Patents by Inventor Dilan Nirushan Fernando

Dilan Nirushan Fernando 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).

  • Printhead cleaning assembly
    Patent number: 9315029
    Abstract: System and methods for cleaning printheads and printhead wipers. One embodiment is an apparatus that includes a belt configured to rotate in a loop, and a wiper attached to the belt configured to wipe ink from a printhead. The apparatus also includes a tank configured as a reservoir for a cleaning solution, and a controller configured to drive the belt so that an end of the wiper drags across the printhead when in an upper portion of the loop and submerges in the cleaning solution of the tank when in a lower portion of the loop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Dilan Nirushan Fernando, Ronald Frederick Korsch
  • PRINTHEAD CLEANING ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20160031221
    Abstract: System and methods for cleaning printheads and printhead wipers. One embodiment is an apparatus that includes a belt configured to rotate in a loop, and a wiper attached to the belt configured to wipe ink from a printhead. The apparatus also includes a tank configured as a reservoir for a cleaning solution, and a controller configured to drive the belt so that an end of the wiper drags across the printhead when in an upper portion of the loop and submerges in the cleaning solution of the tank when in a lower portion of the loop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Dilan Nirushan Fernando, Ronald Frederick Korsch