Patents by Inventor Christopher J. Laharty

Christopher J. Laharty 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: 9381737
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a print head includes forming a jet stack having an array of jets, arranging an array of transducers on the jet stack such that each transducer in the array of transducers corresponds to each jet in the array of jets, embossing a flexible circuit substrate having contact pads such that the contact pads extend out of a plane of the flexible circuit substrate, and arranging the flexible circuit substrate such that the contact pads electrically connect to at least some of the transducers in the array of transducers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Terrance L. Stephens, Dan Leo Massopust, John R. Andrews, Christopher J. Laharty
  • Publication number: 20140090248
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a print head includes forming a jet stack having an array of jets, arranging an array of transducers on the jet stack such that each transducer in the array of transducers corresponds to each jet in the array of jets, embossing a flexible circuit substrate having contact pads such that the contact pads extend out of a plane of the flexible circuit substrate, and arranging the flexible circuit substrate such that the contact pads electrically connect to at least some of the transducers in the array of transducers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2013
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Terrance L. Stephens, Dan Leo Massopust, John R. Andrews, Christopher J. Laharty
  • Patent number: 8628173
    Abstract: A print head has a jet stack having an array of jets, an array of transducers arranged on the jet stack such that each transducer corresponds to a jet in the array of jets, and a flexible circuit substrate arranged adjacent the array of transducers such that contact pads on the flexible circuit substrate make electrical connection to at least some of the array of transducers, the flexible circuit substrate being embossed so that the contact pads extend out of a plane of the flexible circuit substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Terrance L. Stephens, Dan Leo Massopust, John R. Andrews, Christopher J. Laharty
  • Patent number: 8177339
    Abstract: A fluid dispensing assembly has a fluid reservoir, a reservoir structure having at least one opening corresponding to a location of at least one fluid chamber in the reservoir structure, and a compliant film arranged to seal the opening and flex in response to pressure fluctuations in the fluid chamber. A system has a fluid supply, a fluid dispensing assembly having a fluid reservoir to receive fluid from the fluid supply, the fluid dispensing assembly having a reservoir structure with at least one opening corresponding to at least one fluid chamber, and a compliant film arranged to cover the opening such that a side of the film contacts fluid in the chamber and a side opposite the side contacting the fluid contacts air and is arranged to allow the film to flex.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Terrance L. Stephens, Jonathan R. Brick, John R. Andrews, David P. Platt, David R. Koehler, Christopher J. Laharty
  • Publication number: 20110298871
    Abstract: A print head has a jet stack having an array of jets, an array of transducers arranged on the jet stack such that each transducer corresponds to a jet in the array of jets, and a flexible circuit substrate arranged adjacent the array of transducers such that contact pads on the flexible circuit substrate make electrical connection to at least some of the array of transducers, the flexible circuit substrate being embossed so that the contact pads extend out of a plane of the flexible circuit substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2010
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Terrance L. Stephens, Dan Leo Massopust, John R. Andrews, Christopher J. Laharty
  • Publication number: 20100045754
    Abstract: A fluid dispensing assembly has a fluid reservoir, a reservoir structure having at least one opening corresponding to a location of at least one fluid chamber in the reservoir structure, and a compliant film arranged to seal the opening and flex in response to pressure fluctuations in the fluid chamber. A system has a fluid supply, a fluid dispensing assembly having a fluid reservoir to receive fluid from the fluid supply, the fluid dispensing assembly having a reservoir structure with at least one opening corresponding to at least one fluid chamber, and a compliant film arranged to cover the opening such that a side of the film contacts fluid in the chamber and a side opposite the side contacting the fluid contacts air and is arranged to allow the film to flex.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2008
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Terrance L. Stephens, Jonathan R. Brick, John R. Andrews, David P. Platt, David R. Koehler, Christopher J. Laharty
  • Patent number: 6116712
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for automatically compensating for thermal conditioning of an ink jet print head are provided. The method and apparatus monitor the time during which the print head experiences various temperatures. The driving voltage supplied to the ink jet transducer is adjusted over time to compensate for thermal conditioning of the print head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2000
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher J. Laharty, Michele L. Fingerson, Richard Schmachtenberg, III