Patents by Inventor Jorge Menendez

Jorge Menendez 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: 6123421
    Abstract: A storage container for storing inkjet cartridges, when the cartridges are removed from the carriage of the printer, having a housing for simultaneously holding a plurality of inkjet cartridges and associated capping means. Preferably the cartridge housing has a plurality of compartments each having a number of biasing means for holding a cartridge against datums in the compartment. A set of components for holding a plurality of inkjet cartridges comprising a first cartridge holder adapted to be mounted on a carriage of an inkjet printer, and a second cartridge holder adapted to be mounted in a storage container for storing inkjet cartridges. Apart from mounting adaptations, the first and second inkjet cartridge holders comprise substantially common structural features so that cartridges are stored in substantially the same manner in which they are mounted on the carriage of a printer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2000
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Company
    Inventors: Jordi Bartolome, Jorge Menendez
  • Patent number: 6027209
    Abstract: A storage container and method of storing inkjet cartridges and removable capping means therefor in which the order of their insertion and/or removal is controlled. Preferably, both the order of insertion of a cartridge and its capping means and the order of removal of said cartridge and capping means are controlled so that a cap and a printhead of a cartridge engage and disengage by the movement of the printhead towards or away from the cap thus preventing damage to the printhead by movement of the cap or any of the other components of a service module against the printhead. A rotatable arm mounted on the storage container which abuts a cartridge and obstructs the removal and/or insertion of the capping means is disclosed for controlling said order of insertion and removal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2000
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Company
    Inventors: Jorge Menendez, Jordi Bartolome
  • Patent number: 4135255
    Abstract: A pre-assembled, low-cost, bidet or body cleansing attachment for a toilet bowl, which may be purchased by the consumer for mounting on a toilet bowl, which may be purchased by the consumer for mounting on a toilet bowl for selective manual positioning so that the spray nozzle of the unit may function as a body washer, or if this is not desired, it may be shifted into an inoperative position below the toilet seat so that the nozzle is beyond the path of body wastes and in position to be cleansed repeatedly by the flushing waters in the toilet bowl. The movable spray pipe may be swung completely out of the toilet bowl into a vertical position on the side and at the rear of the toilet bowl. The assembly is furnished with flexible plastic water pipes and water diverting clamps mounted thereon to permit the average consumer to connect the assembly to the hot and cold water supplies in the average bathroom without need for the services of a plumber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 1977
    Date of Patent: January 23, 1979
    Inventor: Jorge Menendez