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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8182069 | Method for modular arrangement of a silicon based array and modular silicon based array A silicon based module, including: a substrate; a first chip assembly fixed to the substrate, the first chip assembly including a first silicon chip and a first driver die having electrical circuitry; and a second chip assembly fixed to the substrate, the second chi... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8172365 | Liquid jetting apparatus and head cartridge A liquid jetting apparatus includes a first liquid jetting head which has a plurality of first nozzles, a head holder to which a first liquid jetting head is fixed, a liquid cartridge which is detachably mounted on the head holder, and which supplies the first liqui... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8162442 | Recording apparatus A recording apparatus includes a head set lever which fixes a head cartridge to a carriage section. The head set lever is movable between a first position at which the head cartridge is fixed to the carriage section and a second position at which mounting and remova... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8162441 | Ink-cartridge loading/unloading apparatus The present invention relates to an ink-cartridge loading/unloading apparatus used in various devices onto which an ink-cartridge is capable of minimizing damage of a flexible printed wiring board of the ink-cartridge. The ink-cartridge loading/unloading apparatus a... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8118404 | Printing arrangement having printhead and ink supply assemblies A printing arrangement has a modular printhead assembly with a plurality of elongate printhead modules fast with an elongate chassis. An ink supply assembly has a number of ink reservoirs with respective ink supply devices each having two parts, namely a first part ... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8118405 | Buttable printhead module and pagewide printhead A printhead module includes a substrate, a plurality of drop ejector arrays, and electronic circuitry. The substrate includes a butting edge extending in a first direction along the substrate. The plurality of drop ejector arrays extends substantially parallel to th... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8100507 | Industrial ink jet printer A printer comprising a base module having a main drive element and a print zone, a main module back plane coupled with the base module, a machine base rail system coupled to the base module, and an expansion module releasably coupled to the machine base rail system ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8096640 | Print bar In one embodiment, a print bar includes: a substrate having a longer part and a shorter part extending along and parallel to the longer part such that each end of the longer part extends past each end of the shorter part; and multiple printhead dies on the longer pa... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8096639 | Mounting arrangement with a support and pressure plate for a printhead assembly The invention provides for a mounting arrangement for a printhead assembly having a plurality of modular printhead tiles each having a plurality of micro-electromechanical nozzle arrangements for printing on a printing medium. Each tile has a flex PCB with which to ... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8087752 | Apparatus for printhead mounting A printhead assembly including a printhead module and a mounting structure is described. The printhead module is mounted on a receiving surface of the mounting structure and includes a first edge and a second edge opposite the first edge. The first and second edges ... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8087753 | Method for modular arrangement of a silicon based array and modular silicon based array A silicon based module, including: a substrate; a first chip assembly fixed to the substrate, the first chip assembly including a first silicon chip and a first driver die having electrical circuitry; and a second chip assembly fixed to the substrate, the second chi... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8079666 | Printhead having commonly supported nozzle ICS A printhead is provided having a support frame, a plurality of nozzle integrated circuits having printing fluid ejection nozzles, and a one-piece printing fluid distribution member commonly supporting the plurality of nozzle integrated circuits, the distribution mem... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8075097 | Method of modulating peak power requirement of modular printhead A method of modulating a peak power requirement of a modular printhead is provided. Each module of the printhead has respective segments of each of a plurality of rows of inkjet nozzles so that each nozzle row is comprised in a respective color channel. In the metho... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8070259 | Methods and apparatus for improved ejection head planarity and reduced ejection head damage A micro-fluid ejection head assembly having improved assembly characteristics and methods of manufacturing a micro-fluid ejection head assembly. The micro-fluid ejection head includes a fluid supply body having at least one fluid supply port in a recessed area there... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8066354 | Printhead cartridge for a pagewidth printer having a number of ink supply bags A cartridge for a pagewidth inkjet printer has a body configured to fit in a cradle of the inkjet printer. A printhead capper is mounted on the body, the capper and the body defining a print media feed path along which print media is fed. A printhead is housed in th... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8042909 | Ink cartridge attachment/detachment device, recording apparatus, liquid ejection apparatus, and liquid container A liquid container for a liquid ejection apparatus includes: a case having a liquid containing portion in its interior; a supply portion which is formed on a first side wall of the case, and through which a liquid in the liquid containing portion can flow to an exte... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8020968 | Printhead module for a inkjet printhead assembly A printhead module is provided for an inkjet printhead assembly. The printhead module includes a support. An elongate carrier is mounted to the support. The carrier defines a plurality of transverse ribs and an ink channel located between the ribs. A subassembly inc... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8020969 | Printhead assembly having modular printhead tile support structure with integrated electrical connector assemblies A printhead assembly includes a printhead module having at least first and second modular printhead tiles, the first printhead tile having a first set of connection strips, and the second printhead tile having a second set of connection strips; an electrical connect... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8011758 | Printer with ink cartridge for sealed connection with inlet valve prior to valve actuation An inkjet printer with a printhead assembly and at least one replaceable ink cartridge, has an ink inlet valve on the printhead assembly for sealed connection to an outlet on the ink cartridge. The inlet valve has an inlet opening and a movable valve member biased i... