Patents by Inventor Rafael Ulacia Portoles
Rafael Ulacia Portoles 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).
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Publication number: 20180126734Abstract: A spittoon system for a printing mechanism includes a reservoir elongated in a longitudinal direction and having a bottom part. The reservoir receives printing fluid residue spit from a print-head onto a first zone of the reservoir. The spittoon system further includes a cleaning element arranged inside the reservoir to transfer, by sliding along the longitudinal direction of the reservoir, the received printing fluid residue from the first zone to a second zone. The second zone includes a drain outlet to drain the printing fluid residue from the reservoir.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2015Publication date: May 10, 2018Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Oscar Moya Rojo, Rafael Ulacia Portoles, Joaquim Brugue Garvi, Daniel Gonzalez Perello
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Publication number: 20180099501Abstract: A modular print engine unit for independently operable use in a media-wide array printer comprises multiple printhead modules, each printhead module comprising multiple printing dies and each printing die comprising multiple nozzles. The modular print engine unit further comprises a printing fluid supply system to feed, in use, printing fluid to the multiple printhead modules; a print alignment module operable, in use, to align the multiple printhead modules; an error detection module operable, in use, to detect an operating status of the multiple nozzles; and a service sub-system operable, in use, to service the multiple nozzles.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2017Publication date: April 12, 2018Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.Inventors: Joaquim Brugue Garvi, Daniel Gonzalez Perello, Rafael Ulacia Portoles, Oscar Moya Rojo, Eduardo Ruiz Martinez, Joan Sanjuan, Alfonso Cameno Salinas, Francesc Roure Pastor
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Patent number: 9873253Abstract: A modular print engine unit for independently operable use in a media-wide array printer includes multiple printhead modules, each printhead module including multiple printing dies, and each printing die including multiple nozzles. The modular print engine unit further includes a printing fluid supply system to feed, in use, printing fluid to the multiple printhead modules; a print alignment module operable, in use, to align the multiple printhead modules; an error detection module operable, in use, to detect an operating status of the multiple nozzles; and a service sub-system operable, in use, to service the multiple nozzles.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2014Date of Patent: January 23, 2018Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Joaquim Brugue Garvi, Daniel Gonzalez Perello, Rafael Ulacia Portoles, Oscar Moya Rojo, Eduardo Ruiz Martinez, Joan Sanjuan, Alfonso Cameno Salinas, Francesc Roure Pastor
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Publication number: 20170368834Abstract: In an example, a valve for a printing fluid supply system is disclosed. In this example, the valve includes two rigid shells to provide connections to a first printing fluid supply cartridge, a second printing fluid supply cartridge and a printhead. Further, the valve includes a diaphragm with sealing elements disposed between the two rigid shells to selectively couple one of the first printing fluid supply cartridge and the second printing fluid supply cartridge to the printhead and seal other printing fluid supply cartridge using the sealing elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2015Publication date: December 28, 2017Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.Inventors: Alfonso CAMENO SALINAS, Joaquim BRUGUE GARVI, Jose Antonio LOPEZ ABANCENS, Rafael ULACIA PORTOLES
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Publication number: 20170313091Abstract: In one example, a printing fluid delivery system for a printer is described. The printing fluid delivery system includes a plurality of interconnected printing fluid supply modules forming a page-wide printing fluid manifold to supply printing fluid from one or more cartridges to one or more printheads along a print bar in a printer.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2015Publication date: November 2, 2017Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Alfonso Camino Salinas, Daniel Gonzalez Perello, Jose Antonio Lopez Abances, Rafael Ulacia Portoles
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Patent number: 9776414Abstract: A print pen capping apparatus for a printer comprises a cap station carrying one or more caps, wherein the cap station is moveable between a retracted position in which the cap station is arranged at a side of a print media path and a capping position adjacent the media path for capping the print pen.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2016Date of Patent: October 3, 2017Assignee: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.Inventors: Rafael Ulacia Portoles, David Soriano Fosas, Luis Garcia Garcia
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Patent number: 9738099Abstract: In one example, a datuming system to position a printhead assembly relative to a component external to the printhead assembly includes a first datum on the printhead assembly to establish a first plane, a first line, and a first point and a second datum on the printhead assembly to establish a second plane orthogonal to the first plane, a second line, and a second point.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2016Date of Patent: August 22, 2017Assignee: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.Inventors: Joseph Scheffelin, Daniel Gonzalez Perello, Joaquim Brugue Garvi, Rafael Ulacia Portoles
