Patents by Inventor Michael John Webb
Michael John Webb 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).
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Patent number: 11701883Abstract: An electronic assembly includes a substrate having a die and PCB mounted thereon. Wirebonds interconnect bond pads of the die with contact pads of the PCB, each wirebond having a first end portion bonded to a respective bond pad, an opposite second end portion bonded to a respective contact pad and an intermediate section extending between the first and second end portions. A dam encapsulant encapsulates each of the first and second end portions, a first fill encapsulant contacts the substrate and the dam encapsulant; and a second fill encapsulant overlies the first fill encapsulant. The first fill encapsulant has a lower modulus of elasticity than the second fill encapsulant and the dam encapsulant.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2021Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: Memjet Technology LimitedInventors: Elmer Dimaculangan Perez, See-Huat Tan, Glenn Horrocks, Mohammad Hossain, Michael John Webb, Pascal Blanquer, Erik Coolen
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Publication number: 20220048289Abstract: An electronic assembly includes a substrate having a die and PCB mounted thereon. Wirebonds interconnect bond pads of the die with contact pads of the PCB, each wirebond having a first end portion bonded to a respective bond pad, an opposite second end portion bonded to a respective contact pad and an intermediate section extending between the first and second end portions. A dam encapsulant encapsulates each of the first and second end portions, a first fill encapsulant contacts the substrate and the dam encapsulant; and a second fill encapsulant overlies the first fill encapsulant. The first fill encapsulant has a lower modulus of elasticity than the second fill encapsulant and the dam encapsulant.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2021Publication date: February 17, 2022Inventors: Elmer Dimaculangan PEREZ, See-Huat TAN, Glenn HORROCKS, Mohammad HOSSAIN, Michael John WEBB, Pascal BLANQUER, Erik COOLEN
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Patent number: 9569763Abstract: An information gathering and decoding apparatus includes two information gathering devices that communicate with one another, preferably wirelessly. The two information gathering devices may be used substantially simultaneously to process one, or multiple, customer orders. Customer order information is sent from one information gathering device to the other, and only one of the information gathering devices communicates with a computer system to send information from both of the information gathering devices to the computer system as if the information originated from the one information gathering device. Communication between the two information gathering devices combined with a microprocessor in at least one of the information gathering devices may allow the information gathering and decoding apparatus to be used with existing computer systems, such as point of sale systems, preferably without modifying the computer system.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2009Date of Patent: February 14, 2017Assignee: DATALOGIC USA, INC.Inventors: Harold Clayton Clifford, Bruce Paris, Jeff Robson, Michael John Webb, Alexander M. McQueen, Jonathan Paul Hewitt, Gianfranco Tibaldi, Daniela Tangerini
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Patent number: 8388109Abstract: An inkjet printhead that has a support member, and a plurality of printhead IC's mounted adjacent each other on the support member. Each of the printhead IC's has an array of nozzles for ejecting drops of printing fluid onto a media substrate, and drive circuitry for driving the array of nozzles. A print engine controller (PEC) sends print data to each of the printhead IC's and the drive circuitry extracts a clock signal from the data transmission from the PEC.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2011Date of Patent: March 5, 2013Assignee: Zamtec LtdInventors: John Robert Sheahan, Mark Jackson Pulver, Brian Christopher Morahan, Alireza Moini, Timothy Peter Gillespie, Michael John Webb, Kia Silverbrook
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Patent number: 8382246Abstract: A printhead having at least first and second rows of print nozzle cells. Each each nozzle cell has an ink chamber, control circuitry and drive circuitry. Each nozzle cell in the first row has a corresponding nozzle cell in the second row. The drive circuitry of each nozzle cell of the first row is arranged adjacent the drive circuitry of the corresponding nozzle cell in the second row and distant the control circuitry of the corresponding nozzle cell in the first row.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2011Date of Patent: February 26, 2013Assignee: Zamtec LtdInventors: Kia Silverbrook, Mark Jackson Pulver, Michael John Webb, John Robert Sheahan, Simon Robert Walmsley
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Patent number: 8308274Abstract: A printhead integrated circuit including a MEMS layer having a plurality of nozzle assemblies and a CMOS layer having control circuitry. Each nozzle assembly includes a heater element for ejecting ink and sensing a temperature of the nozzle assembly. The control circuitry modifies operation of the heater elements in response to a sensed temperature exceeding a predetermined threshold.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2010Date of Patent: November 13, 2012Assignee: Zamtec LimitedInventors: John Robert Sheahan, Kia Silverbrook, Mark Jackson Pulver, Michael John Webb, Simon Robert Walmsley
