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...that the Eveready Battery began as an invention called the "electric flowerpot," which was a tube with a battery and light bulb inside? The idea was to fasten this gizmo to the side of a flowerpot so it would illuminate the flowers from the bottom. The idea died on the vine and the businessman who licensed the flower pot, Conrad Huber, was left with a pile of useless tubes -- until he found a way to market them as batteries to light the world!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7909524 | Folding edge guide assembly for an imaging apparatus A media edge guide assembly for use in an imaging apparatus having a media supply source includes a first edge guide portion and a second edge guide portion. The first edge guide portion and the second edge guide portion are arranged to have an axis of rotation pass... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7905572 | Apparatus for mounting a removable ink tank in an imaging apparatus An apparatus for mounting a removable ink tank having an ink output port to a printhead body that mounts a micro-fluid ejection device, the printhead body defining a filtered ink/air reservoir, includes a filter cap configured for attachment to the printhead body. T... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7724400 | Simple and configurable all-in-one operator panel A multifunction machine user interface has a minimal number user inputs, such as only one or two buttons. When a user places a media item, such as a printed sheet, in the scanner and activates a first user input, the machine scans the media item and assesses or dete... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7691237 | Belt for transferring an in-production fibrous web This invention relates to a belt for transferring an in-production fibrous web, in particular a paper web or paperboard web, in a machine area of a machine producing the fibrous web, in particular a paper machine or paperboard machine, including at least one textile... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7690934 | Mounting apparatus for an electrical distribution harness assembly An electrical distribution harness assembly configured for coupling with a modular wall panel includes at least one electrical connector including a body and an elastic clip bracket configured for snap-fitting to the modular wall panel, the body forming an overmolde... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7690500 | Hybrid draper belt splice A connector assembly for a draper belt in a harvesting machine having first and second connecting bars on opposite first and second sides of belt end flanges and a flat belt splice along the leading or trailing edge of the draper belt. By providing a flat belt splic... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7651183 | Imaging apparatus for facilitating printing An imaging apparatus includes a printing mechanism. A reservoir is connected to the printing mechanism. The reservoir contains an imaging substance supply. A secured compartment contains at least the reservoir, the secured compartment being configured to restrict ac... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7631954 | Delivery pressure compensation methods and apparatuses Methods and apparatuses for compensating for changes in delivery pressure and protection of a printhead against increased ink flow resistance caused by air trapped in the felt or foam are described. In an exemplary embodiment, ink ejection flow rates are adjusted to... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7628623 | Memory card bezel for an apparatus An apparatus includes a multi-format memory card drive having a multi-format memory card slot configured to receive any of a plurality of memory cards having a corresponding plurality of memory card formats. At least one of the plurality of memory cards has a memory... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7627279 | Fuser assembly having compliant end cap A fuser assembly configured to fix a toner image to a sheet of print media includes a fuser belt having a first side edge, a second side edge spaced apart from the first side edge, an exterior surface, an interior surface, and a hollow interior defined by the interi... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7616745 | Method for printing incoming facsimiles A method for printing incoming facsimiles assigns a print-priority number to a plurality of known facsimile origination identification numbers, wherein the print-priority number is different for at least two of the plurality. The method also identifies the facsimile... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7614737 | Method for identifying an installed cartridge A method for identifying an installed cartridge in a cartridge carrier of an imaging apparatus, wherein the imaging apparatus communicates with the installed cartridge over at least one line, includes sending an ID command to the installed cartridge via an ID line; ... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7605953 | Method and apparatus to compensate for imperfect scanner motion A method to compensate for imperfect scanner motion in a scanning apparatus having a moveable scanner includes generating an error array by measuring errors in a scanner position at each of a plurality of spaced positions along a direction of travel of the scanner; ... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7589850 | Licensing method for use with an imaging device A licensing method includes the steps of establishing a licensing vendor; providing an imaging device that uses an imaging media in forming printed images on print media, the imaging media including an initial supply amount of an imaging substance; associating a usa... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7564601 | Method for generating a tonal response curve for a scanner A method for generating a tonal response curve for a scanner includes (a) directing light from the scanner to a calibration target having a single uniform neutral tone; (b) measuring with the scanner an amount of incident light reflected from the calibration target ... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7562136 | Automatic negotiation of an internet protocol address for a network connected device A method of communicating with a shared imaging apparatus connected to a computer network, wherein communication over the network is facilitated through use of network packets, includes the steps of providing the shared imaging apparatus with networking hardware; pr... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7560052 | Silver ink compositions containing a cationic styrene/acrylate copolymer additive for inkjet printing The present invention provides an aqueous ink containing ≧3% silver particles having much improved adhesion. It has been found that the adhesion can be improved by adding an aqueous cationic dispersion of a styrene/acrylate copolymer, PEI (polyethyleneimine), or a... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7559711 | Method for controlling media feed in an imaging apparatus A method for controlling the media feed of a print media sheet in an imaging apparatus having a media feed roller includes selecting between using absolute positioning of the media feed roller and relative positioning of the media feed roller for various media feed ... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7559635 | Apparatus for facilitating determination of proper supply cartridge installation A supply cartridge for containing a supply of imaging substance includes a cartridge body, and a light pipe attached to the cartridge body. The light pipe has a light output, and a light input for receiving light from an external light source. ... