Patents by Inventor Joseph R. Elliot

Joseph R. Elliot 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).

  • Patent number: 10232623
    Abstract: A cartridge may include a fluid reservoir, a print head to eject fluid from the reservoir through nozzles and bubblers. The print head may include a fluid feed slot to supply fluid from the reservoir to the nozzles. The bubblers are opposite the fluid feed slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Ozgur E. Yildirim, Volker Smektala, Mike H. Steed, Joseph R. Elliot
  • Patent number: 10155383
    Abstract: In an example, a printhead assembly includes a plurality of printheads and a printing fluid flow structure including an upper body part comprising a number of flow regulators to regulate the flow of printing fluid through the printing fluid flow structure; a lower body part comprising a number of printing fluid passages to carry the printing fluid to the plurality of printheads; and a manifold placed between the upper body and lower body to carry the printing fluid from the upper body part to the lower body part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventor: Joseph R. Elliot
  • Publication number: 20180093480
    Abstract: A cartridge may include a fluid reservoir, a print head to eject fluid from the reservoir through nozzles and bubblers. The print head may include a fluid feed slot to supply fluid from the reservoir to the nozzles. The bubblers are opposite the fluid feed slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Inventors: Ozgur E. Yildirim, Volker Smektala, Mike H. Steed, Joseph R. Elliot
  • Patent number: 9868289
    Abstract: A bubbler may be provided between nozzles. The bubbler may be provided opposite a standpipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Ozgur E. Yildirim, Volker Smektala, Mike H. Steed, Joseph R. Elliot
  • Publication number: 20170144439
    Abstract: In an example, a printhead assembly includes a plurality of printheads and a printing fluid flow structure including an upper body part comprising a number of flow regulators to regulate the flow of printing fluid through the printing fluid flow structure; a lower body part comprising a number of printing fluid passages to carry the printing fluid to the plurality of printheads; and a manifold placed between the upper body and lower body to carry the printing fluid from the upper body part to the lower body part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2017
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventor: Joseph R. Elliot
  • Patent number: 9604459
    Abstract: In one example, a multi-part body for a printhead assembly includes a first body part and a second body part joined to one another with no intervening body parts. Each body part includes one or more of a group of datum points used to position the printhead assembly in a printer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventor: Joseph R. Elliot
  • Publication number: 20160347070
    Abstract: A bubbler may be provided between nozzles. The bubbler may be provided opposite a standpipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventors: Ozgur E. Yildirim, Volker Smektala, Mike H. Steed, Joseph R. Elliot
  • Patent number: 9452605
    Abstract: Bubblers may be provided between nozzles. Such bubblers may have elongated cross-sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Ozgur E. Yildirim, Volker Smektala, Mike H. Steed, Joseph R. Elliot
  • Publication number: 20160167379
    Abstract: In one example, a multi-part body for a printhead assembly includes a first body part and a second body part joined to one another with no intervening body parts. Each body part includes one or more of a group of datum points used to position the printhead assembly in a printer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2014
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventor: Joseph R. Elliot
  • Patent number: 8733896
    Abstract: A manifold assembly for a fluid-ejection device having multiple-fluid type fluid-ejection printheads organized in a page-wide array includes a lower-most deck and an upper-most deck. The lower-most deck is to supply a first type of fluid and a second type of fluid to the fluid-ejection printheads. The first type of fluid and the second type of fluid are exterior-most fluids ejected by the fluid-ejection printheads in relation to a direction of media movement through the fluid-ejection device. The upper-most deck is to supply a third type of fluid and a fourth type of fluid to the fluid-ejection printheads. The third type of fluid and the fourth type of fluid are interior-most fluids ejected by the fluid-ejection printheads in relation to the direction of media movement through the fluid ejection device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Daniel D. Dowell, Joseph R. Elliot, Judson M. Leiser
  • Publication number: 20130201255
    Abstract: A manifold assembly for a fluid-ejection device having multiple-fluid type fluid-ejection printheads organized in a page-wide array includes a lower-most deck and an upper-most deck. The lower-most deck is to supply a first type of fluid and a second type of fluid to the fluid-ejection printheads. The first type of fluid and the second type of fluid are exterior-most fluids ejected by the fluid-ejection printheads in relation to a direction of media movement through the fluid-ejection device. The upper-most deck is to supply a third type of fluid and a fourth type of fluid to the fluid-ejection printheads. The third type of fluid and the fourth type of fluid are interior-most fluids ejected by the fluid-ejection printheads in relation to the direction of media movement through the fluid ejection device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2010
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Inventors: Daniel D. Dowell, Joseph R. Elliot, Judson M. Leiser
  • Patent number: 8474947
    Abstract: An inkjet printing device printhead assembly includes a housing. The housing has a surface. A well is defined within the surface of the housing and is adapted to disposal of a printhead die therewithin. The surface of the housing has one or more grooves. The grooves have ends. Some of the ends are adjacent to the wall. The grooves externally expose the printhead die.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: John Doran, Joseph R. Elliot
  • Patent number: 7926916
    Abstract: An adhesive joint with an ink trap is provided. The joint may be employed in a cartridge for an inkjet printer. The cartridge includes a headland region attached to a printhead assembly by an adhesive layer. The adhesive joint between the headland region and the printhead assembly include notches for retaining additional adhesive in order to reduce degradation of adhesive due to ink penetration. A method of assembling the printer cartridge to include an ink trap in the adhesive joint is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Charles G. Schmidt, Joseph R. Elliot, James E. Clark
  • Publication number: 20110001786
    Abstract: An inkjet printing device printhead assembly includes a housing. The housing has a surface. A well is defined within the surface of the housing and is adapted to disposal of a printhead die therewithin. The surface of the housing has one or more grooves. The grooves have ends. Some of the ends are adjacent to the wall. The grooves externally expose the printhead die.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2008
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY L.P.
