Dublin, Ireland

Karen M Mc Ardle

This inventor holds 1 USPTO granted patent. Top assignee: Hewlett-Packard Company. Active years: 2001.

IDiyas Innovation Intelligence. (2026). Inventor Profile: Karen M Mc Ardle. Retrieved from https://idiyas.com/inventor/karen-m-mc-ardle

Data source: USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) public patent records. Weekly synchronization. How IDiyas builds this profile


% Patents Active = 100.0

Average Co-Inventor Count = 3.0

ph-index = 1

Forward Citations = 4(Granted Patents)


Company Filing History:


Years Active: 2001

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1 patent (USPTO):Explore Patents

Title: Karen M. Mc Ardle: Inventor in Dublin

Introduction

Karen M. Mc Ardle is an inventor associated with Dublin, Ireland, and Hewlett-Packard Company. Her recorded patent concerns aligning a flexible circuit on an inkjet printer carriage.

Latest Patents

Mc Ardle is credited with 1 patent: “Apparatus for Aligning a Flexible Circuit on an Ink Jet Printer Carriage.” The invention uses three members positioned on a wall of the print carriage to receive a flexible circuit with a circular hole and two elongated slots. The slots’ major axes intersect the center of the circular hole. This arrangement allows the circuit to flatten during carriage assembly and helps remove unevenness from its surface.

Career Highlights

The available information connects Mc Ardle’s invention to Hewlett-Packard Company and its printer technology. The patent describes a practical approach to positioning a flexible circuit during assembly.

Collaborations

Steven Ray Card and Marcus L. Scholz are identified as Mc Ardle’s coworkers. The supplied information does not specify their roles in the patent.

Conclusion

Karen M. Mc Ardle’s recorded patent addresses flexible-circuit alignment in an inkjet printer carriage, reflecting an engineering contribution associated with Hewlett-Packard Company.

Profile summary based on public USPTO records.
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