Eastman-kodak Company

Hewlett-packard Company

Retail Inkjet Solutions, Inc.

Juan Manuel Jimenez

Richard A Murray

Chris Alan Stratford

Kraig David White

Gary Alan Kneezel

Wayne Edward Stiehler

James J Haflinger

A Justine Worley

Wallace Earl Owen

David W Leong

Charles W Dodge

D Bradley Short

Craig A Maurer

Geoffrey C Mayne

David C Tribolet

Sathiyamoorthy Thirunageswaram Sivanandam

Kurt Ohms

Emil Maghakian

Embodiments provide an integrated scale and method for determining a fill status of an inkjet cartridge. In some embodiments, the system can display the fill status on a user interface. The fill status can be generalized based on the type of inkjet cartridge and range of measured weights and/or percentages of pre-set weight.

Systems and methods for determining a fill status of an inkjet cartridge

Embodiments provide a modular inkjet configuration modification system and method for use in modifying electronics, such as a PLC, on a remanufactured or refilled inkjet cartridge. The modular system can include a receiver and one or more interchangeable adapters. The interchangeable adapters can include structures and geometry which allow each of the interchangeable adapters to be used with the receiver and swapped by an operator on an as-needed basis.

Modifying configuration information of an inkjet cartridge

Systems and methods for resetting an inkjet cartridge

An inkjet printer having a print region, the inkjet printer includes an inkjet printhead; a media advance system for advancing recording medium through the printing region; a carriage for moving the printhead back and forth in a carriage scan direction across the print region, the carriage including a first magnetic element; and a platform that is movable along the carriage scan direction, the platform including: an optical sensor for receiving light from the recording medium to determine a type of recording medium; and a second magnetic element for selectively coupling to the first magnetic element.

Inkjet printer with carriage-coupled media detector

A multifunction printer includes an image capture apparatus including an image capture platform for holding an object of which an image is to be captured; a lid having a closed position in which the lid is proximate the image capture platform, and an open position in which the lid is away from the image capture platform; and a camera that is pivotably affixed to the lid; and a printing apparatus including: a media advance system for advancing a sheet of media to a print region; and a printhead.

Camera on multifunction printer

A multifunction printer includes a printing apparatus including: a printing device; a media advance system for advancing recording medium for printing on by the printing device; a controller for controlling the operation of the multifunction printer; an image capture platform; a lid having a closed position in which the lid covers the image capture platform, and an open position in which a front edge of the lid is raised above the image capture platform; a holder for a smart mobile device, the holder being mounted proximate the front edge of the lid; and a proximity device for identifying a particular smart mobile device that is placed in the holder.

Smart mobile device holder on multifunction printer

An inkjet printer includes a printhead; a carriage for moving the printhead back and forth in a carriage scan direction across the printing region; an output roller that is downstream of the printing region for moving recording medium away from the printing region, the output roller including a shaft; a pump that is coaxially disposed around the shaft of the output roller; and a restraining lever that disconnects the pump from power when the carriage is not in contact with the restraining lever.

Carriage activated pump for inkjet printer

A method of assembling an optical sensor assembly for a carriage of a carriage printer, the method includes providing a flexible circuit subassembly including a photosensor and a light source; providing a mounting member including a first cavity and a second cavity having an orientation that is different than an orientation of the first cavity; mounting the flexible circuit subassembly on the mounting member such that the photosensor is disposed in the first cavity and the light source is disposed in the second cavity; and affixing the mounting member to an outer housing, wherein a connector end of the flexible circuit subassembly extends outwardly from the mounting member and the outer housing.

Method of assembling an optical sensor assembly for a carriage printer

A method for monitoring relative position of a carriage and a recording medium in an inkjet printing system having a roller for advancing the recording medium along a recording medium advance direction, the method includes sending light from a light source toward at least a portion of the roller; receiving reflected light in a two-dimensional sensor mounted on the carriage; sending a signal from the two-dimensional sensor to a controller, wherein the signal indicates the pattern of reflected light received by the two-dimensional sensor; comparing the received signal by the controller to a signal stored in memory; and calculating a shift between the received signal and the signal stored in memory.

Method of position detection with two-dimensional sensor in printer

A pick-up assembly moves a sheet of recording medium from a stack of recording media. The pick-up assembly includes a pick arm having a first end and a second end. Notably, a pivotal mounting is located proximate the first end of the pick arm; and a pick-up roller is mounted proximate the second end of the pick arm. Lastly, a motor and a transmission are located inside the pick-up roller.

Motor inside pick-up roller

An inkjet printing system includes a roller for advancing a recording medium along a recording medium advance direction; an inkjet printhead that ejects drops of ink; a carriage for moving the printhead along a carriage scan direction that is substantially perpendicular or perpendicular to the recording medium advance direction; one or more motors for driving the roller and moving the carriage; a two-dimensional sensor mounted on the carriage which two-dimensional sensor is configured to sense either: a) the recording medium; b) the roller and the recording medium; or c) the roller; and a controller for receiving electrical signals from the two-dimensional sensor and for controlling the one or more motors.

Position detection with two-dimensional sensor in printer

Auxiliary sheet feeder unit

A background plate for use with a document feeder and a scanning device having a transparent document support. The background plate includes a plate member and a plurality of support members extending downwardly from the plate member and adapted to support the plate member on the scanning device in spaced relation to the transparent document support.

Automatic document feeder for a flat bed input device and background

An automatic document feeder includes a low profile, small footprint document output tray having an overall length of about one-half a document length and a shallow curvature with a centrally disposed medium depressor at the central region of the curve that forces a medium sheet to stiffen and to take the curved shape of the output tray.

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Escondido, CA, United States of America

Juan Manuel Jimenez