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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2008
James Mealy, Austin, TX (US);
Jonathan Neal Andrews, McMinnville, OR (US);
Asher Simmons, Corvallis, OR (US);
James Mealy, Austin, TX (US);
Jonathan Neal Andrews, McMinnville, OR (US);
Asher Simmons, Corvallis, OR (US);
Marvell International Ltd., , BM;
Abstract
A hand-held printer that includes an inkjet array having a plurality of inkjets is disclosed. The hand-held printer may include an inkjet cap sized to cooperatively engage the inkjet array, wherein the inkjet cap is movable between and open position and a closed position, and a plurality of wipers carried by the inkjet cap, wherein each of the plurality of wipers is configured to engage one of the plurality of inkjets as the inkjet cap moves from the open position to the closed position; and wherein each of the plurality of wipers includes a gasket configured to form a seal adjacent to one of the plurality of inkjets.