US Patent No: 6,439,908

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Power supply for a four color modular printhead

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Abstract

A power supply for a printhead assembly includes a first strip of an electrically conductive material, the first strip having a pair of spaced terminals projecting from a side edge thereof and a second strip of an electrically conductive material, the second strip having a single terminal projecting from a corresponding side edge thereof. The arrangement is such that, when the two strips are arranged side by side, the single terminal of the second strip is arranged between, and equidistantly from, the two terminals of the first strip. A strip of insulating material arranged between the two strips. This symmetrical arrangement of terminals reduces the liklihood of reversing polarity when the assembly is installed. The assembly also includes a TAB film to which a Memjet chip is affixed and which is electrically connected to resilient contact fingers on the two strips and also to a flexible film joined to a data connector.

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Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddressTotal Patents
SILVERBROOK RESEARCH PTY LTDBALMAIN4484
ZAMTEC LIMITEDDUBLIN 2, IE2806

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Jackson, Garry Raymond Balmain, AU 601 2999
King, Tobin Allen Balmain, AU 806 4483
Silverbrook, Kia Balmain, AU 7987 34317

Cited Art

Patent Info (Count) # Cites Year
 
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. (2)
5,461,482 Electrical interconnect system for a printer 34 1993
6,290,333 Multiple power interconnect arrangement for inkjet printhead 16 1999
 
ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD. (1)
4,845,339 Thermal head containing an insulating, heat conductive layer 5 1988
 
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA (1)
5,652,608 Ink jet recording head, ink jet recording head cartridge, recording apparatus using the same and method of manufacturing the head 19 1996
 
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA (1)
5,289,339 Portable electronic device with memory card unit having symmetrical terminals 11 1993
 
RPX CORPORATION (1)
5,540,601 Adapter for computer interface 17 1994

Patent Citation Ranking

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Patent Info (Count) # Cites Year
 