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Patent number: 8287077Abstract: A printhead IC is provided having an array of ejection nozzles, sensing circuitry for sensing temperatures of regions of the nozzle array, and drive circuitry for providing drive pulses to the nozzles to cause ejection. The drive circuitry is configured to set a different profile of the drive pulses for each region of the nozzle array in accordance with the sensed temperatures.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2010Date of Patent: October 16, 2012Assignee: Zamtec LimitedInventors: John Robert Sheahan, Mark Jackson Pulver, Brian Christopher Morahan, Alireza Moini, Timothy Peter Gillespie, Michael John Webb, Kia Silverbrook
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Patent number: 8282184Abstract: A print engine controller for a pagewidth inkjet printhead having a plurality of abutting printhead modules mounted on a carrier. The print engine controller is configured to: (a) receive data identifying a rotational yaw displacement of an erroneously displaced printhead module; (b) determine a correction factor that compensates for ink dot displacement by nozzles in the erroneously displaced printhead module; (c) use the correction factor to determine an accumulative Y-offset for each printhead module in the printhead; and (d) alter the output of the ink dots from nozzles in each printhead module having a non-zero accumulative Y-offset to compensate for the rotational yaw displacement of the erroneously displaced printhead module.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2010Date of Patent: October 9, 2012Assignee: Zamtec LimitedInventors: Mark Jackson Pulver, Simon Robert Walmsley, John Robert Sheahan, Michael John Webb
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Publication number: 20120086748Abstract: A printhead having at least first and second rows of print nozzle cells. Each each nozzle cell has an ink chamber, control circuitry and drive circuitry. Each nozzle cell in the first row has a corresponding nozzle cell in the second row. The drive circuitry of each nozzle cell of the first row is arranged adjacent the drive circuitry of the corresponding nozzle cell in the second row and distant the control circuitry of the corresponding nozzle cell in the first row.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2011Publication date: April 12, 2012Inventors: Kia Silverbrook, Mark Jackson Pulver, Michael John Webb, John Robert Sheahan, Simon Robert Walmsley
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Publication number: 20120062632Abstract: An inkjet printhead that has a support member, and a plurality of printhead IC's mounted adjacent each other on the support member. Each of the printhead IC's has an array of nozzles for ejecting drops of printing fluid onto a media substrate, and drive circuitry for driving the array of nozzles. A print engine controller (PEC) sends print data to each of the printhead IC's and the drive circuitry extracts a clock signal from the data transmission from the PEC.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2011Publication date: March 15, 2012Inventors: John Robert Sheahan, Mark Jackson Pulver, Brian Christopher Morahan, Alireza Moini, Timothy Peter Gillespie, Michael John Webb, Kia Silverbrook
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Patent number: 8123318Abstract: A printhead is provided having a plurality of rows of nozzles, with the nozzles in each row being grouped into fire groups, and a controller configured to fire the nozzles of each fire group by outputting firing pulses to the nozzles. The controller sets the number of fire groups in each row based on the width of the firing pulses and a predetermined length of time for firing all of the nozzles of that row.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2010Date of Patent: February 28, 2012Assignee: Silverbrook Research Pty LtdInventors: Simon Robert Walmsley, Mark Jackson Pulver, John Robert Sheahan, Michael John Webb, Kia Silverbrook
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Patent number: 8079663Abstract: A printhead having at least first and second rows of print nozzles. Each nozzle has first circuitry of a first type arranged asymmetrically to second circuitry of a second type. The respective positions of the first and second circuitry of each nozzle of the first row are arranged mirrored with respect to the first and second circuitry of each nozzle of the second row.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2010Date of Patent: December 20, 2011Assignee: Silverbrook Research Pty LtdInventors: Kia Silverbrook, Mark Jackson Pulver, Michael John Webb, John Robert Sheahan, Simon Robert Walmsley
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Patent number: 8075099Abstract: An inkjet printer that has a printhead IC an array of nozzles for ejecting drops of printing fluid onto a media substrate and drive circuitry for driving the array of nozzles and, a print engine controller (PEC) for sending print data to the printhead IC. The drive circuitry is configured to extract a clock signal from the data transmission from the PEC.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2010Date of Patent: December 13, 2011Assignee: Silverbrook Research Pty LtdInventors: John Robert Sheahan, Mark Jackson Pulver, Brian Christopher Morahan, Alireza Moini, Timothy Peter Gillespie, Michael John Webb, Kia Silverbrook
