Patents by Inventor Peter Morgan

Peter Morgan 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).

  • Printhead with drive circuitry components adjacent the printhead IC
    Patent number: 7654640
    Abstract: A printhead for an inkjet printer, that has a printhead IC with an array of nozzles for ejecting ink and a support structure for mounting the printhead IC in the printer adjacent a paper path. The printhead IC is mounted on a face of the support structure that, in use, faces the paper path. A flexible printed circuit board (flex PCB) has drive circuitry for operating the array of nozzles on the printhead IC. The drive circuitry has circuit components connected by traces in the flex PCB, and contacts for receiving print data from the print engine controller. The flex PCB being mounted to the support structure at the contacts onto a face that does not face the paper path such that the flex PCB extends through a bent section between the printhead IC and the contacts. The printhead IC and the circuit components are adjacent each other and separated from the contacts by the bent section of the flex PCB.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2010
    Assignee: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Brian Robert Brown, Norman Michael Berry, Garry Raymond Jackson, Paul Timothy Sharp, John Douglas Peter Morgan, Kia Silverbrook, Akira Nakazawa, Michael John Hudson, Christopher Hibbard, Samuel George Mallinson, Paul Justin Reichl
  • Method Of Maintaining Printhead Using Maintenance Roller
    Publication number: 20100013888
    Abstract: A method of maintaining a printhead comprises the steps of: (i) providing a maintenance roller having a contact surface for sealing engagement with the printhead; (ii) moving the roller into a first position in which the contact surface is sealingly engaged with the printhead; (iii) moving the roller into a second position in which the contact surface is disengaged from said printhead; and (iv) rotating the roller such that the contact surface is conveyed away from the printhead. The maintenance roller does not rotate when the contact surface is sealingly engaged with the printhead.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2009
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Inventors: John Douglas Peter Morgan, Vesa Karppinen, Akira Nakazawa, Patrick John McAuliffe
  • Printhead maintenance station comprising maintenance roller and ink removal system
    Patent number: 7648222
    Abstract: A printhead maintenance station for maintaining a printhead in an operable condition is provided. The maintenance station comprises a maintenance roller having an elastically deformable contact surface for sealing engagement with an ink ejection face of the printhead. The roller is rotatable and moveable between a first position in which the contact surface is sealingly engaged with the face and a second position in which the contact surface is disengaged from face. An ink removal system removes ink from the contact surface when the maintenance roller is rotated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2010
    Assignee: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd
    Inventors: John Douglas Peter Morgan, Vesa Karppinen, Patrick John McAuliffe, Kia Silverbrook
  • Pulse damped fluidic architecture
    Patent number: 7645034
    Abstract: An inkjet printer with a printhead integrated circuit (IC) (28), an ink supply reservoir (6) for storing ink, an ink supply line (3) defining a flow path from the ink supply reservoir to the printhead IC (28). A pulse damper (16) positioned along the flow path to decrease the amplitude of pressure pulses in the ink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2010
    Assignee: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Brian Robert Brown, John Douglas Peter Morgan, Kia Silverbrook
  • PRINTHEAD PURGING SYSTEM WITH HAMMER ACTION
    Publication number: 20100002047
    Abstract: A printhead purging system comprises an ink conduit for supplying ink to a printhead, a hammer head for hammering a wall of a compressible part of the conduit, a spring-loading mechanism for priming the hammer head, and a release mechanism for releasing the primed hammer head. Release of the primed hammer head compresses the ink conduit and results in purging of ink from the printhead.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2009
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Inventors: Vesa Karppinen, John Douglas Peter Morgan, David John Worboys, Patrick John McAuliffe, Jonathan Mark Bulman, Kia Silverbrook
  • Printhead maintenance system comprising foaming system and foam transport assembly
    Patent number: 7641304
    Abstract: A printhead maintenance system for maintaining a printhead in an operable condition is provided. The maintenance system comprises: (a) a printhead having an ink ejection face; (b) a foaming system for providing a liquid foam on the face; and (c) a foam transport assembly comprising: a transfer surface for receiving the foam or a collapsed foam from the face and a transport mechanism for feeding the transfer surface through a transfer zone and away from the printhead. The transfer zone is adjacent to and spaced apart from the face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2010
    Assignee: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Vesa Karppinen, Kia Silverbrook, John Douglas Peter Morgan, David John Worboys, Patrick John McAuliffe
  • Printhead maintenance assembly comprising maintenance roller and cleaning mechanism
    Patent number: 7637588
