Did You Know...
...that after Parker Brothers executives turned down the game of Monopoly because it had "52 fundamental errors" (including taking too long to play), a copy of the game wound up in the home of the company president who stayed up until 1 a.m. to finish playing it? He was so impressed by the game that the next day he wrote to inventor Charles Darrow and offered to buy it!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8162434 | Cap and ink-jet head protection assembly A head cap for protecting an ink ejecting face of an ink-jet head may be provided with a plate member. The plate member may be opposed to the ink ejecting face. The head cap may include a flexible, continuous lip, which projects from one surface of the plate member.... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8147030 | Fluid ejecting apparatus A fluid ejecting apparatus includes an ejection head having an ejection surface with a nozzle region and a capping device that contacts the ejection surface. The capping device includes first and second contact members held by a cap body. When the first contact memb... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8141979 | Ink jet recording head and method for manufacturing ink jet recording head A manufacturing method for an ink jet recording head including the steps of preparing a recording element substrate provided with an ejection outlet array for ejecting ink; preparing a supporting member, provided with a plurality of ink supply passages, for supporti... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8128192 | Cap design for an inkjet print head with hand-held imaging element arrangement with integrated cleaning mechanism The hand-held printer includes a print module configured for multidirectional printing, a print head in communication with the print module. The print head includes a plurality of nozzle arrays and wherein the nozzles in each of the plurality of nozzle are disposed ... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8128193 | Printer A cleaning mechanism has a slider moving together with a carriage and a suction cap provided on the slider to cap one of print heads mounted on the carriage to perform suction therefrom. A first contact portion and a second contact portion are provided in each of th... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8118394 | Droplet ejecting device A droplet ejecting device including: plural droplet ejecting heads that eject droplets; a transporting body, disposed to face nozzle surfaces of the droplet ejecting heads, that transports a recording medium; and a head holding member that holds the droplet ejecting... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8118395 | Mobile device with a printhead and a capper actuated by contact with the media to be printed A mobile device that is (a) an inkjet printhead, (b) a print media feed path extending past the printhead, (c) a capping mechanism with a capper moveable between a capping position, in which the capper is urged into a capping relationship with the printhead, and an ... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8113619 | Printhead assembly for maintaining printhead A printhead assembly comprising a printhead mounted on a substrate, an elastically deformable pad and an ink removal system mounted on the substrate. The pad has a contact surface for sealing engagement with an ink ejection face of the printhead. The pad being linea... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8100502 | Printer cartridge incorporating printhead integrated circuit A desktop printer includes a printhead cartridge defining an ink reservoir and including a printhead integrated circuit having a plurality of micro-electromechanical nozzle arrangements, the ink reservoir and the printhead integrated circuit substantially spanning a... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8083313 | Printhead maintenance station for a pagewidth printer having an air supply and vacuum assembly for purging excess ink from the printhead Provided is a printhead maintenance station for a pagewidth printer. The maintenance station includes a capper having an open-ended capping chamber with a perimeter gasket for operatively engaging with a printhead of the printer to form a protective seal around the ... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8083314 | Ink jet head and production process thereof An ink jet head is constituted by a recording element substrate, comprising ejection outlets for ejecting ink, to which an electrical connecting portion is provided at an outer portion of the recording element substrate; an electric wiring member having an end porti... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8075088 | Image forming apparatus A disclosed image forming apparatus includes an apparatus main body; a page-width inkjet head unit capable of ejecting fluid droplets without substantially moving the page-width inkjet head unit while forming an image on a medium to be recorded on; a maintaining and... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8061801 | Printhead assembly incorporating gas duct A printhead assembly includes an ink distribution assembly including an ink distribution molding, the ink distribution molding including a plurality of ducts; at least one printhead integrated circuit in fluid communication with the ink distribution assembly; and a ... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8038255 | Cap member and fluid ejecting apparatus A cap member according to a first aspect of the invention is a cap member that covers a nozzle area of an ejecting head having a plurality of nozzle openings for ejecting fluid. The cap member includes a cap member body having a bottom portion and a frame portion an... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8038256 | Discharging apparatus and removing method When different liquids are charged in a plurality of nozzles, the liquids are drawn by suction or pushed out reliably from the nozzles, so that the liquids collected by suction or pushing out can be reused. For this purpose, a removing unit, which has a cap that ope... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8033636 | Inkjet recording apparatus An inkjet recording apparatus can reduce operations or time for preliminary discharge and reduce the influence of mist. A recovery mechanism portion is provided in which a slide member on which a cap is mounted is moved along cam surfaces following a movement of a c... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8025359 | Protector for ink cartridge container A protector for an ink cartridge container including a containing case body, an ink inlet for a recording head, a cartridge containing part into which an ink cartridge is removably insertable, and a door body capable of opening and closing an opening opposed to the ... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8025360 | Packing mechanism for filling a gap between an ejection head and cap member A liquid ejecting apparatus comprising a plurality of nozzles, an ejection head capable of ejecting a liquid through the nozzles, a cap member that is capable of being brought into contact with the ejection head so as to maintain or regain initial ejection character... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8025358 | Recording head protective cap, inkjet recording apparatus using the same, and method of producing the same A protective cap for an inkjet recording apparatus includes a recording head having an ejection surface in which open ends of nozzles are arranged in a row. The cap includes a mainbody and an elastic lip portion. The mainbody is formed of a first material mainly com... