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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2005
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2003
Applicants:
Robert L. Heberling, Camas, WA (US);
Duane Evans, Vancouver, WA (US);
William Jennings, Vancouver, WA (US);
Inventors:
Robert L. Heberling, Camas, WA (US);
Duane Evans, Vancouver, WA (US);
William Jennings, Vancouver, WA (US);
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J002/14 ; B41J002/16 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The carriage connection flex cable of an ink-jet printer is provided with an extended portion that contacts the pen during insertion into the carriage and shunts electrostatic discharge (ESD) from the pen to ground before full insertion of the pen.