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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ram Santhanam, San Diego, CA (US);
Marcus Scholz, San Diego, CA (US);
Junji Yamamoto, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/01 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/01 ;
Abstract
A carriage assembly for holding one or more inkjet print cartridges. A mechanical key on a carriage chute is formed in a predetermined pattern having a plurality of columns such that at least one of the columns acts as a barrier preventing a non-compatible print cartridge from staying in a secured mounting position.