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8020962 | Printer having rotatable capping/purging mechanism for dual printheads A printer is provided which has two pagewidth printheads arranged to eject ink from ink ejection nozzles disposed along the respective pagewidth onto opposite surfaces of print media being transported therepast, and a capping/purging mechanism. The capping/purging m... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7992961 | Ink-jet head A passage unit formed with ink ejection ports, an actuator mounted on the passage unit, and a cover member are provided. Further provided is a side plate member that is in contact with a mounting face of the passage unit on which the actuator is mounted. The side pl... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7988254 | Image recording apparatus and inkjet apparatus for double-side recording The inkjet apparatus for double-side recording, comprises: liquid ejection heads which are disposed on either side of a recording medium and face each other across the recording medium, the liquid ejection heads ejecting liquid onto recording surfaces of the recordi... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7984962 | Method of capping printhead with two-stage capping mechanism A method of capping a printhead is provided in which a carrier is moved from a non-capping position, through a transition position, to a capping position at which a capping member carried by the carrier caps the printhead, and pivoting of the capping member is effec... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7984961 | Ink-jet type image recording apparatus and purge mechanism An ink-jet type image recording apparatus includes a recording head which has a nozzle surface having a plurality of nozzles formed therein; a suction mechanism which generates a suction force, a first cap having a first lip portion, and a second cap having a second... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7980658 | Rotatable platen A rotatable platen for use in an inkjet printing device. The platen is arranged to rotate about a rotational axis and has a functional outer surface around the rotational axis. The surface has first and second portions. The first portion is adapted to support print ... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7971957 | Ink-jet line printer and image forming apparatus using the same An ink-jet line printer (30) is constituted by multiple ink-jet heads (1-1 to 1-3). Actuators (3-1 to 3-3) are arranged so as to be moved between a home position and a print position, and backup mechanis... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7963631 | Printhead maintenance station The present teachings relate to a printhead maintenance station for an industrial printing apparatus which is used to prevent clogging of the printhead, particularly during periods in which the printheads are idle. The maintenance station includes a capping station ... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7959254 | Liquid ejection apparatus, capping device, and installation device for liquid absorber A capping device provided in a liquid ejection apparatus having a liquid ejection head is provided. The liquid ejection head has a nozzle-forming surface in which a nozzle for ejection liquid is formed. The capping device includes a cap, a liquid absorber, and a fix... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7942496 | Cradle unit for a printer assembly A cradle unit for a printer assembly includes a body having a printhead cartridge support bay for receiving a printhead cartridge that incorporates a printhead, an ink supply for the printhead and a capper for capping the printhead when not in use. A levered frame i... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7938503 | Printhead maintenance station having contact pad with sloping profile A printhead maintenance station for maintaining a printhead in an operable condition. The maintenance station comprises an elastically deformable pad having a contact surface for sealing contact with nozzles in an ink ejection face of the printhead. The contact surf... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7922280 | Maintenance station for an imaging apparatus An imaging apparatus includes a frame and a maintenance sled movably coupled to the frame. The maintenance sled includes a carrier engagement member. A printhead carrier is coupled to the frame. A carrier motor is drivably coupled to the printhead carrier. A control... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7922281 | Protection device for an ink cartridge storage unit A protection device for an ink cartridge storage unit having an ink inducing member is provided with a supporting beam, a funnel member having a narrow conical end and a wide conical end, the narrow conical end being connected to a distal end of the supporting beam,... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7922282 | Cap apparatus for liquid jetting head and liquid jetting apparatus A cap apparatus includes a cap which seals nozzles of a liquid jetting head, an absorber which is accommodated tightly inside the cap, a cap holder which is accommodated tightly inside the cap, and a holder which has a holding body which makes a contact with an uppe... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7922283 | Printhead capping mechanism having multiple gear assemblies and method of assembling same A gear arrangement for a capper of an inkjet printer comprises a first gear assembly mounted to the printer so as to cooperate with a motor gear for driving rotation of the first gear assembly, the first gear assembly having a code feature; and a second gear assembl... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7918532 | Fluid ejecting apparatus A fluid ejecting apparatus for ejecting fluid includes a head capable of performing effective discharge during which the fluid is discharged to an object to be processed disposed at a predetermined position and capable of preliminary discharge during which the fluid... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7909429 | Liquid ejection apparatus A liquid ejection apparatus includes: an ejection head that ejects a liquid from a nozzle; a cap that can seal an opening of the nozzle; an absorber that is disposed in the inside of the cap; a first ejection unit that allows to perform a first ejection toward the c... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7901031 | Mobile telecommunications device with printhead and a printhead capper A mobile device is disclosed. The mobile device includes an inkjet printhead, a print media feed path for directing print media past the printhead in a feed direction during printing, and a capping mechanism including a capper moveable between a capping position in ... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7901032 | Printer having moveable printhead and capping/purging member An inkjet printer is provided which has at least one printhead having a plurality of ink ejection nozzles, a capping/purging member having a length corresponding substantially to that of the printhead, a first actuating mechanism arranged to move the printhead in an... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7896461 | Fluid discharge device, and a printer and media processing device that use the fluid discharge device A fluid discharge device suppresses discharge defects caused by adhesion of fluid spray and maintains a good fluid discharge condition. A printer and a media processing device include the fluid discharge device. An inkjet head has ink nozzles for discharging ink. A ... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7887157 | Fluid ejection apparatus There is provided a fluid ejection apparatus for ejecting a fluid including a head for ejecting the fluid and a moisture retention head cap device for retaining moisture of the head. The moisture retention head cap device is disposed so as to surround a periphery of... | 02/15/2011 |
