Patents by Inventor Derick Matthew Foley

Derick Matthew Foley has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Trough support ribs
    Patent number: 7717634
    Abstract: A trough support rib for improved edge-to-edge printing having a media feedpath extending in a first direction, a printhead reciprocally movable in a second direction, the second direction defining a print zone, an ink trough, at least one support rib beneath the print zone within the ink trough, the at least one support rib having an upper angled edge for engaging print media defined by two beveled surfaces, the rib further including a notch for removal of overspray ink to the ink trough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignee: Lexmark International, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Andrew Budelsky, David Wayne DeVore, Derick Matthew Foley, John Phillip Logan, Michael Anthony Marra, III, David Kyle Murray, Mark Arthur Rufi