The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Sep. 08, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2021
Applicant:
Hewlett-packard Development Company, L.p., Spring, TX (US);
Inventors:
Nestor Luid Pinol, Sant Cugat del Valles, ES;
Alexander Jose Perez Garcia, Sant Cugat del Valles, ES;
Jordi Bas Ferrer, Sant Cugat del Valles, ES;
Assignee:
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P., Spring, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/045 (2006.01); B41J 2/165 (2006.01); B41J 2/175 (2006.01); B41J 2/21 (2006.01); B41J 25/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/04505 (2013.01); B41J 2/04551 (2013.01); B41J 2/16579 (2013.01); B41J 2/1752 (2013.01); B41J 2/2117 (2013.01); B41J 25/34 (2013.01); B41J 2/0451 (2013.01); B41J 2/2142 (2013.01);
Abstract
In an example, a method includes ejecting a drop of printing fluid from a nozzle of a printhead into a drop detection zone. An indication of detection of the drop within the drop detection zone may be determined and, based on the indication of detection of the drop, an indication of a position of the printhead may be provided.