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7557954 | Fast color interpolation A method of performing color conversion to convert a set of input color values to color values in an output color space includes representing an output color in the output color space as a geometric lattice having a plurality of lattice points, each of the plurality... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7552216 | Method of sharing a printer A method of sharing a printer between a plurality of users on a computer network includes attaching host-based networking hardware to the printer. A network communication protocol defines a command channel and a data channel. Only one of the users is allowed to own ... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7551323 | Systems and methods for error diffusion Error diffusion is performed upon input image data. In one aspect, multiple error diffusion processing elements perform error diffusion on a selected pixel in parallel. In another aspect, the error diffusion logic is integrally formed with a fast local memory in the... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7549736 | Printhead assembly having ink flow channels to accommodate offset chips A printhead body includes a floor having an interior side and an exterior side. A first set of body vias extend through the floor from the interior side to the exterior side. The first set of body vias is positioned to supply ink to a first micro-fluid ejection chip... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7548345 | High resolution print mode offering improved text print quality A high-resolution printing method includes the steps of determining if a pixel of a plurality of pixels is a true black pixel and positioning the true black pixel in a predetermined column and a predetermined row of a print matrix. ... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7540594 | Printhead assembly having vertically overlapping ink flow channels A printhead body for mounting a micro-fluid ejection chip includes a floor having an interior side and an exterior side, the exterior side being configured for mounting at least one micro-fluid ejection chip. A plurality of body vias extends through the floor from t... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7536281 | Method for compensating for a contaminated calibration target used in calibrating a scanner A method for compensating for a contaminated calibration target used in calibrating a scanner having a plurality of sensor pixels includes (a) scanning a calibration target to generate a respective plurality of calibration data samples for each sensor pixel of the p... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7532755 | Image classification using concentration ratio Methods and systems of classifying an image by use of a concentration ratio that indicates the smoothness of the distribution of a population of elements in the image or portions thereof. Alternate embodiments may include determining the concentration ratio based on... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7524051 | Hand-operated printer having a user interface A hand-operated printer includes a body, a printhead mounted to the body, a target sight mounted to the body, and a display device mounted to the body. The display device is configured to display an image and a representation of the target sight in relation to the i... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7515587 | Device for processing data packets without use of a microprocessor and a memory A method of processing data packets includes receiving a plurality of the data packets at a selected node. Pertinent information in the data packets is extracted. The pertinent information is pertinent to the selected node. A plurality of response data packets are g... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7508224 | Method for measuring stability margin at a node of a polyphase power grid A method for measuring a stability margin at a node of a polyphase power grid injects suppressed-carrier stimulus into a node of the power grid by low-level amplitude modulation of the output voltage of a pre-exiting generator connected to the node. Response signals... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7497538 | Method of multipass printing using a plurality of halftone patterns of dots A method of printing dots in an area on a page using a plurality of printing passes of a printhead over the area, includes processing continuous tone data representing an image through N halftoning iterations to generate N halftone patterns of dots for the area; and... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7483589 | Method for copying objects A method for copying objects smaller than a background defined by a scanner of an apparatus includes scanning a plurality of objects to acquire image data associated with the plurality of objects and the background; cropping the image data to remove object data for ... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7469107 | Method for providing imaging substance for use in an imaging device via a virtual replenishment A method for providing a virtual replenishing of a supply item with an imaging substance includes the steps communicating to a database a first serial number associated with a first supply item; comparing the first serial number with a plurality of serial numbers st... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7401878 | Print media detection in an imaging apparatus An imaging apparatus includes a controller and a media detection device mechanically engaged with a print media. The media detection device has a movable indicator having a surface with distinct reflectance characteristics. A reflectance sensor is communicatively co... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7399129 | User interface for a hand-operated printer A hand-operated printer includes a body. A printhead is mounted to the body. A display device is mounted to the body, and a user interface is communicatively coupled to the display device. The user interface provides a user input to the display device that is based ... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7399064 | Ink jetting assembly An ink jetting assembly includes a body, and an ink jet chip attached to the body. The ink jet chip has a mounting surface, a face surface, an ink channel extending to the face surface, and at least one actuator associated with the ink channel. The actuator includes... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7393079 | Ink jet printhead garage configured to perform maintenance functions A printhead garage for receiving an ink jet printhead cartridge includes a chassis defining an opening for receiving the ink jet printhead cartridge when the ink jet printhead cartridge is not installed for use by the imaging apparatus for printing. A maintenance as... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7369782 | Method and system for providing technical support relating to an imaging cartridge A method for providing technical support to a customer relating to an imaging cartridge used in an imaging apparatus includes receiving a request from the customer for assistance relating to the imaging cartridge; executing diagnostic software associated with a type... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7369267 | High resolution printing method A method for performing drop placement by an imaging apparatus includes the steps of defining a matrix that identifies all possible drop locations at an output resolution; defining primary drop locations in the matrix for each color of interest based on predefined c... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7363923 | cooking range assembly and monolithic drip pan A cook top includes a one-piece drip pan beneath all burners for collecting spillage and drips originating at the burners. Burner assemblies having burners therein are located by and supported on the drip pan. Grates are provided above the burners and have chamfered... | 04/29/2008 |