ZAMTEC LIMITED (248)
6,609,786 Four color modular printhead assembly 1 2000
6,609,787 Ink supply device for a four color modular printhead 24 2000
6,783,216 Ink supply assembly for supplying ink to an elongate printhead 19 2003
7,645,025 Inkjet printer cartridge with two printhead integrated circuits 52 2004
7,618,121 Compact printhead assembly 15 2004
7,591,533 Printhead assembly with print media guide 14 2004
7,448,734 Inkjet printer cartridge with pagewidth printhead 8 2004
7,438,385 Printhead assembly with interconnected printhead modules 0 2004
7,425,050 Method for facilitating maintenance of an inkjet printer having a pagewidth printhead 0 2004
7,416,274 Printhead assembly with print engine controller 14 2004
7,413,283 Printhead assembly with two or more printhead modules 14 2004
7,401,894 Printhead assembly with electrically interconnected print engine controllers 15 2004
7,367,647 Pagewidth inkjet printer cartridge with ink delivery member 0 2004
7,367,649 Printhead assembly with selectable printhead integrated circuit control 0 2004
7,322,672 Printhead assembly with combined securing and mounting arrangement for components 14 2004
7,322,676 Printhead assembly with electrical connection member for interconnecting print engine controllers 0 2004
7,258,422 Printhead assembly with fluid supply connections 2 2004
7,222,938 Printhead assembly with power, data and fluid connections 14 2004
7,213,906 Printhead assembly relatively free from environmental effects 2 2004
7,201,469 Printhead assembly 15 2004
7,198,354 Printhead system with common electrical connector for power and data signals 1 2004
7,198,355 Printhead assembly with mounting element for power input 13 2004
7,178,901 Printhead assembly with dual power supply 3 2004
7,165,834 Printhead module with fixedly attached printhead tiles 3 2004
7,159,972 Printhead module having selectable number of fluid channels 17 2004
7,156,489 Printhead assembly with clamped printhead integrated circuits 14 2004
7,156,508 Printhead module for printhead assembly 18 2004
7,090,336 Printhead assembly with constrained printhead integrated circuits 14 2004
7,083,257 Printhead assembly with sealed fluid delivery channels 1 2004
7,077,504 Printhead assembly with loaded electrical connections 2 2004
7,077,505 Printhead assembly with common printhead integrated circuit and print engine controller power input 4 2004
7,033,008 Ink reservoir for printhead chip 1 2004
6,962,409 Ink filling arrangement for elongate printhead 3 2004
6,962,410 Ink supply device 4 2004
7,686,446 Vertical desktop printer 9 2004
7,681,967 Ink refill unit having control information stored thereon to control the refilling process 1 2004
7,669,961 Print engine for an inkjet printer 1 2004
7,621,620 Inkjet printer unit having a high speed print engine 38 2004
7,588,301 Method for controlling the ink refilling procedure of a print engine 0 2004
7,585,054 Inkjet printhead with integrated circuit mounted on polymer sealing film 34 2004
7,566,106 Refill unit for ink cartridge in printer with ink suitability verification 41 2004
7,543,808 Network inkjet printer unit having multiple media input trays 1 2004
7,537,309 Pagewidth printhead assembly having an improved ink distribution structure 36 2004
7,524,016 Cartridge unit having negatively pressurized ink storage 0 2004
7,490,927 Refill unit for simultaneously engaging with, and opening inlet valve to, an ink cartridge 53 2004
7,470,006 Inkjet printer with cartridge cradle having interfaces for refill units 0 2004
7,470,007 Method of refilling a high speed print engine 4 2004
7,431,424 Ink cartridge with printhead maintenance station for inkjet printer 0 2004
7,429,096 Cradle unit for electrically engaging with a pagewidth printhead cartridge 37 2004
7,427,121 Pagewidth printhead cartridge having multiple ink storage capacity 4 2004
7,416,287 Cradle unit having a refill actuator for operating a refill unit 38 2004
7,407,262 Pagewidth printhead assembly having abutting integrated circuits arranged thereon 0 2004
7,399,072 Ink refill unit having a linearly actuated plunger assembly 0 2004
7,393,076 Control system for controlling the refilling operation of a print engine 0 2004
7,390,075 Capper assembly having a biased capper element for capping a pagewidth printhead cartridge 0 2004
7,390,080 Ink refill unit with keyed connection ink cartridge 0 2004
7,384,135 Cradle unit having pivotal electrical contacts for electrically engaging with a pagewidth printhead cartridge 1 2004
7,380,902 Printhead maintenance station 0 2004
7,380,910 Inkjet printhead with electrical disconnection of printhead prior to removal 0 2004
7,377,635 Printer unit employing vertically disposed media storage and collection areas 9 2004
7,364,257 Capper assembly for a pagewidth printhead cartridge 0 2004
7,360,860 System for mounting a capper assembly to a pagewidth printhead 3 2004
7,360,861 Pagewidth printhead cartridge having an integral capper unit associated therewith 0 2004