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8002388 | Inkjet recording apparatus An inkjet recording apparatus for recording an image by jetting inks in a plurality of colors includes a plurality of recording-head modules for jetting inks in the plurality of colors, and a carriage for mounting the plurality of recording-head modules, wherein eac... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8002387 | Inkjet recording apparatus An inkjet recording apparatus for recording an image by jetting inks in a plurality of colors includes a plurality of recording-head modules for jetting inks in the plurality of colors, and a carriage for mounting the plurality of recording-head modules, wherein eac... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7992966 | Printhead assembly having an encased printhead module A printhead assembly has a casing. A printhead module is positioned in the casing. The printhead module and the casing are configured so that the printhead module is removable from the casing. The printhead module includes a fluid channel member defining a number of... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7984970 | Inkjet printhead assembly having printhead modules with nested ends An inkjet printhead assembly includes an elongate support having a plurality of internal webs protruding from a base section to define a plurality of parallel ink supply channels; a shim mounted on the support and defining a plurality of rows of openings through whi... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7984969 | Printer having removably constrained printhead A printer is provided having a pagewidth printhead and a casing having a channel in which the pagewidth printhead is removably clamped so as to constrain movement of the printhead relative to the casing across the longitudinal direction of the channel and to allow m... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7984971 | Printhead system with substrate channel supporting printhead and ink hose A printhead system for an inkjet printer includes a pagewidth inkjet printhead formed from a plurality of printhead integrated circuits arranged end-to-end; a flexible ink hose extending a length of the printhead, the flexible ink hose defining a plurality of distin... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7980665 | Printhead assembly with an extrusion for housing bus bars Provided is a printhead assembly for a pagewidth printer. The assembly includes a substrate channel, and a plurality of printhead modules positioned in the channel to form a pagewidth printhead module assembly. Also included are an extrusion for housing bus bars ope... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7971965 | Ink cartridge for constant ink pressure An ink cartridge for an inkjet printer is configured to keep the ink pressure in the printhead constant. The cartridge has a sealed ink storage volume, an ink outlet for sealed fluid communication between the printhead and the ink storage volume, an air bag in the i... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7946684 | Method of manufacture and printer with elastic alignment features A method of manufacture of printers and printheads formed of a number of modules mounted on a chassis. The modules and chassis are formed with a number of alignment features which engage with one another to form elastic interference couplings. By arranging a number ... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7942499 | Method of aligning two or more printhead modules mounted to a support member in a printer The present invention provides for a method of aligning two or more printhead modules mounted to a support member in a printer. The printhead modules are MEMS manufactured integrated circuits having at least one fiducial on each. The method includes the steps of pos... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7934800 | Printhead controller for nozzle fault correction A printhead controller is provided for supplying print data to a printhead having first and second rows of inkjet nozzles configured to print ink of a similar color. The controller is configured to supply the print data to the printhead such that, in the event a noz... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7922290 | Printhead assembly having printhead integrated circuit carriers arranged end-to-end on ink supply support structure A printhead assembly comprises an elongate support structure; a series of side wall sections extending a length of the support structure and defining a plurality of ink supply channels, edges of the walls delineating a gap; a plurality of carriers positioned end-to-... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7918535 | Printhead having interconnected and sealed modules A printhead is provided having a plurality of printing fluid ejection nozzle modules each having one or more printing fluid channels interconnected at respective complementary female and male end portions of the modules, a connector connected to the female or male e... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7914120 | Modular printhead incorporating a capping device A modular printhead includes an elongate spine defining longitudinal internal passages for carrying ink. The spine further defines sets of holes along its length with each set having holes in fluid communication with respective passages. A plurality of printhead mod... | 03/29/2011 |
| 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 |
| 7901043 | Printhead assembly having a ducting assembly and printhead titles Provided is a printhead assembly which includes a printhead module having a plurality of modular printhead tiles each having a plurality of micro-electromechanical nozzle assemblies for printing on a printing medium. The assembly also includes a number of printhead ... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7901042 | Inkjet printhead assembly incorporating a sealing shim with aperture sets An inkjet printhead assembly includes an elongate chassis defining a plurality of ink supply channels. A sealing shim defines sets of apertures and is configured to be mounted in sealing engagement with the chassis so that the sets are aligned with respective channe... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7901044 | Printhead having flexible controller connections A printhead is provided having ejection nozzle integrated circuits, flexible printed circuit boards for connecting electrical signals to associated ones of the integrated circuits and controllers each connected to at least one of the integrated circuits via the resp... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7891770 | Separate light-emitting ink cartridge A separate light-emitting ink cartridge including an ink container, an ink supply port, a shelf, a chip, a first joint portion, a second joint portion, a support component, and a light display portion is provided. The ink container and the shelf are independent work... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7883181 | Atmospheric plasma inkjet printing apparatuses and methods for fabricating color filter using the same Atmospheric plasma inkjet printing apparatus and methods for fabricating color filters using the same. The atmosphere plasma inkjet printing apparatus includes a nozzle plate having a first column of nozzles and a second column of nozzles. An inkjet printhead module... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7878630 | Printhead assembly for inkjet printer A printhead assembly for an inkjet printer includes an elongate attachment member for attachment to a main body of the printer and defining a number of ink feed tubes extending through the attachment member to be in fluid communication with an ink supply from the ma... | 02/01/2011 |