    Inventors: John Doran, Joseph R. Elliot
  • Publication number: 20090109268
    Abstract: Bubblers may be provided between nozzles. Such bubblers may have elongated cross-sections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2007
    Publication date: April 30, 2009
    Inventors: Ozgur E. Yildirim, Volker Smektala, Mike H. Steed, Joseph R. Elliot
  • Patent number: 7478901
    Abstract: A fluid container, including a body having a base surface, a capillary fluid volume disposed over the base surface, and an outlet compartment having at least one outlet wall disposed within the body and extending from the base surface into the capillary fluid volume. The body also includes at least two fluidically segregated free fluid compartments, where each compartment includes at least one sidewall disposed within the body. The at least one sidewall includes a compression edge wherein at least a portion of the compression edge is flush with the at least one outlet wall edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2009
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: John A Myers, Sherman S. Wong, Joseph R Elliot
  • Patent number: 7111932
    Abstract: Methods and systems for managing contaminants are described. One exemplary method ejects fluid from multiple ejection chambers of a printing device in a pattern designed primarily to create fluid flow to move a contaminant present in fluid contained in a fluid-feed channel configured to supply fluid to the multiple ejection chambers. Responsive to the ejection, the method moves fluid in the fluid-feed channel sufficiently to move a contaminant in a desired direction within the fluid-feed channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2006
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company
    Inventors: Mike Steed, Thomas H. Ottenheimer, Joseph R. Elliot
  • Patent number: 7029091
    Abstract: An inkjet consumable cartridge having an inkjet cartridge having nozzles. The inkjet consumable cartridge also has an inkjet cartridge holding device for holding the inkjet cartridge, a cap configured to interface with the inkjet cartridge, and a cap actuator that, when actuated, moves the cap from a position where the cap does not interface with the inkjet cartridge to a position where the cap interfaces with the inkjet cartridge sealingly covering the nozzles. Furthermore, the consumable cartridge is removable from a printer as a self-contained unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2006
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Joseph Stellbrink, Craig D. Sunada, Eric Ahlvin, Joseph R. Elliot, Pierre Kaiser, Kevin D. O'Hara
  • Publication number: 20030142172
    Abstract: An adhesive joint with an ink trap is provided. The joint may be employed in a cartridge for an inkjet printer. The cartridge includes a headland region attached to a printhead assembly by an adhesive layer. The adhesive joint between the headland region and the printhead assembly include notches for retaining additional adhesive in order to reduce degradation of adhesive due to ink penetration. A method of assembling the printer cartridge to include an ink trap in the adhesive joint is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2002
    Publication date: July 31, 2003
    Inventors: Charles G. Schmidt, Joseph R. Elliot, James E. Clark
  • Patent number: 6042225
    Abstract: Disclosed is a novel multi-chamber ink-jet print cartridge (pen) that is formed of a main body member divided into three sections, a center section, and two side sections. Cover members are attached to this main body section to define three ink chambers. Each ink chamber contains a synthetic foam member that receives a respective one of three primary colored inks. The main body member is molded to be a single unitary part, so that the only ink-to-ink sealing interface between inks of different colors occurs at the interface between the main body member and the printhead. The main body member is formed to have a center ink pipe that extends upwardly into compressive contact with the foam member in the center chamber, and two side ink pipes that extend outwardly in a direction orthogonal to the center ink pipe into compressive contact with the foam held in the side ink chambers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2000
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Company
    Inventors: John M. Altendorf, Joseph R. Elliot, Mark Huth