7,357,492 Ink cartridge with variable ink storage volume 0 2004
7,357,493 Ink refill unit with sequential valve actuators 0 2004
7,350,896 Electromagnetically controlled capper assembly for capping a pagewidth printhead cartridge 3 2004
7,350,913 Inkjet printer with cradle for unobstructed access to cartridge 0 2004
7,347,534 Inkjet printhead with apertured sealing film 0 2004
7,331,660 Cradle unit having a cover assembly with ink refill port 3 2004
7,331,661 Ink refill unit for docking with an ink cartridge 1 2004
7,331,663 Replaceable pagewidth printhead cartridge 1 2004
7,328,973 Pagewidth printhead cartridge having a longitudinally extending electrical contact 0 2004
7,328,984 Ink refill unit with ink level indicator 0 2004
7,322,671 Inkjet printer with replaceable printhead requiring zero-insertion-force 0 2004
7,322,684 Cover assembly for a cradle unit having an ink refilling capabilities 0 2004
7,322,685 Cover assembly for a cradle unit having an ink refilling actuator provided therein 0 2004
7,311,381 System for priming a pagewidth printhead cartridge 0 2004
7,311,382 System for securing integrated circuits to a pagewidth printhead assembly 0 2004
7,306,320 High speed digital printer unit 15 2004
7,303,252 Pagewidth printhead assembly for a cartridge unit 0 2004
7,303,268 Ink refill unit for refilling a high speed print engine 4 2004
7,300,140 Ink refill unit for maintaining negative pressure in negatively pressurized ink storage compartment 3 2004
7,284,816 Printer with motor driven maintenance station 1 2004
7,284,845 Ink refill unit with asymmetrically positioned ink outlet 1 2004
7,270,405 System for priming a pagewidth printhead cartridge 4 2004
7,255,430 Ink refill unit with cartridge constriction actuators 1 2004
7,249,822 Pagewidth printhead assembly having a longitudinally extending electrical connector 10 2004
7,249,833 Ink storage device 4 2004
7,152,972 Combination printer and image reader in L-shaped configuration 20 2004
7,025,446 Printhead assembly with ink distribution and feed structures spanning a pagewidth 0 2005
7,027,080 Modular printhead assembly incorporating ink storage distribution assemblies 6 2005
7,182,441 Printhead module 0 2005
7,469,989 Printhead chip having longitudinal ink supply channels interrupted by transverse bridges 39 2005
7,441,865 Printhead chip having longitudinal ink supply channels 38 2005
7,367,650 Printhead chip having low aspect ratio ink supply channels 1 2005
7,097,292 Printhead assembly with printhead modules 0 2005
7,152,955 Printhead assembly with modular detachable printheads 0 2005
7,145,592 Ink jet printhead assembly with modular printheads 0 2005
7,455,392 Printer having removably mounted modular printhead and drive electronics 0 2006
7,370,939 Printer having loaded electrical connections 0 2006
7,429,095 Method of assembling modular printhead assembly 0 2006
7,461,919 Inkjet printhead assembly having selectively capped ink delivery channels 2 2006
7,438,388 Printer having sprung printed circuit board for printhead assembly 0 2006
7,328,972 Printer having printhead assembly with constrained nozzles 14 2006
7,841,708 Fludically controlled inkjet printhead 1 2006
7,618,122 Modular printhead assembly with releasable printhead modules 4 2006
7,513,615 Inkjet printer unit utilizing image reading unit for printed media collection 16 2006
7,467,854 Modular ink jet printhead assembly with obliquely overlapping printheads 4 2006
7,431,425 Modular printhead with closely spaced rows in media feed direction 0 2006
7,556,360 Inkjet printer having selectable ink distribution channels to printhead ICS 14 2006
7,399,071 Inkjet printer having ink distribution to printhead ICS 2 2006
7,306,325 Inkjet printer having ink distribution to fixedly attached printhead ICS 56 2006
7,524,021 Inkjet printer having removably constrained printhead ICS 14 2006
7,708,380 Printhead module for an inkjet printhead assembly incorporating a printhead integrated circuit 1 2006
7,303,261 Printhead assembly having dual power supply for multiple printhead modules 0 2007
7,677,698 Modular printhead assembly with reservoir mounted printhead modules 2 2007
7,568,786 Printhead assembly having selected drive electronics 0 2007
7,549,727 Printhead system having power and data connectors 0 2007
7,517,049 Printhead assembly having printhead module and controller 14 2007
7,399,053 Inkjet printhead having independent modular components 0 2007
7,547,098 Printing fluid supply device 38 2007
7,703,886 Printhead assembly with pagewidth ink and data distribution 15 2007
7,556,349 Printhead assembly having removable printhead modules 6 2007
7,726,789 Ink refill unit having printer ink storage actuators 1 2007
7,467,860 Ink priming system for inkjet printhead having a bypass flow path 1 2007
7,914,140 Printer unit with LCD touch screen on lid 0 2007
7,748,828 Printer print engine with cradled cartridge unit 0 2007
