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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:
Nov. 09, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jafar N. Jefferson, Vancouver, WA (US);
William T. Stephenson, Vancouver, WA (US);
Jeffrey K. Pew, Lake Oswego, OR (US);
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/165 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/165 ;
Abstract
A capping system for a printhead comprises a frame including first and second surfaces, said second surface inclined with respect to said first surface, and a sealing member adapted for movement on said frame between a nominal position and a sealing position in contact with the printhead, said sealing member including a first support member adapted for rotational movement with respect to said first surface of the frame, and a second support member adapted for translational movement with respect to said second surface.