill unit for replenishing an ink cartridge in an inkjet printer, the ink cartridge having an interface for engaging the ink refill, an ink storage compartment partially defined by a tubular flexible wall, and a constrictor mechanism for constricting the flexible tubular wall by |
| 7255424 |
Ink nozzle |
August 14, 2007 |
| The present invention relates to an ink nozzle. The ink nozzle includes a lever terminating with a piston head at one end and a first magnetic pole at the other end. The first magnetic pole defines a plurality of apertures through which ink can be ejected. The ink nozzle also includes |
| 7255423 |
Printhead assembly with multiple fluid supply connections |
August 14, 2007 |
| A printhead assembly is provided, comprising at least one printhead module comprising at least two printhead integrated circuits, each of which has nozzles formed therein for delivering printing fluid onto the surface of print media, and a support member supporting the at least two print |
| 7255419 |
Inkjet printer with arcuately moveable duplex printhead assembly and capping/purging mechanism |
August 14, 2007 |
| A printer is disclosed which comprises: (a) a pagewidth printhead assembly having a pagewidth printhead and a plurality of nozzles located along the printhead for delivering ink onto print media as it is transported past the printhead, and (b) a capping/purging mechanism having (i) a |
| 7255414 |
Printing cartridge with capacitive sensor identification |
August 14, 2007 |
| A printing cartridge (1230) includes a housing (1231). An actuating formation (1240) is positioned on the housing and is capable of actuating a number of capacitive sensors (1238) in an array of such sensors. The actuating formation is configured to represent data relating to at least |
| 7252775 |
Method of fabricating inkjet nozzle comprising suspended actuator |
August 7, 2007 |
| A method of fabricating inkjet nozzles on a substrate is provided. Each nozzle comprises a nozzle chamber and an actuator suspended in the nozzle chamber. Each nozzle chamber comprises a roof having a nozzle aperture defined therein and sidewalls extending from the roof to the substrate. |
| 7252379 |
Manually moveable printer with speed sensor |
August 7, 2007 |
| A manually moveable printer (20) is designed to print onto a page of print media (20) as a user swipes (21) the printer across the page. The printer has a printhead arrangement, which includes a number of ink ejection nozzles. The printer has a speed sensor designed to measure the speed |
| 7252367 |
Inkjet printhead having paddled inkjet nozzles |
August 7, 2007 |
| An inkjet printhead is provided having a plurality of ink ejection nozzles. Each nozzle has a displaceable actuator arm, a paddle for ejecting ink through an aperture defined in a roof of the nozzle, and a motion-transmitting structure interconnecting the actuator arm and the paddle, |
| 7252366 |
Inkjet printhead with high nozzle area density |
August 7, 2007 |
| Inkjet printheads with high nozzle areal density are disclosed. Various structures are shown where the areal density of nozzles is greater than 200 million per square meter. |
| 7252353 |
Printer controller for supplying data to a printhead module having one or more redundant nozzle |
August 7, 2007 |
| A printer controller for supplying dot data to a printhead module comprising at least first and second rows configured to print ink of a similar type or color, at least some nozzles in the first row being aligned with respective corresponding nozzles in the second row in a direction |
| 7251051 |
Pagewidth printing mechanism incorporating a capping mechanism |
July 31, 2007 |
| A pagewidth printing mechanism includes a support structure. A print media feed mechanism is arranged on the support structure to feed print media along a feed path. A pagewidth printhead assembly is mounted on the support structure to span a print media feed path. The printhead assembly |
| 7251050 |
Limited return messaging |
July 31, 2007 |
| A method of limiting communication between an application and a user, via a sensing device interacting with machine-readable coded data printed on a surface, the method comprising the steps, performed in a computer system, of: receiving interaction data representing the interaction of |
| 7250977 |
Gender changer module with a data and power bus |
July 31, 2007 |
| A gender changer module for a modular system in which modules interconnect with other modules utilizing complementary male and female connectors incorporated into the modules is provided. The gender changer module includes two or more connectors of the same gender and a data and power |
| 7250975 |
Modifying digital images utilizing auto focus information |
July 31, 2007 |
| A method of processing a digital image comprising: capturing the image utilizing an adjustable focusing technique; utilizing the focusing settings as an indicator of the position of structures within the image; and processing the image, utilizing the said focus settings to produce ef |
| 7249942 |
Digitally active 3-d object creation system |
July 31, 2007 |
| A three dimensional object creation system that prints objects layer by layer, the system including a plurality of printheads (102), the system printing at least part of each of multiple layers (110, 114, 118 etc) simultaneously. |
| 7249904 |
Modular printer for double-sided high-speed printing |
July 31, 2007 |
| A modular printer includes a frame. A housing in which the frame is housed has an operatively upper and an operatively lower cover and defines a print media inlet at one end between the covers and a print media outlet at an opposite end between the covers. An inlet roller assembly is |
| 7249901 |
