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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2017
Hewlett-packard Development Company, L.p., Houston, TX (US);
James D. Plymale, Vancouver, WA (US);
Donnell D. Daniels, Vancouver, WA (US);
Kyle Mannari, Vancouver, WA (US);
Jeffrey A. Wagner, Vancouver, WA (US);
Weiyun Sun, Vancouver, WA (US);
Rachelle Cobb, Vancouver, WA (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Spring, TX (US);
Abstract
Printers and associated printer maintenance methods and apparatus are disclosed. An example printer includes a nozzle to dispense fluid; a wiper to wipe the nozzle during a maintenance event; and a controller to cause the nozzle to dispense fluid during the maintenance event while the wiping material engages or is immediately adjacent the nozzle to deter a substance from being present within the nozzle.