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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:
Dec. 17, 1996
Filed:
Apr. 30, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Christopher K Schroeder, Napa, CA (US);
Kevin L Glassett, Escondido, CA (US);
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Company, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
347 29 ; 347 32 ; 347 33 ;
Abstract
Multiple ink cartridges each having different inks are moved on a carriage through a service station where printheads are respectively simultaneously wiped and respectively simultaneously capped, with each printhead having its own wiper and capper, and where capping of the printheads cannot be done without first wiping the printheads. Both the wiping and capping functions are actuated by movement of the carriage.