Systems and methods for printing by using a position-coding pattern |
July 31, 2007 |
| An apparatus for printing graphical information on a surface is provided. The apparatus comprises a printhead for printing on the surface, an image sensor for recording an image of the surface, and a processor for determining the position of the apparatus using the recorded image. The |
| 7249839 |
Printing cartridge that incorporates a sheet transport mechanism |
July 31, 2007 |
| A printing cartridge is engageable with a printer and includes a casing. The casing has a print media supply portion in which sheets of print media are stored and an ink supply portion that houses an ink supply for use by the printer. A sheet transport mechanism is arranged in the casing |
| 7249838 |
Self threading wallpaper printer |
July 31, 2007 |
| A self threading printer is disclosed for producing rolls of wallpaper. It features a media loading area adapted to support a media cartridge in a position so that a media supply slot of the cartridge is closely adjacent to a pilot guide. The device's cabinet contains a media path which |
| 7249833 |
Ink storage device |
July 31, 2007 |
| A printing fluid storage device comprising a porous body having a plurality of individual channels arranged in an array to store printing fluid and supply the stored printing fluid to at least one printing fluid ejecting nozzle of a printhead of a printer unit, wherein a first end |
| 7249109 |
Shielding manipulations of secret data |
July 24, 2007 |
| This invention concerns a method of shielding manipulations of secret data in an authentication chip from observation. In another aspect it concerns an authentication chip for performing the method. The secret data is manipulated in non-flashing CMOS structures, in which pMOS and nMOS |
| 7249108 |
Validation protocol and system |
July 24, 2007 |
| This invention concerns a validation protocol for determining whether an untrusted authentication chip is valid, or not. The protocol may be used to determine the physical presence of a valid authentication chip and from that determine whether a consumable containing the chip is valid. I |
| 7248376 |
Printer module with a pen-like configuration |
July 24, 2007 |
| A printer module includes a body that defines a print media feed path and a feed opening to permit print media to be positioned in the print media feed path. A pagewidth printing mechanism is positioned in the body to carry out a printing operation on the print media. At least one modula |
| 7247941 |
Printed circuit board assembly with strain-alleviating structures |
July 24, 2007 |
| A printed circuit board (PCB) assembly includes a PCB. An integrated circuit (IC) carrier defines a receiving zone to receive an IC. The carrier has a plurality of island portions about the receiving zone. Each island portion includes a solder member for contacting the PCB. A plurali |
| 7246897 |
Media cartridge for inkjet printhead |
July 24, 2007 |
| A media cartridge for supplying a roll print media to a printhead via a drive roller assembly, wherein at least one of the rollers in the assembly is sized and positioned so that the media wraps around its surface to remove residual curl in the media caused by storage in a roll. Prov |
| 7246886 |
Thermal ink jet printhead with short heater to nozzle aperture distance |
July 24, 2007 |
| There is disclosed an ink jet printhead which comprises a plurality of nozzles and one or more heater elements 10 corresponding to each nozzle. Each heater element 10 is configured to heat a bubble forming liquid 11 in the printhead to a temperature above its boiling point to form a gas |
| 7246885 |
Self cooling inkjet printhead for preventing inadvertent boiling |
July 24, 2007 |
| An inkjet printhead that has an array of ejection devices, each device having a chamber for holding a liquid, an inlet to the chamber in fluid communication with a supply of the liquid, a heater for heating the liquid to form a vapor bubble, and a nozzle through which a drop of the l |
| 7246884 |
Inkjet printhead having enclosed inkjet actuators |
July 24, 2007 |
| An inkjet printhead is provided having a plurality of ink ejection nozzles. Each nozzle has a substrate incorporating circuitry for supplying an electrical current and a channel for supplying ink, a chamber on the substrate in fluid communication with the channel, an aperture in flui |
| 7246883 |
Motion transmitting structure for a nozzle arrangement of a printhead chip for an inkjet printhe |
July 24, 2007 |
| A printhead chip for an inkjet printhead includes a plurality of nozzle arrangements (100) positioned on a substrate (32). Each nozzle arrangement includes a chamber structure defining a nozzle chamber (106) that receives ink. An ink ejecting member (140) positioned in the nozzle cha |
| 7246881 |
Printhead assembly arrangement for a wide format pagewidth inkjet printer |
July 24, 2007 |
| A printhead assembly for a wide format inkjet printer includes an elongate support structure that spans a print media feed path. An ink supply assembly is mounted on the support structure and extends a length of the support structure. A plurality of printhead modules is mounted along the |
| 7246879 |
Thermally stable pagewidth printhead assembly |
July 24, 2007 |
| A pagewidth printhead assembly is provided comprising an elongate support beam, an elongate shell at least partially enclosing and restraining the support beam and printhead integrated circuits mounted to the support beam so as to be substantially aligned with one another along the p |
| 7246876 |
Inkjet printhead for printing with low density keep-wet dots |
July 24, 2007 |