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Publication number: 20170190181Abstract: A spittoon beam system and a printer that includes a spittoon beam system. The system has a spittoon beam spanning and movably mounted to spaced spaced parallel tracks. The spittoon beam is driven along the tracks by a first motor and a second motor coupled to respective ends of the spittoon beam. A first motor driver is coupled to the first motor and a second motor driver coupled the second motor. The system is configured so that the first motor driver controls an output shaft speed of the first motor independently of the second motor driver, and the second motor driver controls an output shaft speed of the second motor independently of the first motor driver.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2014Publication date: July 6, 2017Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.Inventors: Oscar Moya Rojo, Rafael Ulacia Portoles, Joaquim Brugue Garvi
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Publication number: 20170157934Abstract: The present invention is directed at a printhead cleaning assembly, comprising: a frame; a wipe cartridge receptacle mounted on the frame, the receptacle being movable relative to the frame between a first receptacle position and a second receptacle position; a wipe cartridge fixing latch, mounted on the wipe cartridge receptacle, wherein the latch is movable between a closed position and an open position, wherein the latch is coupled to a lock/unlock mechanism that moves the latch between the closed position and the open position in response to a movement of the receptacle between the first receptacle position and the second receptacle position.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2014Publication date: June 8, 2017Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.Inventors: Francisco Gomez, Rafael Ulacia Portoles, Hector Gomez Minano, Alejandro Mielgo Barba, Jose Miguel Felguera
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Publication number: 20170144436Abstract: A modular print engine unit for independently operable use in a media-wide array printer comprises multiple printhead modules, each printhead module comprising multiple printing dies, and each printing die comprising multiple nozzles. The modular print engine unit further comprises a printing fluid supply system to feed, in use, printing fluid to the multiple printhead modules; a print alignment module operable, in use, to align the multiple printhead modules; an error detection module operable, in use, to detect an operating status of the multiple nozzles; and a service sub-system operable, in use, to service the multiple nozzles.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2014Publication date: May 25, 2017Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Joaquim Brugue Garvi, Daniel Gonzalez Perello, Rafael Ulacia Portoles, Oscar Moya Rojo, Eduardo Ruiz Martinez, Joan Sanjuan, Alfonso Cameno Salinas, Francesc Roure Pastor
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Publication number: 20170120575Abstract: There is disclosed a housing including a plurality of compartments for housing a plurality of LEDs or photo detectors. Each compartment has a number of control pads projecting inwardly and a number of protrusions. The control pads are configured to provide a contact surface for the LEDs or photo detectors to control the alignment and position of each of the plurality of LEDs or photodiodes within each of the plurality of compartments. Each of the protrusions urges each of the plurality of LEDs or photodiodes against the respective control pads to control the alignment of the LEDs or photodiodes in the housing. A detector array including a casing, an LED housing and a photodiode housing is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2014Publication date: May 4, 2017Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.Inventors: Francisco Gomez, Rafael Ulacia Portoles, Laura Portela Mata, Jose Miguel Felguera
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Publication number: 20160318322Abstract: In one example, a datuming system to position a printhead assembly relative to a component external to the printhead assembly includes a first datum on the printhead assembly to establish a first plane, a first line, and a first point and a second datum on the printhead assembly to establish a second plane orthogonal to the first plane, a second line, and a second point.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2016Publication date: November 3, 2016Inventors: Joseph Scheffelin, Daniel Gonzalez Perello, Joaquim Brugue Garvi, Rafael Ulacia Portoles
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Patent number: 9469112Abstract: A rotary wiper assembly for a fluid-ejection printhead that has fluid-ejection nozzles includes one or more wipers and a rotatable shaft to which the wipers are at least indirectly attached. The rotatable shaft is to rotate the wipers to a static wiping position. While the wipers are stationary in the static wiping position, the fluid-ejection printhead is to move back and forth in relation to the wipers while the wipers are not to move, to cause the wipers to come into contact with the fluid-ejection nozzles to wipe material from the fluid-ejection nozzles.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2009Date of Patent: October 18, 2016Assignee: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.Inventors: Jacinto Berrios, Matias Negatu, Rafael Ulacia Portoles, Michael W. Munro
