Patents by Inventor David Priven

David Priven 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).

  • Postage meter including an inkjet printer which has an ink-jet maintenance head translating transverse to the movement of the inkjet print head
    Patent number: 5889535
    Abstract: Apparatus and a method for cleaning and maintaining an inkjet printhead with a maintenance head. The apparatus includes: an inkjet printhead translatable in a first plane; a device for translating the printhead to a cleaning station; an inkjet maintenance head translatable in a second plane, wherein the first plane is not parallel to the second plane; and a device for translating the maintenance head in at least two directions in the second plane to engage the printhead at the cleaning station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 30, 1999
    Assignee: Pitney Bowes Inc.
    Inventors: Jerome E. Jackson, Richard A. Malin, David Priven, Patricia Wong