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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:
Mar. 14, 2000
Filed:
Feb. 19, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Dennis J Astroth, Poway, CA (US);
Gary Graham, San Diego, CA (US);
Scott D Slade, San Diego, CA (US);
Barry Schwartz, La Mesa, CA (US);
Truong Nguyen, El Cajon, CA (US);
Linda Schott, San Diego, CA (US);
Don Spann, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
ENCAD, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
400 23 ; 400 48 ; 400656 ; 400662 ;
Abstract
An inkjet printer includes a plastic platen and a structural member extending upward from the base of the printer. The printing surface is supported by the upper surface of the structural member. This surface is held flat to within very tight tolerances. The bottom of the platen printing surface is retained against this surface so that it conforms to the shape of this surface structural member to create a substantially flat printing surface.