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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:
Jan. 17, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2002
Applicants:
Christie Dudenhoefer, Corvallis, OR (US);
Karl Stefan Weibezahn, Albany, OR (US);
Gary J. Watts, Albany, OR (US);
Inventors:
Christie Dudenhoefer, Corvallis, OR (US);
Karl Stefan Weibezahn, Albany, OR (US);
Gary J. Watts, Albany, OR (US);
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/175 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides an ink filter for an inkjet print cartridge, the print cartridge having nozzles for dispensing ink from an ink supply. The filter is formed of a polymeric material and is configured to prevent particles in the ink supply from passing to the print nozzles. The polymeric filter material is overmolded in a carrier which is configured to be coupled between the ink supply and the print nozzles.