7,549,738 Ink refill unit for a negatively pressurized ink reservoir of a printer cartridge 39 2007
7,731,327 Desktop printer with cartridge incorporating printhead integrated circuit 18 2007
7,753,507 Pagewidth printhead assembly cartridge with micro-capillary feed 0 2007
7,467,861 Ink refill unit with incremental ink ejection for a print cartridge 52 2007
7,461,920 Support assembly for a pagewidth printhead module 0 2007
8,079,684 Ink storage module for a pagewidth printer cartridge 1 2007
7,841,696 Printhead assembly having a plurality of connected printhead modules 1 2007
7,753,483 Printhead assembly having a fluid transfer member 1 2007
7,658,466 System for priming a cartridge having an ink retaining member 3 2007
7,611,223 Cradle unit having printhead maintenance and wiping arrangements for a print engine 0 2007
7,645,005 Modular printed circuit board assembly for a pagewidth printer 2 2007
8,109,616 Cover assembly including an ink refilling actuator member 3 2008
8,020,976 Reservoir assembly for a pagewidth printhead cartridge 0 2008
7,771,035 Reservoir assembly for a pagewidth printhead cartridge 1 2008
7,712,882 Ink cartridge unit with ink suspension characteristics for an inkjet printer 0 2008
7,914,136 Cartridge unit assembly with ink storage modules and a printhead IC for a printer 0 2008
7,762,652 Print engine with ink storage modules incorporating collapsible bags 11 2008
7,686,437 Cradle unit for receiving a print cartridge to form a print engine 0 2008
7,771,031 Ink refill unit with a mechanical tank compression arrangement 0 2008
7,806,519 Printer cartridge refill unit with verification integrated circuit 0 2008
7,658,479 Print engine with a refillable printer cartridge with ink refill ports 38 2008
7,950,784 Compressible ink refill cartridge 0 2008
7,686,439 Print engine cartridge incorporating a post mounted maintenance assembly 0 2008
8,104,882 Duplex printer with intermediate fluid distribution arrangement 0 2008
7,819,490 Printer unit with print engine that expands compressed image data 0 2008
7,556,359 Ink refill unit with a working outlet and other dummy outlets 39 2008
7,513,610 Cover assembly for a print engine with push rod for actuating a refill unit 3 2008
7,588,324 Ink cartridge having enlarged end reservoirs 37 2008
7,690,747 Inkjet printer assembly with a controller for detecting a performance characteristic of a printer cartridge 37 2008
7,726,779 Printhead assembly having electrical connector assemblies 13 2008
7,686,440 Ink storage module with a valve insert to facilitate refilling thereof 2 2008
8,016,503 Inkjet printer assembly with a central processing unit configured to determine a performance characteristic of a print cartridge 0 2008
8,096,639 Mounting arrangement with a support and pressure plate for a printhead assembly 0 2008
7,537,315 Cradle unit for a print engine having a maintenance drive assembly 39 2008
7,748,818 Inkjet printhead with electrical disconnection of printhead prior to removal 0 2008
7,658,483 Ink storage compartment with bypass fluid path structures 0 2008
7,841,707 Cartridge unit having magnetically capped printhead 0 2008
7,815,300 Cartridge unit having multiple ink storage capacity 0 2008
7,780,282 Cartridge unit having capped printhead with multiple ink storage capacity 0 2008
8,100,509 Printer assembly for a pagewidth printer having a support frame configured to minimize substantial dimensional changes 0 2008
8,091,982 Modular inkjet printhead assembly 0 2008
8,007,087 Inkjet printer having an ink cartridge unit configured to facilitate flow of ink therefrom 0 2008
7,806,522 Printer assembly having a refillable cartridge assembly 37 2008
7,802,879 Ink refill unit for a print engine having a compression arrangement with actuation means operable by a controller of the print engine 0 2008
7,677,692 Cradle unit for receiving a print cartridge to form a print engine 38 2008
7,934,817 Print engine controller for a printhead assembly 0 2008
8,118,400 Ink ejection printhead incorporating a bridged connector arrangement 0 2008
8,057,023 Ink cartridge unit for an inkjet printer with an ink refill facility 0 2008
7,887,169 Ink refill unit with incremental ink ejection accuated by print cartridge cradle 0 2008
7,699,446 Ink refill unit with incremental millilitre ink ejection for print cartridge 34 2008
7,699,447 Ink refill unit with controlled incremental ink ejection for print cartridge 52 2008
7,699,448 Ink refill unit with threaded incremental ink ejection for print cartridge 33 2008
7,901,043 Printhead assembly having a ducting assembly and printhead titles 0 2008
7,837,296 Maintenance assembly for a pagewidth printer having a motorized drive 13 2008
7,784,907 Printhead assembly with replaceable printhead modules 0 2008
7,798,605 Printer assembly with a dimensionally stable support frame 14 2008
7,735,986 Ink storage module 54 2008
7,841,699 Modular ink jet printhead assembly with obliquely overlapping printheads 0 2008
