Patents by Inventor Andrew Norte

Andrew Norte 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).

  • Print head hydration system
    Patent number: 8517504
    Abstract: A printer is disclosed. The printer includes an ink jet print head having a plurality of nozzles to mark a printable recording medium with ink and an ink system to provide ink to the nozzles. The ink system includes a print head capping system to cap the nozzles whenever the nozzles are not in use and a hydration system to supply a hydration fluid to the print head capping system to provide moisture to the ink at the nozzles while the nozzles are capped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: InfoPrint Solutions Company, LLC
    Inventors: Casey Walker, Carl Bildstein, Carlton Begeal, William Hauptman, Andrew Norte, John O'Toole, Michael Miller
  • Print Head Hydration System
    Publication number: 20120293573
    Abstract: A printer is disclosed. The printer includes an ink jet print head having a plurality of nozzles to mark a printable recording medium with ink and an ink system to provide ink to the nozzles. The ink system includes a print head capping system to cap the nozzles whenever the nozzles are not in use and a hydration system to supply a hydration fluid to the print head capping system to provide moisture to the ink at the nozzles while the nozzles are capped.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2011
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Inventors: Casey Walker, Carl Bildstein, Carlton Begeal, William Hauptman, Andrew Norte, John O'Toole, Michael Miller