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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:
Jul. 26, 2005
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2003
Applicants:
Scott D. Sturgeon, Vancouver, WA (US);
Matt G. Driggers, Vancouver, WA (US);
William Eaton, Vancouver, WA (US);
Inventors:
Scott D. Sturgeon, Vancouver, WA (US);
Matt G. Driggers, Vancouver, WA (US);
William Eaton, Vancouver, WA (US);
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J002/05 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A fluid-ejection mechanism of one embodiment of the invention is disclosed that includes one or more electrical contacts and one or more electrically grounded electrostatic discharge (ESD) shunt mechanisms. The electrical contacts make contact with corresponding contacts of one or more fluid-ejection assemblies that are otherwise exposed. The ESD shunt mechanisms to protect the electrical contacts from ESD when the electrical contacts are exposed.