Inventor
MERZ ERIC A
US44 patents
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XEROX CORP
26 patentsUS6158837ADec 12, 2000
Printer having print mode for non-qualified marking material
XEROX CORP200 citations99
US5565657AOct 15, 1996
Multidimensional user interface input device
XEROX CORP122 citations98
US6276780B1Aug 21, 2001
Fail-safe ink tank latching system
XEROX CORP106 citations97
US6390615B1May 21, 2002
Ink tank with securing means and seal
XEROX CORP70 citations96
US6520612B1Feb 18, 2003
Sensing system for detecting presence of an ink container
XEROX CORP37 citations92
US6412911B1Jul 2, 2002
Ink tank support assembly seal and biasing element
XEROX CORP25 citations92
US6402284B1Jun 11, 2002
Method and apparatus for detecting ink tank characteristics
XEROX CORP31 citations92
US6290351B1Sep 18, 2001
Printer having precision sheet transport control method and apparatus
XEROX CORP21 citations92
USD452875SJan 8, 2002
Positioning guide for an ink tank
XEROX CORP14 citations91
USD448797SOct 2, 2001
Ink tank
XEROX CORP31 citations91
US6254227B1Jul 3, 2001
Ink cartridge with spillover dam
XEROX CORP19 citations91
US6250749B1Jun 26, 2001
Ink cartridge with overflow conduit
XEROX CORP20 citations91
US6179285B1Jan 30, 2001
Media transport assembly incorporating vacuum grooves to flatten sheet
XEROX CORP22 citations89
US6467869B1Oct 22, 2002
Economical ink cartridge identification
XEROX CORP47 citations88
US6246776B1Jun 12, 2001
Image recording media determination system, apparatus and method for an image processing device
XEROX CORP23 citations87
US6350029B1Feb 26, 2002
Output tray for printing device
XEROX CORP15 citations81
USD456446SApr 30, 2002
Portion of an ink tank
XEROX CORP10 citations71
US6663234B2Dec 16, 2003
Ink cartridge providing improved ink supply
XEROX CORP7 citations70
US5329338AJul 12, 1994
Optical transparency detection and discrimination in an electronic reprographic printing system
XEROX CORP17 citations68
US7030972B2Apr 18, 2006
System and method for identifying objects
XEROX CORP6 citations63
US6986615B2Jan 17, 2006
Backlash reduction
XEROX CORP5 citations63
US6527383B1Mar 4, 2003
Anti-bubble shelf in an ink tank
XEROX CORP2 citations62
US5201516AApr 13, 1993
Sheet gripping apparatus
XEROX CORP3 citations62
US5393047AFeb 28, 1995
Sheet gripping mechanism
XEROX CORP3 citations60
US6863389B2Mar 8, 2005
Liquid ink cartridge using viscous gel
XEROX CORP6 citations58
US5177541AJan 5, 1993
Sheet transport system with improved gripper bar
XEROX CORP0 citations48
FUJI XEROX CO LTD
16 patentsUS7172272B2Feb 6, 2007
Systems and methods for vent path leakage prevention
FUJI XEROX CO LTD35 citations92
US7040728B2May 9, 2006
Geometry for a dual level fluid quantity sensing refillable fluid container
FUJI XEROX CO LTD21 citations92
US6908170B2Jun 21, 2005
Devices for dissipating heat in a fluid ejector head and methods for making such devices
FUJI XEROX CO LTD24 citations92
US7156510B2Jan 2, 2007
Devices for dissipating heat in a fluid ejector head and methods for making such devices
FUJI XEROX CO LTD7 citations74
US7029083B2Apr 18, 2006
Systems and methods for controllably refilling a fluid quantity sensing fluid ejection head
FUJI XEROX CO LTD8 citations74
US7192126B2Mar 20, 2007
Systems, methods and structure for maximizing efficiency of refillable fluid ejection head
FUJI XEROX CO LTD7 citations72
US7134736B2Nov 14, 2006
Printer with printhead fully traveling around drive belt loop
FUJI XEROX CO LTD3 citations63
US7109513B2Sep 19, 2006
Use of wicking means to manage fluids on optical level sensing systems
FUJI XEROX CO LTD5 citations63
US7077492B2Jul 18, 2006
Method and device for optical sensor compensation, and apparatus incorporating the same
FUJI XEROX CO LTD5 citations63
US7048365B2May 23, 2006
Pressure control architecture for fluid tanks having fluid level sensing
FUJI XEROX CO LTD5 citations63
US7018032B2Mar 28, 2006
Internal venting structure for fluid tanks
FUJI XEROX CO LTD2 citations63
US7344234B2Mar 18, 2008
Print head pressure control architectures
FUJI XEROX CO LTD2 citations62
US7261389B2Aug 28, 2007
Systems and methods for dissipating heat into a fluid ejector carriage device
FUJI XEROX CO LTD0 citations52
US7192116B2Mar 20, 2007
Systems and methods for dissipating heat from a fluid ejector carriage
FUJI XEROX CO LTD0 citations52
US7051775B2May 30, 2006
Systems, methods and structure to capture, store and evaporate split fluid
FUJI XEROX CO LTD0 citations51
US7294223B2Nov 13, 2007
Method for attaching a fluid container to a fluid ejector in a fluid ejection device
FUJI XEROX CO LTD0 citations41