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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:
Apr. 18, 2006
Filed:
Aug. 05, 2003
Joseph Stellbrink, Lebanon, OR (US);
Craig D. Sunada, Vancouver, WA (US);
Eric Ahlvin, Corvallis, OR (US);
Joseph R. Elliot, Corvallis, OR (US);
Pierre Kaiser, Portland, OR (US);
Kevin D. O'hara, Washougal, WA (US);
Joseph Stellbrink, Lebanon, OR (US);
Craig D. Sunada, Vancouver, WA (US);
Eric Ahlvin, Corvallis, OR (US);
Joseph R. Elliot, Corvallis, OR (US);
Pierre Kaiser, Portland, OR (US);
Kevin D. O'Hara, Washougal, WA (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
An inkjet consumable cartridge having an inkjet cartridge having nozzles. The inkjet consumable cartridge also has an inkjet cartridge holding device for holding the inkjet cartridge, a cap configured to interface with the inkjet cartridge, and a cap actuator that, when actuated, moves the cap from a position where the cap does not interface with the inkjet cartridge to a position where the cap interfaces with the inkjet cartridge sealingly covering the nozzles. Furthermore, the consumable cartridge is removable from a printer as a self-contained unit.