Patents Assigned to Pelikan Hardcopy Production AG
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Patent number: 8940804Abstract: The invention relates to an acrylate-based UV-curable ink, in particular ink jet ink, having a content of pigments, radical photoinitiators, dispersing agent(s)and optionally additional additives, characterized in that said ink contains at least two radical photoinitiators of the Norrish type I and at least one radically curable monomer in the form of a polyfunctional alkoxylated and/or polyalkoxylated acrylate monomer, which comprises one or more diacrylates and/or triacrylates, wherein the mol ratio of all acrylates to all initiators is approximately 5:1 to 19:1.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2011Date of Patent: January 27, 2015Assignee: Pelikan Hardcopy Production AGInventor: Migjen Rrahimi
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Publication number: 20130116358Abstract: The invention relates to an acrylate-based UV-curable ink, in particular ink jet ink, having a content of pigments, radical photoinitiators, dispersing agent(s)and optionally additional additives, characterized in that said ink contains at least two radical photoinitiators of the Norrish type I and at least one radically curable monomer in the form of a polyfunctional alkoxylated and/or polyalkoxylated acrylate monomer, which comprises one or more diacrylates and/or triacrylates, wherein the mol ratio of all acrylates to all initiators is approximately 5:1 to 19:1.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2011Publication date: May 9, 2013Applicant: PELIKAN HARDCOPY PRODUCTION AGInventor: Migjen Rrahimi
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Publication number: 20120236087Abstract: An ink cartridge for an inkjet printer having a light-transmitting part and a light-receiving part. The ink cartridge includes a side face, an ink-receiving space including an extension that projects beyond the side face, and fill level detection means arranged on the side face. The fill level detection means includes a first light-beam-deflecting surface that includes a light beam entry surface which is arranged outside the ink cartridge and faces the light-transmitting part, a deflecting surface configured to be wetted with ink or dewetted of ink inside the cartridge in dependence upon a fill level of ink in the ink-receiving space, and a second light-beam-deflecting surface that includes a light beam exit surface which is arranged outside the ink cartridge and faces the light-receiving part. The first and second light-beam-deflecting surfaces are combined with the deflecting surface to form a common component that is part of the extension.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2010Publication date: September 20, 2012Applicant: PELIKAN HARDCOPY PRODUCTION AGInventors: Lucio Bianco, Daniel Sulser
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Patent number: 8052259Abstract: Ink cartridge (10) which is insertable (insertion direction 11) into an inkjet printer, or cartridge receptacle associated therewith, and which has a housing (13) on at least one wall (12) of which there is arranged a plate (21) comprising electrical contacts (20) and an element for storage of cartridge-specific and/or printer-specific data. The housing (13) is delimited by two side walls (17, 18), a top wall (15), a base wall (16) and a front and rear (end) wall (12, 14). At least that portion (12?) of the housing wall, especially of an end wall (12), which is associated with the plate (21) has a smaller width than the plate (21). The latter is, in addition, mounted to allow its movement transversely to the longitudinal extent of the associated housing wall (12), or transversely to the insertion direction (11) of the cartridge (10) (double-headed arrow 24).Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2008Date of Patent: November 8, 2011Assignee: Pelikan Hardcopy Production AGInventors: Daniel Sulser, Roland Steiner, André Huber
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Publication number: 20110001773Abstract: An ink cartridge (9; 2) configured to be mounted and demounted from a printer having a fill level detector (7) that includes a light transmitter (20) and a light receiver (21). The ink cartridge includes a fill level detection device (6, 8) that is configured for use with the fill level detector (7) such that when the ink cartridge (9; 2) has been mounted a fill level of the ink cartridge is detectable, and a mounting detection device (3, 4, 4b) which likewise co-operates with the fill level detector (7) of the printer in such a way that the mounting and demounting of the ink cartridge (9; 2) is detectable. The mounting detection device (3, 4, 4b) includes a light beam interruption element (4, 4b) which is mounted so as to be movable relative to the fill level detection device (6; 8) and permits an asymmetric signal sequence on mounting and demounting of the ink cartridge (9; 2).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2010Publication date: January 6, 2011Applicant: PELIKAN HARDCOPY PRODUCTION AGInventors: Lucio Bianco, Daniel Sulser, Markus Vogel
