Patents by Inventor Wai Kong Fong

Wai Kong Fong 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).

  • Systems and methods for storing printer cartridges
    Patent number: 9370932
    Abstract: A printer may include a printer housing, a service station in the printer housing, an automated carriage assembly, and a print cartridge storage compartment. The service station defines an area for servicing one or more print cartridges. The automated carriage assembly is configured to carry the particular print cartridge through a printing area during a printing operation of the printer, and to carry the particular print cartridge to the service station area for servicing. The print cartridge storage compartment is defined by the printer housing and configured to store a spare print cartridge, the print cartridge storage compartment being separate from the service station and inaccessible to the carriage assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
    Inventors: Wai Kong Fong, Surendran Ramachanthiran
  • Systems and Methods for Storing Printer Cartridges
    Publication number: 20100060700
    Abstract: A printer may include a printer housing, a service station in the printer housing, an automated carriage assembly, and a print cartridge storage compartment. The service station defines an area for servicing one or more print cartridges. The automated carriage assembly is configured to carry the particular print cartridge through a printing area during a printing operation of the printer, and to carry the particular print cartridge to the service station area for servicing. The print cartridge storage compartment is defined by the printer housing and configured to store a spare print cartridge, the print cartridge storage compartment being separate from the service station and inaccessible to the carriage assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2008
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Applicant: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
    Inventors: Wai Kong Fong, Surendran Ramachanthiran