Patents by Inventor Rick Minoru Tanaka

Rick Minoru Tanaka 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).

  • Lubricating system including a lubricating structure
    Patent number: 6843549
    Abstract: A lubricating system includes a flexible, nominally planar lubricating structure including first and second end regions and a central region positioned therebetween. The lubricating structure is impregnated with a lubricating fluid and is adapted for securement to a printhead carriage only at said first and second end regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2005
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Elmer Samov Cajigas, Wade Antoine Powell, Rick Minoru Tanaka
  • Lubricating system including a lubricating structure
    Publication number: 20040080567
    Abstract: A lubricating system includes a flexible, nominally planar lubricating structure including first and second end regions and a central region positioned therebetween. The lubricating structure is impregnated with a lubricating fluid and is adapted for securement to a printhead carriage only at said first and second end regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2002
    Publication date: April 29, 2004
    Inventors: Elmer Samov Cajigas, Wade Antoine Powell, Rick Minoru Tanaka