Patents by Inventor Mark James Ansier

Mark James Ansier 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).

  • Apparatus and method for refurbishing used cartridges for ink jet type imaging devices
    Patent number: 6920903
    Abstract: An inkjet cartridge refurbishing apparatus includes a pump assembly with a fluid intake line that can be inserted into a bottle or other reservoir of ink or flushing/cleaning material. Connected to the output of the pump assembly is a fill gun having a fill needle mounted on a handle. The fill gun is operated by inserting the fill needle into an inkjet cartridge and actuating a fill trigger switch on the fill gun. Actuating the fill trigger switch activates the pump assembly to pump ink into the cartridge. An auto-cutoff device may control the volume of fluid pumped into the cartridge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2005
    Inventors: Mark James Ansier, Frank Jemela
  • Apparatus and method for refurbishing used cartridges for ink jet type imaging devices
    Publication number: 20040261891
    Abstract: An inkjet cartridge refurbishing apparatus includes a pump assembly with a fluid intake line that can be inserted into a bottle or other reservoir of ink or flushing/cleaning material. Connected to the output of the pump assembly is a fill gun having a fill needle mounted on a handle. The fill gun is operated by inserting the fill needle into an inkjet cartridge and actuating a fill trigger switch on the fill gun. Actuating the fill trigger switch activates the pump assembly to pump ink into the cartridge. An auto-cutoff device may control the volume of fluid pumped into the cartridge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2003
    Publication date: December 30, 2004
    Inventors: Mark James Ansier, Frank Jemela