Patents by Inventor Theodore Cyman, Jr.

Theodore Cyman, Jr. 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).

  • Apparatus and method for cleaning an inkjet printhead
    Patent number: 7918530
    Abstract: A cleaning system for an inkjet printhead comprises an inkjet printhead having an inkjet nozzle array associated therewith. The inkjet printhead is in fluid communication with a first source of a first pressurized fluid. A fluid nozzle associated with the inkjet printhead is in fluid communication with a second source of a second pressurized fluid. The cleaning system further comprises a collection plate. Ink is forcibly ejected from the inkjet printhead by the first source of the first pressurized fluid. A stream of the second pressurized fluid is guided by the fluid nozzle across a surface of the inkjet printhead to direct ink ejected from the inkjet printhead onto the collection plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Assignee: RR Donnelley
    Inventors: Dan E. Kanfoush, Kevin J. Hook, Anthony V. Moscato, Theodore Cyman, Jr., Lawrence A. Pilon