Patents by Inventor Sara M. Coneway

Sara M. Coneway 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).

  • Inkjet printheads having multiple label placement positions for air diffusion vents
    Patent number: 7258434
    Abstract: The invention teaches placing labels over air diffusion vents on inkjet printheads depending upon a content of the inkjet printhead. In one embodiment, the inkjet printhead contains one or three inks in its interior and has three air diffusion vents in a lid that fluidly communicate with the interior. If the interior has one ink, a label covers the entirety of two of the three air diffusion vents to substantially prevent the two air diffusion vents from communicating with atmosphere. If the interior has three inks, a label only covers a portion of each of the three air diffusion vents and allows each to fluidly communicate with atmosphere. In this manner, single or tri-color inkjet printhead manufacturing can occur with a single lid having a multiplicity of label placement positions. The labels can have similar dimensions, dissimilar length dimensions or other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2007
    Assignee: Lexmark International, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian D. Smith, David E. Greer, Sara M. Coneway