Patents by Inventor Silvia Miramanda

Silvia Miramanda 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).

  • Patent number: 8157348
    Abstract: A page wide array printer comprises a print head bar which carries an array of print nozzles, and which is static during a printing operation. A carriage has print head service elements. The print head bar is movable perpendicularly to the plane of the print medium beneath the print head, between a lowered print position and a raised service position. The carriage is moveable along the print head to perform a service operation when the print head is in the raised position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Silvia Miramanda, Alex Andrea, Angel Martinez, Joan Jorba, Paul Ray
  • Patent number: 8057010
    Abstract: A method of printing an image on a substrate using a page-wide-array printer and a page wide array printer is provided. The method includes printing a first portion of the image as relative movement occurs between the substrate and the print heads, and printing a second portion of the image as relative movement occurs between the substrate and the print heads, such that there exists an area of overlap between the first portion of the image and the second portion of the image. The substrate may be moved in a first direction relative to the print heads whilst the first portion of the image is printed, moved in a second direction opposite to the first direction; and moved in the first direction again whilst the second portion of the image is printed. The substrate may be printed whilst the substrate is moved in the second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Sergio Puigardeu, Alex Andrea, David Gaston, Joan Joroa, Angel Martinez, Silvia Miramanda, Ramon Vega, Jordi Sender, Marti Rius
  • Patent number: 7866788
    Abstract: A method of printing on a substrate and a printer are provided. The method uses a printer comprising a print head and a mask having a hole therethrough, the mask being disposed between the print head and the substrate, and comprises aligning the hole with the print head; printing on the substrate through the hole; and misaligning the hole with the print head so that the print head is covered by the mask. The method may allow the servicing of a print head in the array while the printer is printing on the substrate using at least one of the remainder of the print heads in the array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Joan Jorba, Sergio Puigardeu, Jordi Sender, Alex Andrea, Silvia Miramanda, Angel Martinez, David Gaston, Ramon Vega, Marti Rius
  • Patent number: 7866779
    Abstract: Printing is performed at a full resolution using a first set of nozzles and a second set of nozzles arranged on a printhead. Printing is performed at less than the full resolution using the first set of nozzles less any nozzles in the first set of nozzles that have been determined to be defective. The second set of nozzles is not used for printing at less than the full resolution except for a subset of nozzles in the second set of nozzles that are used to replace nozzles from the first set of nozzles that have been determined to be defective.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Angel Martinez, Alex Andrea, David Gaston, Joan Jorba, Silvia Miramanda, Sergio Puigardeu, Marti Rius, Jordi Sender, Ramon Vega
  • Publication number: 20100277525
    Abstract: A method of printing on a substrate in a page-wide array printer comprises printing on the substrate as the substrate is moved through a printing zone of the printer in a first direction, and printing on the substrate as the substrate is moved through the printing zone in a second direction different to the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2007
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Inventors: Jordi Sender, Alex Andrea, Ramon Vega, David Gaston, Joan Jorba, Silvia Miramanda, Sergio Puigardeu, Marti Rius, Angel Martinez
  • Publication number: 20090237443
    Abstract: A page wide array printer comprises a print head bar which carries an array of print nozzles, and which is static during a printing operation. A carriage has print head service elements. The print head bar is movable perpendicularly to the plane of the print medium beneath the print head, between a lowered print position and a raised service position. The carriage is moveable along the print head to perform a service operation when the print head is in the raised position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2008
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Inventors: Silvia Miramanda, Alex Andrea, Angel Martinez, Joan Jorba, Paul Ray
  • Publication number: 20090128594
    Abstract: Printing is performed at a full resolution using a first set of nozzles and a second set of nozzles arranged on a printhead. Printing is performed at less than the full resolution using the first set of nozzles less any nozzles in the first set of nozzles that have been determined to be defective. T he second set of nozzles is not used for printing at less than the full resolution except for a subset of nozzles in the second set of nozzles that are used to replace nozzles from the first set of nozzles that have been determined to be defective.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2008
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Inventors: Angel Martinez, Alex Andrea, David Gaston, Joan Jorba, Silvia Miramanda, Sergio Puigardeu, Marti Rius, Jordi Sender, Remon Vega
  • Publication number: 20090128593
    Abstract: A method of printing on a substrate and a printer are provided. The method uses a printer comprising a print head and a mask having a hole therethrough, the mask being disposed between the print head and the substrate, and comprises aligning the hole with the print head; printing on the substrate through the hole; and misaligning the hole with the print head so that the print head is covered by the mask. The method may allow the servicing of a print head in the array while the printer is printing on the substrate using at least one of the remainder of the print heads in the array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2008
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Inventors: Joan Jorba, Sergio Puigardeu, Jordi Sender, Alex Andrea, Silvia Miramanda, Angel Martinez, David Gaston, Ramon Vega, Marti Rius