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Patent number: 8016389Abstract: An inkjet printer comprising: an array of nozzles arranged into rows, each row of nozzles is divided into a series of groups; and, drive circuitry for sending a drive pulse to each of the nozzles individually such that they eject a drop of printing fluid; wherein, the drive circuitry delays sending the drive pulses to one of the groups relative to at least one of the other groups.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2006Date of Patent: September 13, 2011Assignee: Silverbrook Research Pty LtdInventors: John Robert Sheahan, Mark Jackson Pulver, Brian Christopher Morahan, Alireza Moini, Timothy Peter Gillespie, Michael John Webb, Brian Robert Brown, Kia Silverbrook
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Patent number: 8016379Abstract: A printhead controller is provided for supplying dot data to a printhead module having a plurality of nozzles for expelling ink. The printhead module includes a plurality of thermal sensors. Each of the thermal sensors is configured to respond to a temperature at or adjacent at least one of the nozzles. The printhead controller is configured to modify operation of at least some of the nozzles in response to the temperature rising above a first threshold. The printhead module is a thermal inkjet printhead module and each of the nozzles includes a thermal ink ejection mechanism. Each thermal sensor comprises at least part of one of the thermal inkjet mechanisms.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2009Date of Patent: September 13, 2011Assignee: Silverbrook Research Pty LtdInventors: Kia Silverbrook, Simon Robert Walmsley, Michael John Webb, Mark Jackson Pulver, John Robert Sheahan
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Patent number: 8011747Abstract: A printer controller for controlling a printhead comprising at least one monolithic printhead module, the at least one printhead module having a plurality of rows of nozzles configured to extend, in use, across at least part of a printable pagewidth of the printhead, the nozzles in each row being grouped into at least first and second fire groups, the printhead module being configured to sequentially fire, for each row, the nozzles of each fire group, such that each nozzle in the sequence from each fire group is fired simultaneously with respective corresponding nozzles in the sequence in the other fire groups, wherein the nozzles are fired row by row such that the nozzles of each row are all fired before the nozzles of each subsequent row, wherein the printer controller is configured to provide one or more control signals that control the order of firing of the nozzles.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2004Date of Patent: September 6, 2011Assignee: Silverbrook Research Pty LtdInventors: Simon Robert Walmsley, John Robert Sheahan, Mark Jackson Pulver, Michael John Webb, Richard Thomas Plunkett, Kia Silverbrook
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Patent number: 8007063Abstract: A printer is provided having a printhead having ejection nozzles and a plurality of controllers configured to process print data for printing and to output the processed data to the printhead. The plurality of controllers are connected to a common input of the printhead.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2010Date of Patent: August 30, 2011Assignee: Silverbrook Research Pty LtdInventors: Kia Silverbrook, Simon Robert Walmsley, John Robert Sheahan, Mark Jackson Pulver, Michael John Webb
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Patent number: 7997673Abstract: A printhead IC is provided having an ejection nozzle, drive circuitry for generating drive signals for driving the ejection nozzle, and a temperature sensor connected to the drive circuitry. The drive circuitry adjusts the drive signals in response to output of the temperature sensor so as to generate the drive signals as print signals and de-clog signals. The de-clog signals have a longer duration than the print signals.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2009Date of Patent: August 16, 2011Assignee: Silverbrook Research Pty LtdInventors: John Robert Sheahan, Mark Jackson Pulver, Brian Christopher Morahan, Alireza Moini, Timothy Peter Gillespie, Michael John Webb, Kia Silverbrook
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Patent number: 7988248Abstract: A print engine is provided having printhead modules and a controller. Each printhead module has a plurality of ejection nozzles. The nozzles of at least one of the printhead modules is rotationally displaced relative to the other printhead modules. The controller communicates ejection data to the ejection nozzles in accordance with a cumulative correction factor for each printhead module, including printhead modules having non-rotationally displaced nozzles, to at least partially compensate for the rotational displacement.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2009Date of Patent: August 2, 2011Assignee: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd.Inventors: Kia Silverbrook, Mark Jackson Pulver, John Robert Sheahan, Simon Robert Walmsley, Michael John Webb
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Patent number: 7980647Abstract: A printer is provided having a carrier, a printhead having a plurality of nozzles, at least one of the nozzles being rotationally displaced relative to the carrier, and a controller for determining and communicating print data to the nozzles. The controller is configured to determine the rotational displacement, determine a correction factor for compensating for a printing error caused by the determined rotational displacement, and alter the print data based on the correction factor to at least partially compensate for the rotational displacement. The correction factor is at least partially based on a thickness of media being printed on.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2009Date of Patent: July 19, 2011Assignee: Silverbrook Research Pty LtdInventors: Simon Robert Walmsley, John Robert Sheahan, Michael John Webb, Mark Jackson Pulver