| An inkjet printhead with a plurality of nozzles, a bubble forming chamber corresponding to each of the nozzles respectively, the bubble forming chambers adapted to contain ejectable liquid, a heater element positioned in each of the bubble forming chambers respectively for heating the |
| 7246875 |
Protector for a printhead capping facility |
July 24, 2007 |
| A protector is provided for a capping facility for a printhead. The protector comprises a covering member which is arranged to engage with the capping facility during intervals when the capping facility is not engaged with the printhead, whereby the capping facility is protected agai |
| 7246871 |
Method and apparatus for compensating for printhead damage |
July 24, 2007 |
| Micromechanical pagewidth printheads include a very large number of separately addressable thermal ink ejection actuators. Failure, or degraded performance, of actuators typically leads to white lines occurring down printed media. A method for addressing this problem is described. Th |
| 7246868 |
Printing method using color space conversion |
July 24, 2007 |
| A method of printing uses an image processor to convert a stored image from a first tri-color space to a second tri-color space. Resultant transformation values are read from lookup tables for each color component of the stored image pixels and a single cycle interpolator unit perfor |
| 7246098 |
Consumable authentication protocol and system |
July 17, 2007 |
| This invention concerns a consumable authentication protocol for validating the existence of an untrusted authentication chip, as well as ensuring that the Authentication Chip lasts only as long as the consumable. In a further aspect it concerns a consumable authentication system for |
| 7245760 |
Robot for making an interface surface |
July 17, 2007 |
| A robot for marking an interface surface is provided. The interface surface has coded data identifying a plurality of locations on the interface surface printed thereon. The robot comprises: an image sensor for sensing at least some of the coded data; a processor for generating indic |
| 7245399 |
Method of printing page data with a pagewidth inkjet printhead |
July 17, 2007 |
| Compressed page data incorporating compressed contone CMYK data and bi-level black data is received. The contone CMYK data and bi-level black data are expanded in parallel operations. The CMYK contone data is composited to bi-level CMYK data. The bi-level black data is composited ove |
| 7245294 |
Method for sensing the orientation of an object |
July 17, 2007 |
| A method for sensing the orientation of an object when the object is positioned or moved relative to a surface, the method comprising the steps of providing a surface having coded data disposed thereon, sensing at least some of the coded data while the object is used to interact with |
| 7243916 |
Apparatus for feeding sheets of media from a stack |
July 17, 2007 |
| An apparatus for feeding porous sheets of media from a stack of such sheets includes a support structure for supporting the stack. A gas conduit is mounted on the support structure and has an outlet that is oriented so that, when the stack is positioned on the support structure, the |
| 7243849 |
Handheld coded data reader |
July 17, 2007 |
| A reading device adapted to read an interface surface provided on a product item, the interface surface having disposed thereon coded data which includes, at a plurality of locations on the interface surface, a corresponding plurality of coded data portions, each coded data portion b |
| 7243835 |
Competition entry via label |
July 17, 2007 |
| A product label for enabling entry to a competition, the product label comprising: machine-readable coded data indicative of at least an identity of the label, said machine-readable coded data being readable by a sensing device as the sensing device is moved across the product label, |
| 7243193 |
Storage of program code in arbitrary locations in memory |
July 10, 2007 |
| A method is provided of storing at least one functionally identical code segment in each of a plurality of devices which each have a memory. For each device, the method determines a first memory location and stores a first of the code segments in the memory at the first memory location. |
| 7241005 |
Mobile phone with swipe printer |
July 10, 2007 |
| A mobile telecommunications device, such as a mobile telephone, includes an internal printer for printing on print media external to the device. A speed sensor measures the speed at which a user moves the device relative to the print media and controls the rate of ink ejection accordingl |
| 7240993 |
Printhead assembly for a pagewidth inkjet printer incorporating a series of printhead modules |
July 10, 2007 |
| A printhead assembly for a pagewidth inkjet printer includes an elongate support structure. A plurality of elongate printhead modules is positioned, end to end, in the support structure. Each printhead module includes a feed member that defines a number of longitudinally extending fl |
| 7240992 |
Ink jet printhead incorporating a plurality of nozzle arrangement having backflow prevention mec |
July 10, 2007 |
| An ink jet printhead includes a substrate that defines a plurality of ink inlets. A drive circuitry layer is positioned on the substrate. A plurality of nozzle arrangements is arranged on the substrate. Each nozzle arrangement includes a nozzle chamber structure positioned on the sub |
| 7240560 |
Pressure sensor with remote power source |
July 10, 2007 |
| A pressure sensor (30) for harsh environments such as vehicle tires, formed from a chamber (58) partially defined by a flexible membrane (50), the chamber (58) containing a fluid at a reference pressure. In use, the flexible membrane (50) deflects from any pressure difference between the |