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Publication number: 20100321451Abstract: An ink cartridge for insertion into a cartridge receptacle of an inkjet printer, wherein the ink cartridge (10) has a circuit board element (40) including a circuit arrangement (55), said circuit board element (40) having a first subarea (41) situated in a plane A and a second subarea (42) oriented at an angle with respect to the first subarea (41).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2009Publication date: December 23, 2010Applicant: PELIKAN HARDCOPY PRODUCTION AGInventors: Lucio Bianco, Daniel Sulser
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Publication number: 20100277554Abstract: An ink cartridge (10) having an ink reservoir which delimits in a first chamber (17) a free-ink volume (16) and in a second chamber (18) a capillary volume (15), the two chambers (17, 18) each being arranged to admit air by way of a respective opening (23, 24) and being in fluidic connection with one another by way of a passageway (22), and there being an ink outlet (21) associated with the chamber (18) delimiting the capillary volume (15). Capillary-increasing means (32) are associated with the passageway (22) between the two chambers (17, 18) on the side facing the capillary volume (15).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2008Publication date: November 4, 2010Applicant: PELIKAN HARDCOPY PRODUCTION AGInventors: Daniel Sulser, René Butty
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Publication number: 20100271444Abstract: An ink cartridge (10) having an ink reservoir which delimits in a first chamber (17) a free-ink volume (16) and in a second chamber (18) a capillary volume (15), there being an ink outlet (21) associated with the latter, and wherein for use of the cartridge both chambers (17, 18) are connectible to the external environment by way of air-admission openings (23, 24) which prior to use are closed by a removable or peelable film or so-called remove film (25). The air-admission openings (23, 24) are arranged with respect to one another in such a way that when the remove film (25) is peeled off it is always the chamber (18) delimiting the capillary volume (15) to which air is admitted first.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2008Publication date: October 28, 2010Applicant: PELIKAN HARDCOPY PRODUCTION AGInventor: Daniel Sulser
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Publication number: 20100253754Abstract: An ink cartridge (10) having an ink reservoir which delimits in a first chamber (17) a free-ink volume (16) and in a second chamber (18) a capillary volume (15), the two chambers (17, 18) being in fluidic connection with one another, and there being an ink outlet (21) associated with the chamber (18) delimiting the capillary volume (15). A bubble generator is provided in the form of a dip tube (29) which dips into the free-ink volume (16) and is connectible to the external environment and at the distal end of which there is formed at least one opening (30) for the introduction of air bubbles.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2008Publication date: October 7, 2010Applicant: PELIKAN HARDCOPY PRODUCTION AGInventors: Daniel Sulser, René Butty
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Publication number: 20100013897Abstract: Ink cartridge (10) for inkjet printers having a vent hole (17) between ink reservoir (20) and the environment (21), and having a valve (22) associated with an ink outlet (11), which valve is arranged to be brought against the action of a resilient element (6) from a closed position into an open position when the ink cartridge is inserted into the printer, and vice versa. The valve (22) associated with the ink outlet (11) is coupled in such a manner to a valve (23) associated with the vent hole (17) that, when the ink cartridge is inserted into the printer, ink outlet (11) and vent hole (17) are opened in succession, and vice versa when the ink cartridge (10) is removed from the printer.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2007Publication date: January 21, 2010Applicant: PELIKAN HARDCOPY PRODUCTION AGInventors: Daniel Sulser, Rene Butty
