Patents by Inventor Brett C. Rimes

Brett C. Rimes 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).

  • System and method for cleaning inkjet cartridges
    Patent number: 8926060
    Abstract: A printing system includes a print unit and a cleaning unit. The print unit comprises a carrier for a plurality of inkjet cartridges. The cleaning unit includes a wiping unit, a cleaning bay, and a wiper washer unit. The wiping unit includes wiper blades and the wiper washer unit includes a plurality of spray nozzles that spray a fluid. A controller is adapted to transport the carrier into the cleaning bay, transport the wiping units such that the wiper blades clean the inkjet cartridges, and actuate the spray nozzles to wash the wiper blades. The carrier may be positioned in the cleaning bay when the inkjet cartridges are not used for printing and the controller controls at least one of humidity and temperature in the cleaning bay when the carrier plate is positioned therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: R.R. Donnelley & Sons, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony V. Moscato, Theodore F. Cyman, Jr., Jeffrey M. Sabin, John R. Soltysiak, Brett C. Rimes
  • System and Method For Cleaning Inkjet Cartridges
    Publication number: 20130265365
    Abstract: A printing system includes a print unit and a cleaning unit. The print unit comprises a carrier for a plurality of inkjet cartridges. The cleaning unit includes a wiping unit, a cleaning bay, and a wiper washer unit. The wiping unit includes wiper blades and the wiper washer unit includes a plurality of spray nozzles that spray a fluid. A controller is adapted to transport the carrier into the cleaning bay, transport the wiping units such that the wiper blades clean the inkjet cartridges, and actuate the spray nozzles to wash the wiper blades. The carrier may be positioned in the cleaning bay when the inkjet cartridges are not used for printing and the controller controls at least one of humidity and temperature in the cleaning bay when the carrier plate is positioned therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Applicant: R. R. DONNELLEY & SONS COMPANY
    Inventors: Anthony V. Moscato, Theodore F. Cyman, JR., Jeffrey M. Sabin, John R. Soltysiak, Brett C. Rimes