Patents by Inventor Sergio Amato

Sergio Amato 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 jet cartridge having an ink container comprising two porous materials
    Patent number: 8480217
    Abstract: An ink jet cartridge comprising an ink container which comprises a bottom portion and an upper portion, said bottom portion being in communication with the printhead through an ink supply port, and said upper portion being in communication with a vent hole, wherein said bottom portion comprises a first ink absorbing member, and said upper portion comprises a second ink absorbing member, wherein said first ink absorbing member is a compressible porous material and said second ink absorbing member is an incompressible porous material, and wherein the capillarity of said first ink absorbing member is higher than the capillarity of said second ink absorbing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Telecom Italia S.p.A.
    Inventors: Roberto Morandotti, Sergio Amato
  • INK JET CARTRIDGE HAVING AN INK CONTAINER COMPRISING TWO POROUS MATERIALS
    Publication number: 20090244220
    Abstract: An ink jet cartridge comprising an ink container which comprises a bottom portion and an upper portion, said bottom portion being in communication with the printhead through an ink supply port, and said upper portion being in communication with a vent hole, wherein said bottom portion comprises a first ink absorbing member, and said upper portion comprises a second ink absorbing member, wherein said first ink absorbing member is a compressible porous material and said second ink absorbing member is an incompressible porous material, and wherein the capillarity of said first ink absorbing member is higher than the capillarity of said second ink absorbing member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2006
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Applicant: TELECOM ITALIA S.p.A.
    Inventors: Roberto Morandotti, Sergio Amato