Patents by Inventor Igor Chertov

Igor Chertov 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).

  • Publication number: 20220146962
    Abstract: In an example of the disclosure, carrier liquid is supplied to a container with a set of walls defined at least partially by a surface of an electrode. The carrier liquid is caused to move through a container via a carrier liquid flow path to sequentially encounter a set of accumulation elements. Each accumulation element is situated between adjacent walls. A voltage is applied to the electrode to generate an electric field between the electrode surface and the set of accumulation elements. The electric field causes contaminant from the carrier liquid to adhere to the set of accumulation elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Igor Chertov, Doron Schlumm, Sergei Trifonov
  • Patent number: 11249435
    Abstract: An example cleaning station for a liquid electrophotographic printer is described. The cleaning station has a first cleaning member, a second cleaning member, and a biasing member. The cleaning station is configured to move between a first position and a second position with respect to a photo imaging member of the printer. In the first position, the first cleaning member is arranged to remove particles from the photo imaging member of the printer and the second cleaning member is arranged to apply a force to a layer of liquid applied to the photo imaging member. In the second position, the biasing member is configured to cause the second cleaning member to contact the first cleaning member to clean the second cleaning member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: HP Indigo B.V.
    Inventors: Igor Chertov, Doron Schlumm, Shaul Zucker
  • Publication number: 20210341857
    Abstract: A print agent filtration apparatus is disclosed. The filtration apparatus is to remove non-liquid contaminant from liquid carrier. The apparatus comprises an electrode having a first surface, wherein the electrode is to generate an electric field towards liquid carrier containing non-liquid contaminant. The apparatus further comprises a second surface to accumulate non-liquid contaminant removed from the liquid carrier, the second surface being formed at least in part from a ceramic and movable relative to the first surface. A gap between the first surface and the second surface is substantially constant over the extent of the first surface. The first surface and the second surface define a passage therebetween through which the liquid carrier may pass. An electric field formed between the first surface and the second surface is to act on the liquid carrier, to thereby cause non-liquid contaminant to adhere to the second surface. A method and a print apparatus are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Igor Chertov, Sergei Trifonov, Doron Schlumm
  • Publication number: 20210291088
    Abstract: An filtration apparatus is disclosed. The filtration apparatus is to remove non-liquid contaminant from liquid carrier. The filtration apparatus may include an electrode having a first surface, wherein the electrode is to generate an electric field towards liquid carrier containing non-liquid contaminant. The filtration apparatus may include a reservoir having a wall defined at least partially by the first surface, the reservoir to house a volume of liquid carrier. The filtration apparatus may include a plurality of plates, each plate having an accumulation surface, wherein a portion of each plate is within the reservoir, so as to be submerged in the volume of liquid carrier. An electric field formed between the first surface and the accumulation surface of each plate of the plurality of plates may act on the liquid carrier, to thereby cause non-liquid contaminant to adhere to an accumulation surface of a plate of the plurality of plates. A method and a print apparatus are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Doron Schlumm, Igor Chertov, Sergei Trifonov
  • Publication number: 20210278795
    Abstract: An example cleaning station for a liquid electrophotographic printer is described. The cleaning station has a first cleaning member, a second cleaning member, and a biasing member. The cleaning station is configured to move between a first position and a second position with respect to a photo imaging member of the printer. In the first position, the first cleaning member is arranged to remove particles from the photo imaging member of the printer and the second cleaning member is arranged to apply a force to a layer of liquid applied to the photo imaging member. In the second position, the biasing member is configured to cause the second cleaning member to contact the first cleaning member to clean the second cleaning member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2017
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: Igor Chertov, Doron Schlumm, Shaul Zucker
  • Patent number: 10866541
    Abstract: A cleaning unit for removing debris from an ink transfer surface includes a cleaning roller having: a microcellular material outer layer; a wetting module to supply cleaning fluid to the microcellular material outer layer of the cleaning roller; and an extractor to remove cleaning fluid and debris from the cleaning roller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: HP Indigo B.V.
    Inventor: Igor Chertov
  • Publication number: 20200241448
    Abstract: An example cleaning station for a liquid electrophotographic printer is provided. The cleaning station has a sponge arranged to remove particles from a photo imaging plate of the printer, a fluid supply arranged to apply cleaning fluid to the sponge, a squeezing component arranged to squeeze the sponge in order to remove cleaning fluid and particles from the sponge, and a charging component arranged to electrically charge the squeezing component such that particles are attracted from the sponge to the squeezing component. The squeezing component is electrically isolated within the cleaning station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2017
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Doron Schlumm, Igor Chertov, lhab Khahil
  • Publication number: 20200064758
    Abstract: A cleaning unit for removing debris from an ink transfer surface includes a cleaning roller having: a microcellular material outer layer; a wetting module to supply cleaning fluid to the microcellular material outer layer of the cleaning roller; and an extractor to remove cleaning fluid and debris from the cleaning roller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Applicant: HP INDIGO B.V.
    Inventor: Igor Chertov
  • Patent number: 10481527
    Abstract: A cleaning unit for removing debris from an ink transfer surface includes a cleaning roller having: a microcellular material outer layer; a wetting module to supply cleaning fluid to the microcellular material outer layer of the cleaning roller; and an extractor to remove cleaning fluid and debris from the cleaning roller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: HP Indigo B.V.
    Inventor: Igor Chertov
  • Publication number: 20190025733
    Abstract: Herein is described a cleaning unit for removing debris from an ink transfer surface, the cleaning unit comprising a cleaning roller comprising: a microcellular material outer layer; a wetting module to supply cleaning fluid to the microcellular material outer layer of the cleaning roller; and an extractor to remove cleaning fluid and debris from the cleaning roller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2016
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Applicant: HP INDIGO B.V.
    Inventor: Igor Chertov