Patents by Inventor John Richard Schlumpf

John Richard Schlumpf 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).

  • Ink jet maintenance station having acoustic dampening
    Patent number: 6315386
    Abstract: An ink jet printer includes a printer frame and a maintenance station coupled to the printer frame. The maintenance station includes a maintenance frame having a first side. The first side has formed therein at least a first guide slot and a first flexible end-stop member associated with the first guide slot. A maintenance sled is provided which is movable within the maintenance frame in a first direction. The maintenance sled has a first guide member positioned to slideably ride in the first guide slot. A travel limit of the first guide member in the first direction is defined by the first flexible end-stop member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2001
    Assignee: Lexmark International, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Allen Bailey, Christopher Keith Caspar, John Richard Schlumpf, Takao Hashimoto