Patents by Inventor Kent D. Jayme

Kent D. Jayme 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).

  • System and method for supplying ink to an inkjet printhead
    Patent number: 10124597
    Abstract: An ink supply unit and a method of supplying ink to a printhead are disclosed. The ink supply unit includes a lower ink reservoir, an upper ink reservoir, and a flow regulation apparatus. The upper ink reservoir is coupled to the lower ink reservoir. First and second fluid input ports are disposed on opposite sides of the flow regulation apparatus. A first fluid line and a second fluid line couple the first and the second input ports, respectively, with the upper ink reservoir, and a third fluid line is adapted to couple the flow regulation apparatus with a printhead.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company
    Inventors: George A. Alessi, Paul Slagle, Kent D. Jayme, Anthony V. Moscato
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SUPPLYING INK TO AN INKJET PRINTHEAD
    Publication number: 20170320331
    Abstract: An ink supply unit and a method of supplying ink to a printhead are disclosed. The ink supply unit includes a lower ink reservoir, an upper ink reservoir, and a flow regulation apparatus. The upper ink reservoir is coupled to the lower ink reservoir. First and second fluid input ports are disposed on opposite sides of the flow regulation apparatus. A first fluid line and a second fluid line couple the first and the second input ports, respectively, with the upper ink reservoir, and a third fluid line is adapted to couple the flow regulation apparatus with a printhead.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: George A. Alessi, Paul Slagle, Kent D. Jayme, Anthony V. Moscato