8,057,024 Printhead incorporating a static pagewidth printhead and elongate fluid channel 0 2008
7,971,960 Printhead integrated circuit having longitudinal ink supply channels reinforced by transverse walls 0 2008
7,901,062 Ink compartment refill unit with inlet valve acutator, outlet valve, actuator, and constrictor mechanism actuator 0 2008
7,722,175 Print cartridge of photofinishing system having dryer 0 2008
7,992,966 Printhead assembly having an encased printhead module 0 2008
7,661,812 Printer unit for assembly with image reader unit 16 2008
8,079,664 Printer with printhead chip having ink channels reinforced by transverse walls 0 2008
7,950,792 Inkjet printer refill cartridge with sliding moldings 0 2008
7,712,868 Printer assembly having a support frame for supporting a printhead arrangement 5 2008
7,938,530 Cradle unit for a printer cartridge 2 2008
7,857,436 Ink refill unit with incremental ink ejection mechanism 0 2008
7,695,121 Method of refilling a printing unit 0 2008
8,118,404 Printing arrangement having printhead and ink supply assemblies 0 2008
7,845,782 Pivotable PCB retension arrangement for inkjet cartridge cradle 7 2008
7,703,885 Cradle unit which electromagnetically operates printhead capper 37 2008
8,025,380 Pagewidth inkjet printer cartridge with a refill port 0 2009
8,066,352 Printhead assembly having removable printhead module and controller 0 2009
7,984,969 Printer having removably constrained printhead 0 2009
7,946,679 Print cradle for retaining pagewidth print cartridge 0 2009
7,708,392 Refill unit for engaging with ink storage compartment, and fluidically isolating printhead 16 2009
7,959,274 Cartridge unit incorporating printhead and ink feed system 0 2009
7,934,789 Drive mechanism of printhead cradle 1 2009
7,942,502 Print engine cradle with maintenance assembly 1 2009
7,874,665 Printer having nested media trays 0 2009
7,946,697 Printing fluid supply device with channeled absorbent material 0 2009
7,938,518 Ink refill unit for an ink reservoir 0 2009
8,079,666 Printhead having commonly supported nozzle ICS 0 2009
8,007,085 Inkjet printer having funnelled distribution to nozzle ICS 0 2009
7,938,519 Refill unit for refilling one of a number of ink compartments 0 2009
8,007,065 Printer control circuitry for reading ink information from a refill unit 0 2009
8,057,004 Printhead assembly having selected interconnected controllers 0 2009
8,070,266 Printhead assembly with ink supply to nozzles through polymer sealing film 0 2009
8,251,499 Securing arrangement for securing a refill unit to a print engine during refilling 0 2009
8,240,825 Ink refill unit having a clip arrangement for engaging with the print engine during refilling 0 2009
7,976,137 Print cartridge having enlarged end reservoirs 0 2009
7,976,142 Ink cartridge with an internal spring assembly for a printer 0 2009
8,376,533 Cradle unit for receiving removable printer cartridge unit 0 2009
8,328,332 Modular printhead assembly with releasable printhead modules 0 2009
7,901,044 Printhead having flexible controller connections 0 2009
8,371,678 Modular printhead assembly with series of connected PCB modules 0 2009
8,016,402 Removable inkjet printer cartridge incorproating printhead and ink storage reservoirs 12 2009
8,007,093 Print engine for inkjet printer 0 2009
8,025,381 Priming system for pagewidth print cartridge 0 2010
8,002,393 Print engine with a refillable printer cartridge and ink refill port 0 2010
7,971,978 Refillable ink cartridge with ink bypass channel for refilling 0 2010
8,079,700 Printer for nesting with image reader 7 2010
8,366,244 Printhead cartridge cradle having control circuitry 0 2010
8,042,922 Dispenser unit for refilling printing unit 0 2010
8,251,501 Inkjet print engine having printer cartridge incorporating maintenance assembly and cradle unit incorporating maintenance drive assembly 0 2010
7,954,920 Inkjet printer assembly with driven mechanisms and transmission assembly for driving driven mechanisms 0 2010
8,398,216 Reservoir assembly for supplying fluid to printhead 0 2010
8,348,386 Pagewidth printhead assembly with ink and data distribution 0 2010
8,220,900 Printhead cradle having electromagnetic control of capper 0 2010
8,376,519 Printhead having assembly of printhead modules 0 2010
8,075,110 Refill unit for an ink storage compartment connected to a printhead through an outlet valve 0 2010
8,366,236 Print cartridge with printhead IC and multi-functional rotor element 0 2010
8,020,969 Printhead assembly having modular printhead tile support structure with integrated electrical connector assemblies 0 2010
8,029,113 Printing system having funnelled fluid distribution 0 2010
8,434,858 Cartridge unit for printer 0 2010
8,100,502 Printer cartridge incorporating printhead integrated circuit 1 2010
8,292,406 Inkjet printer with releasable print cartridge 0 2010
8,235,502 Printer print engine with cradled cartridge unit 0 2010
8,376,520 Printhead assembly having a casing part for supporting printhead modules 0 2010
 