    Abstract: A printhead maintenance assembly for maintaining a printhead in an operable condition is provided. The maintenance assembly comprises: (a) a maintenance roller having an elastically deformable contact surface for sealing engagement with an ink ejection face of the printhead; (b) an engagement mechanism for moving the roller between a first position in which the contact surface is sealingly engaged with the face, and a second position in which the contact surface is disengaged from the face; and (c) a cleaning mechanism for cleaning the contact surface. The cleaning mechanism comprises a motor for rotating the maintenance roller, and an ink removal system for removing ink from the contact surface when the maintenance roller is rotated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2009
    Assignee: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd
    Inventors: John Douglas Peter Morgan, Vesa Karppinen, Patrick John McAuliffe, Kia Silverbrook
  • Method Of Cleaning A Printhead Using Liquid Foam
    Publication number: 20090289988
    Abstract: A method of cleaning an inkjet printhead, by generating a liquid foam on the ink ejection face such that particulate contaminants on the ejection surface disperse into the foam, then transferring the foam, together with the particulate contaminants dispersed within, onto a rotatable transfer surface moving relative said ejection face and, rotating the rotatable transfer surface into contact with a removal surface to remove the foam and the particulate contaminants dispersed within. Ink consumption is minimized by use of a foam and damage to the face is avoided since the rotatable transfer surface does not contact the face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2009
    Publication date: November 26, 2009
    Inventors: Vesa Karppinen, Kia Silverbrook, John Douglas Peter Morgan, David John Worboys, Patrick John McAuliffe
  • Printer having self-reference mounted printing cartridge
    Patent number: 7618126
    Abstract: A printer is provided with a body having a slot for removably receiving a printing cartridge and protrusions arranged in the slot to cooperate with a flat surface of a plurality of corners of the printing cartridge upon mounting of the printing cartridge to the printer. The printing cartridge has at least one printhead integrated circuit with a plurality of fluid ejection nozzles and a fluid distribution support mounting the printhead integrated circuit. The cooperation of the protrusions and corners provide information on the location of the nozzles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2009
    Assignee: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Christopher Hibbard, Kia Silverbrook, Akira Nakazawa, Garry Raymond Jackson, John Douglas Peter Morgan
  • Printhead Maintenance Station Having Contact Pad With Sloping Profile
    Publication number: 20090278885
    Abstract: A printhead maintenance station for maintaining a printhead in an operable condition. The maintenance station comprises an elastically deformable pad having a contact surface for sealing contact with nozzles in an ink ejection face of the printhead. The contact surface has a sloping profile. The maintenance station has a motor and cam arrangement for moving the pad substantially perpendicularly with respect to the ink ejection face. The pad moves from a first position in which the contact surface is sealingly contacted with the nozzles to a second position in which the contact surface is disengaged from the face. The movement and the sloping profile of the pad causes the contact surface to be peeled away from the face during disengagement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2009
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Inventors: John Douglas Peter Morgan, Kia Silverbrook, Christopher Hibbard, Bruce Gordon Holyoake
  • Method of maintaining a printhead using a maintenance roller
    Patent number: 7607755
    Abstract: A method of maintaining a printhead in an operable condition is provided. The method comprises the steps of: (i) providing a maintenance roller having an elastically deformable contact surface (ii) moving the roller into a first position in which a clean part of said contact surface is sealingly engaged with an ink ejection face of printhead; (iii) moving the roller into a second position in which the contact surface is disengaged from the face; and (iv) rotating the roller to clean ink from the contact surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2009
    Assignee: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd
    Inventors: John Douglas Peter Morgan, Vesa Karppinen, Akira Nakazawa, Patrick John McAuliffe, Kia Silverbrook
  • Ink supply system with hammer mechanism for variable purge volume/pressure
    Patent number: 7604334
    Abstract: An ink supply system for an inkjet printhead is provided. The system including: (a) an ink reservoir for storing ink; (b) and ink conduit providing fluid communication between the ink reservoir and the printhead; and (c) a hammer mechanism for compressing part of the ink conduit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2009
    Assignee: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Vesa Karppinen, John Douglas Peter Morgan, David John Worboys, Patrick John McAuliffe, Jonathan Mark Bulman, Kia Silverbrook
  • PRINTER WITH GAS BUBBLE OCCLUSION RESISTANT CONDUITS
    Publication number: 20090231401
    Abstract: An inkjet printer with a printhead and a conduit connected to the printhead. The conduit defines a flow path for the printing fluid and has an internal cross section configured such that the surface tension of printing fluid within it favors gas bubble growth along the conduit length over radial bubble growth that would fully occlude the flow path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2008
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Inventors: John Douglas Peter Morgan, Miao Wang, Patrick John McAuliffe, Kia Silverbrook
  • Method of removing particulates from a printhead using a liquid foam
    Patent number: 7581812
