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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:
May. 09, 2000
Filed:
Mar. 19, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Paul S Wu, Encinitas, CA (US);
Conrad A Sumera, San Marcos, CA (US);
Andrew R Robinson, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Company, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
347 85 ;
Abstract
A unitary coupler and method is provided for interconnecting an ink supply with an inkjet printhead. The coupler includes a first set of latching surfaces for attaching the coupler to the printhead; a second set of latching surfaces integral with the coupler for locking engagement with an inlet valve from an off-carriage ink supply; and alignment guides at one end for receiving the inlet valve. In a preferred method the coupler is initially attached to the printhead and subsequently attached to the inlet valve from the ink supply.