Patents by Inventor Jack William Morris

Jack William Morris 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).

  • Ink jet printhead having a unitary actuator with a plurality of active sections
    Patent number: 6079811
    Abstract: Disclosed is an ink jet printhead apparatus for modulating drop size. Drop size modulation is achieved by providing an ink jet printhead chip for use in an ink jet printhead having a cavity in communication with a supply of ink and a nozzle. The chip includes an unitary actuator having a first active section and a second active section. The first and second active sections are defined at a substantially equal distance from the nozzle by a location of attachment of at least three conductors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2000
    Assignee: Lexmark International, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Wilson Cornell, Steven Robert Komplin, Jack William Morris, James Harold Powers, Lawrence Russell Steward
  • Ink jet printhead for drop size modulation
    Patent number: 6020905
    Abstract: Disclosed is an ink jet printhead apparatus for modulating drop size. Drop size modulation is achieved by providing an ink jet printhead chip for use in an ink jet printhead having a cavity in communication with a supply of ink and a nozzle. The chip includes an actuator having a first active section and a second active section. The first and second active sections are positioned at a substantially equal distance from the nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2000
    Assignee: Lexmark International, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Wilson Cornell, Steven Robert Komplin, Jack William Morris, James Harold Powers, Lawrence Russell Steward
  • Ink jet cartridge body with vented die cavity
    Patent number: 5751324
    Abstract: The invention is directed to an ink jet cartridge assembly, including a cartridge body and a print head. The cartridge body includes a die cavity and at least one groove disposed in communication with the die cavity and with an ambient environment. The print head is disposed at least partially within the die cavity. An adhesive is disposed within the die cavity between the body and the print head for bonding the print head to the body. The at least one groove defines a vent to the ambient atmosphere for a gas which may be produced during curing of the adhesive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 12, 1998
    Assignee: Lexmark International, Inc.
    Inventors: Fred Young Brandon, Charles Leonard DeCoste, Jr., Jan Richard DeMeerleer, Michael David Lattuca, Jack William Morris