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Patent number: 9440442Abstract: In one example, a datuming system to position a printhead assembly relative to a component external to the printhead assembly includes first primary datum points and second primary datum points. The first primary datum points establish a first datum plane to position the printhead assembly relative to a first component external to the printhead assembly. The second primary datum points establish a second datum plane to position the printhead assembly relative to a second component external to the printhead assembly.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2014Date of Patent: September 13, 2016Assignee: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.Inventors: Joseph Sheffelin, Daneil Gonzalez Perello, Joaquim Brugue Garvi, Rafael Ulacia Portoles
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Publication number: 20160152026Abstract: In one example, a datuming system to position a printhead assembly relative to a component external to the printhead assembly includes first primary datum points and second primary datum points. The first primary datum points establish a first datum plane to position the printhead assembly relative to a first component external to the printhead assembly. The second primary datum points establish a second datum plane to position the printhead assembly relative to a second component external to the printhead assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2014Publication date: June 2, 2016Inventors: Joseph Scheffelin, Daneil Gonzalez Perello, Joaquim Brugue Garvi, Rafael Ulacia Portoles
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Patent number: 8888211Abstract: A printing device comprises a medium handling section to handle a print medium; an image section to form an image on the print medium while the medium is handled by the medium handling section; a variable stop to support the medium handling section or the image section when the printing device is in a first configuration, the variable stop having at least two states, each state defining a respective separation between the medium handling section and the image section when in the first configuration, a movement section to cause relative movement between the medium handling section and the image section, the relative movement moving the printing device between the first configuration and a second configuration, where neither the medium handling section nor the image section is supported by the variable stop in the second configuration; the variable stop to change state when the printing device is in the second configuration.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2012Date of Patent: November 18, 2014Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Joaquim Brugue Garvi, Rafael Ulacia Portoles, Eduardo Ruiz Martinez
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Publication number: 20140022293Abstract: A printing device comprises a medium handling section to handle a print medium; an image section to form an image on the print medium while the medium is handled by the medium handling section; a variable stop to support the medium handling section or the image section when the printing device is in a first configuration, the variable stop having at least two states, each state defining a respective separation between the medium handling section and the image section when in the first configuration, a movement section to cause relative movement between the medium handling section and the image section, the relative movement moving the printing device between the first configuration and a second configuration, where neither the medium handling section nor the image section is supported by the variable stop in the second configuration; the variable stop to change state when the printing device is in the second configuration.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2012Publication date: January 23, 2014Inventors: Joaquim Brugue Garvi, Rafael Ulacia Portoles, Eduardo Ruiz Martinez
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Patent number: 8002382Abstract: Various embodiments and methods relating to wiping of a print head are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2007Date of Patent: August 23, 2011Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Steven W. Steinfield, Chandrasekhar Nadimpalli, Francisco Lopez Moral, Jason D. Jolly, Rafael Ulacia Portoles, Maria Dinares Argemi, Curtis N. Torgerson
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Publication number: 20100225699Abstract: A rotary wiper assembly for a fluid-ejection printhead that has fluid-ejection nozzles includes one or more wipers and a rotatable shaft to which the wipers are at least indirectly attached. The rotatable shaft is to rotate the wipers to a static wiping position. While the wipers are stationary in the static wiping position, the fluid-ejection printhead is to move back and forth in relation to the wipers while the wipers are not to move, to cause the wipers to come into contact with the fluid-ejection nozzles to wipe material from the fluid-ejection nozzles.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2009Publication date: September 9, 2010Inventors: Jacinto Berrios, Matias Negatu, Rafael Ulacia Portoles, Michael W. Munro
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Publication number: 20080266342Abstract: Various embodiments and methods relating to wiping of a print head are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2007Publication date: October 30, 2008Inventors: Steven W. Steinfield, Chadrasekhar Nadimpalli, Francisco Lopez Moral, Jason D. Jolly, Rafael Ulacia Portoles, Maria Dinares Argemi, Curtis N. Torgerson