    Abstract: A method of removing particulates from an ink ejection face of a printhead is provided. The method comprises the steps of: (a) providing a liquid foam on the face, thereby dispersing the particulates in the foam; and (b) transferring the foam, including the particulates, onto a transfer surface moving past the face. Ink consumption is minimized by use of a foam and damage to the face is avoided since the transfer surface typically does not contact the face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2009
    Assignee: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Vesa Karppinen, Kia Silverbrook, John Douglas Peter Morgan, David John Worboys, Patrick John McAuliffe
  • Needle Tip For Biopsy Device
    Publication number: 20090216152
    Abstract: A biopsy device includes a body portion, a tip, at least one blade, and a cutter. The cannula defines at least one lumen. The cannula has a transverse aperture configured to receive tissue. The tip is located at the distal end of the cannula, and may include at least two concave surfaces. The blade extends longitudinally from the tip. A second blade may also extend longitudinally from the tip. Blades may be axially staggered relative to the cannula. Blades may also have lengths that differ from one another. In addition, a blade may have a pointed distal end, or may have a curved distal edge. The configuration of the blade and tip may provide reduced force to penetrate tissue. The blade and tip may produce a cut length that is greater than or equal to the length of the outer perimeter of the cannula.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2008
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Inventors: Trevor W. V. Speeg, Peter Morgan, John A. Hibner, Lee E. Reichel, William A. Garrison, Gavin M. Monson, Michael E. Johnson, Robert F. Weikel, JR., Michael R. Ludzack
  • Method of unblocking nozzles in a printhead
    Patent number: 7575297
    Abstract: A method of unblocking nozzles in a printhead is provided. The method comprises the steps of: (a) providing an elastically deformable pad having a contact surface for sealing engagement with an ink ejection face of the printhead; and (b) moving the pad from a first position in which the contact surface is sealingly engaged with the face to a second position in which the contact surface is disengaged from said face. The movement causes the contact surface to be peeled away from the face during disengagement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2009
    Assignee: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd
    Inventors: John Douglas Peter Morgan, Kia Silverbrook, Christopher Hibbard, Bruce Gordon Holyoake
  • COMPACT INK FILTER ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20090179977
    Abstract: A filter assembly for an inkjet printhead, that has an inlet for connection to an ink supply, an outlet for connection to an inkjet printhead, a filter membrane for filtering ink flowing from the inlet to the outlet, and a chamber to house the filter membrane. The filter membrane divides the chamber into an upstream portion for holding a quantity of the unfiltered ink, and a downstream portion for holding a quantity of the filtered ink. The upstream portion tapers towards the outlet and the downstream portion tapers towards the inlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2008
    Publication date: July 16, 2009
    Inventors: Brian Robert Brown, Norman Micheal Berry, John Douglas Peter Morgan, Michael John Hudson, Akira Nakazawa, Samuel George Mallinson, Gary Raymond Jackson
  • PRINTHEAD PRIMING PROTOCOL
    Publication number: 20090179930
    Abstract: A method of priming a printhead in an inkjet printer, the printhead having a nozzle face defining an array of nozzles for ejecting ink on to a media substrate fed past the printhead in a media feed direction, by providing a pad having a contact face dimensioned so that it can encompass all the nozzles in the array, moving the pad such that the contact face engages the nozzle face to cover the array of nozzles, forcing ink into the printhead under pressure until ink flows out the nozzles in the array and, withdrawing the pad such that the contact face disengages the nozzle face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2008
    Publication date: July 16, 2009
    Inventors: John Douglas Peter Morgan, Patrick John McAuliffe, Kia Silverbrook
  • PRINTHEAD WITH EXTERIOR SURFACE PROFILED FOR WIPING MAINTENANCE STATION
    Publication number: 20090179963
    Abstract: A printhead assembly with an elongate printhead IC having a nozzle face defining an array of nozzles, and a support structure for supporting the elongate printhead IC on an external surface such that its length is transverse to a media feed direction through the printer. The external surface has a section that is flush with a long side edge of the elongate printhead IC.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2008
    Publication date: July 16, 2009
    Inventors: Vesa Karppinen, John Douglas Peter Morgan, Michael John Hudson, Asanga Gunatilake, Laval Chung-Long-Shan, Martin Tiong We Tay, Akira Nakazawa, Norman Micheal Berry, Garry Raymond Jackson
  • METHOD OF UNUBLOCKING NOZZLES IN A PRINTHEAD
    Publication number: 20090147046
    Abstract: A method of unblocking nozzles in a printhead is provided. The method comprises the steps of: (a) providing an elastically deformable pad having a contact surface for sealing engagement with an ink ejection face of the printhead; and (b) moving the pad from a first position in which the contact surface is sealingly engaged with the face to a second position in which the contact surface is disengaged from said face. The movement causes the contact surface to be peeled away from the face during disengagement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2009
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Inventors: John Douglas Peter Morgan, Kia Silverbrook, Christopher Hibbard, Bruce Gordon Holyoake