SILVERBROOK RESEARCH PTY LTD (8)
7,104,629 Printed circuit board with spring action 2 2004
7,322,677 Printhead assembly with communications module 5 2004
7,488,052 Cradle unit having an electromagnetic capper actuation system 38 2004
7,775,642 Docking port in a cover assembly 0 2009
8,047,639 Refill unit for incremental millilitre fluid refill 0 2010
8,007,083 Refill unit for incrementally filling fluid container 0 2010
8,002,394 Refill unit for fluid container 0 2010
8,079,683 Inkjet printer cradle with shaped recess for receiving a printer cartridge 0 2011
 
TELECOM ITALIA S.P.A. (2)
7,984,978 Parallel ink jet printing device and relative manufacturing 0 2003
8,393,710 Parallel ink jet printing device and relative manufacturing 0 2011
 
FUJIFILM DIMATIX, INC. (1)
7,427,119 Method and apparatus for scalable droplet ejection manufacturing 1 2006
 
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. (1)
8,333,452 Image forming apparatus, image forming method and computer-readable storage medium 0 2010
 
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. (1)
7,077,491 Method and an apparatus to control printing operations in an inkjet printer 0 2003
 
OTHER [CHECK PATENT PROFILE FOR ASSIGNMENT INFORMATION] (1)
8,439,497 Image processing apparatus with nested printer and scanner 0 2011

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