Patents by Inventor Malcolm Eric BROWN

Malcolm Eric BROWN 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).

  • Thermal inkjet printer device
    Patent number: 12654456
    Abstract: A thermal inkjet printer device includes a housing defining a cartridge receiving slot with a cartridge install/removal opening, a nozzle plate opening, and a plurality of control pins along a bottom portion of the slot and spaced rearwardly of the nozzle plate opening. The cartridge receiving slot includes a forward upper side, spaced rearwardly of the nozzle plate opening, and a rear side that is curved such that, upon insertion of a thermal inkjet cartridge through the install/removal opening, a forward portion of the thermal inkjet cartridge engages on the forward upper side causing the thermal inkjet cartridge to rotate such that that a rear portion of the thermal inkjet cartridge engages the rear side of the slot, pushing a nose portion of the thermal inkjet cartridge forward toward the nozzle plate opening as the thermal inkjet cartridge rotates downward and moves further down into the slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2026
    Assignee: ID TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: Allan Bradley Jones, Malcolm Eric Brown, Marc Soleda Alet, Mark Bowden
  • THERMAL INKJET PRINTER DEVICE
    Publication number: 20250313015
    Abstract: A thermal inkjet printer device includes a housing defining a cartridge receiving slot with a cartridge install/removal opening, a nozzle plate opening, and a plurality of control pins along a bottom portion of the slot and spaced rearwardly of the nozzle plate opening. The cartridge receiving slot includes a forward upper side, spaced rearwardly of the nozzle plate opening, and a rear side that is curved such that, upon insertion of a thermal inkjet cartridge through the install/removal opening, a forward portion of the thermal inkjet cartridge engages on the forward upper side causing the thermal inkjet cartridge to rotate such that that a rear portion of the thermal inkjet cartridge engages the rear side of the slot, pushing a nose portion of the thermal inkjet cartridge forward toward the nozzle plate opening as the thermal inkjet cartridge rotates downward and moves further down into the slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2024
    Publication date: October 9, 2025
    Inventors: Allan Bradley JONES, Malcolm Eric BROWN, Marc SOLEDA ALET, Mark BOWDEN