Patents by Inventor Michael L. Hitton

Michael L. Hitton 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).

  • INK DELIVERY SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR IMPROVED PRINTING
    Publication number: 20090058956
    Abstract: An ink delivery system having at least one off-axis ink supply container and an on-axis printhead assembly. The printhead assembly includes at least one reservoir and a corresponding standpipe separated by a particle filter. At least one tube connects the off-axis ink supply container to the printhead assembly. A first valve is configured to selectively open a flow path between the tube and the reservoir. A second valve is configured to selectively open a flow path between the standpipe and the tube. A method for controlling effects of accumulated air in a printhead assembly. The printhead assembly has at least one ink reservoir and one standpipe separated by a particle filter. The printhead assembly is fluidicly connected to at least one off-axis ink supply container by at least one tube. The method includes drawing air from said printhead assembly through said standpipe into the tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2008
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Inventors: JEREMY A. DAVIS, Melissa S. Gedraitis, Marc A. Baldwin, Louis Barinaga, Daniel D. Dowell, Ashley E. Childs, Mark A. Smith, Charles R. Steinmetz, Ralph L. Stathem, Jeffrey D. Langford, Michael L. Hitton