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Publication number: 20090147062Abstract: Ink cartridge (10) for insertion into a cartridge receptacle (12) of an inkjet printer, having a housing (14), in which at least one ink storage chamber (20) is located, having at least one connection piece (24), which is provided especially on the underside (22) of the housing (14), for connecting the ink storage chamber (20) to a supply connection (26) provided at the inkjet printer when the ink cartridge (10) is inserted into the cartridge receptacle (12), and having a locking catch (32) resiliently pre-biased into a locking position, which locking catch projects from the outside of a side wall (28) of the housing (14) adjacent to the underside (22), and at which locking catch a locking edge (40) is formed by means of which the locking catch (32), in its locking position for locking the ink cartridge (10) in the cartridge receptacle (12), is lockable with a matching locking edge (for example locking aperture 59) provided on the cartridge receptacle (12), wherein the ink cartridge (10) is supported in suchType: ApplicationFiled: July 4, 2006Publication date: June 11, 2009Applicant: PELIKAN HARDCOPY PRODUCTION AGInventor: Daniel Sulser
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Publication number: 20090096850Abstract: Ink cartridge (10) which is insertable (insertion direction 11) into an inkjet printer, or cartridge receptacle associated therewith, and which has a housing (13) on at least one wall (12) of which there is arranged a plate (21) comprising electrical contacts (20) and an element for storage of cartridge-specific and/or printer-specific data. The housing (13) is delimited by two side walls (17, 18), a top wall (15), a base wall (16) and a front and rear (end) wall (12, 14). At least that portion (12?) of the housing wall, especially of an end wall (12), which is associated with the plate (21) has a smaller width than the plate (21). The latter is, in addition, mounted to allow its movement transversely to the longitudinal extent of the associated housing wall (12), or transversely to the insertion direction (11) of the cartridge (10) (double-headed arrow 24).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2008Publication date: April 16, 2009Applicant: PELIKAN HARDCOPY PRODUCTION AGInventors: Daniel Sulser, Roland Steiner, Andre Huber
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Publication number: 20090096851Abstract: Ink cartridge (10) for an inkjet printer, having a housing (11) which bounds at least one ink chamber (12) and on the bottom side, or base (14), of which there is formed a connection port (15) for establishing a fluid connection between the ink chamber (12) and a supply connection provided at the inkjet printer. With the connection port (15) there is associated, especially arranged upstream thereof, an ink supply channel (17) extending over a predetermined height of the connection port, which channel is formed in the base (14) of the ink cartridge (10).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2008Publication date: April 16, 2009Applicant: Pelikan Hardcopy Production AGInventor: Daniel Sulser
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Publication number: 20090040281Abstract: Device (10) for refilling an ink cartridge (1) for an inkjet printer, for example having a print head (16) comprising nozzles, the nozzles of the print head (16) being directly in fluid connection with an ink reservoir element arranged inside the ink cartridge (1). The device has an ink-filled container (11) with an air-inlet opening (7) on the one hand and a further opening (18) on the other hand, through which there extends a capillary element (4), which is arranged to be brought into fluid connection with the ink (19) and to which the ink cartridge (1) or the ink reservoir element thereof is dockable, with establishment of a capillary fluid connection. The air-inlet opening (7) provided in the ink container (11) is openable only on docking of the ink cartridge (1). The ink container (11) also has an ink outlet (17) to the capillary element (4), which outlet optionally is likewise openable only on docking of the ink cartridge (1).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2008Publication date: February 12, 2009Applicant: Pelikan Hardcopy Production AGInventor: Daniel Sulser
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Patent number: D581977Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2007Date of Patent: December 2, 2008Assignee: Pelikan Hardcopy Production AGInventors: Daniel Sulser, Roland Steiner
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Patent number: D586848Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2007Date of Patent: February 17, 2009Assignee: Pelikan Hardcopy Production AGInventors: Daniel Sulser, Roland Steiner
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Patent number: D588193Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2007Date of Patent: March 10, 2009Assignee: Pelikan Hardcopy Production AGInventors: Daniel Sulser, Roland Steiner
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Patent number: D589552Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2008Date of Patent: March 31, 2009Assignee: Pelikan Hardcopy Production AGInventors: Daniel Sulser, Roland Steiner
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Patent number: D589553Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2008Date of Patent: March 31, 2009Assignee: Pelikan Hardcopy Production AGInventors: Daniel Sulser, Roland Steiner