Inventor

Christopher Hibbard

Inventor

Balmain, AU

Overview

2007–2020

Patent span

Performing operations

Primary field (CPC B)

Patents· 274 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

B41Jprimary

B41JTypewriters65%

B29CShaping or joining of plastics32%

Y10TTechnical subjects covered by former us classification2%

B65HHandling thin or filamentary material, e.g. sheets, webs, cables1%

H05KPrinted circuits1%

PatentTitleYear

10,857,821Printing assembly having print module sleeve and sleeve arrangement2020 10,688,814Media transport mechanism for printer having multiple printheads2020 10,513,132Print module with air exhaust opposite ink ejection direction2019 10,232,647Roller feed mechanism for printer having multiple printheads2019 10,144,232Printer having printhead extending and retracting through maintenance module2018 10,124,616Printhead capping system and drain shaft arrangement2018 10,099,494Modular printer having print bar chassis seated on maintenance chassis2018 10,099,493Printing unit having fixed frame supporting independently movable capper and wiper2018 10,081,204Print module for modular printer having replaceable printhead cartridges2018 10,081,205Printhead maintenance system with cap cover2018 10,076,917Printer having L-shaped maintenance modules for plurality of printheads2018 10,005,299Print module with air cooling arrangement2018 9,962,971Printhead capping system with lateral cap movement2018 9,776,439'Belt assembly for high-speed inkjet printing'2017 9,346,276'Removable printhead cartridge having plurality of printhead chips'2016 9,102,152'Removable printhead assembly for single-pass inkjet printer'2015 9,056,478'Ink distribution member for mounting printhead integrated circuit'2015 9,044,956'Pagewidth printhead assembly having ink distribution member'2015 8,827,433'Replacable printhead cartridge for inkjet printer'2014 8,678,549'Printhead integrated circuit having frontside inlet channels and backside ink supply channels'2014 8,672,450'Printhead assembly having electrical connector for transmitting power and data'2014 8,651,635'Printer with ink line dampening of ink pressure surges'2014 8,596,769'Inkjet printer with removable cartridge establishing fluidic connections during insertion'2013 8,523,335'System for venting gas at ink containers'2013 8,523,143'Detachable fluid coupling for inkjet printer'2013 8,500,258'Inkjet printer with float valve regulation of hydrostatic ink pressure'2013 8,500,259'Cartridge for printer having fluid flow arrangement'2013 8,500,226'System for sensing capacity state of liquid container'2013 8,500,244'Printhead support structure with cavities for pulse damping'2013 8,485,651'Print cartrdge cradle unit incorporating maintenance assembly'2013 8,465,131'Fluid distribution system having fluid flow restriction'2013 8,434,858'Cartridge unit for printer'2013 8,398,216'Reservoir assembly for supplying fluid to printhead'2013 8,382,266'Ink storage module with displaceable upper and lower plates and displaceable upper and lower collars'2013 8,376,533'Cradle unit for receiving removable printer cartridge unit'2013 8,366,244'Printhead cartridge cradle having control circuitry'2013 8,348,386'Pagewidth printhead assembly with ink and data distribution'2013 8,313,165'Printhead nozzle face wiper with non-linear contact surface'2012 8,303,088'Method of three dimensionally locating printhead on printer'2012 8,277,025'Printhead cartridge with no paper path obstructions'2012 8,277,026'Printhead cartridge insertion protocol'2012 8,277,027'Printer with fluidically coupled printhead cartridge'2012 8,251,501'Inkjet print engine having printer cartridge incorporating maintenance assembly and cradle unit incorporating maintenance drive assembly'2012 8,251,499'Securing arrangement for securing a refill unit to a print engine during refilling'2012 8,246,142'Rotating printhead maintenance facility with symmetrical chassis'2012 8,240,825'Ink refill unit having a clip arrangement for engaging with the print engine during refilling'2012 8,235,502'Printer print engine with cradled cartridge unit'2012 8,220,900'Printhead cradle having electromagnetic control of capper'2012 8,205,959'Method of maintaining printhead with cleaned pad'2012 8,136,918'Printhead maintenance station having one-piece elastomer pad for peeling engagement with nozzles'2012 8,123,332'Printhead assembly with a printhead maintenance station'2012 8,118,422'Printer with paper guide on the printhead and pagewidth platen rotated into position'2012 8,118,397'Printhead assembly with a wicking element'2012 8,113,638'Fluid coupling'2012 8,113,621'Printer having eccentrically coded capping mechanism'2012 8,113,619'Printhead assembly for maintaining printhead'2012 8,109,616'Cover assembly including an ink refilling actuator member'2012 8,079,664'Printer with printhead chip having ink channels reinforced by transverse walls'2011 8,079,684'Ink storage module for a pagewidth printer cartridge'2011 8,075,110'Refill unit for an ink storage compartment connected to a printhead through an outlet valve'2011 8,075,089'Method of assembling printhead capping mechanism'2011 8,070,266'Printhead assembly with ink supply to nozzles through polymer sealing film'2011 8,066,354'Printhead cartridge for a pagewidth printer having a number of ink supply bags'2011 8,057,023'Ink cartridge unit for an inkjet printer with an ink refill facility'2011 8,047,639'Refill unit for incremental millilitre fluid refill'2011 8,042,922'Dispenser unit for refilling printing unit'2011 8,025,383'Fluidically damped printhead'2011 8,025,381'Priming system for pagewidth print cartridge'2011 8,020,976'Reservoir assembly for a pagewidth printhead cartridge'2011 8,020,965'Printhead support structure with cavities for pulse damping'2011 8,007,093'Print engine for inkjet printer'2011 8,007,087'Inkjet printer having an ink cartridge unit configured to facilitate flow of ink therefrom'2011 8,007,083'Refill unit for incrementally filling fluid container'2011 8,007,065'Printer control circuitry for reading ink information from a refill unit'2011 8,007,068'Printer having recycling ink and pressure-equalized upstream and downstream ink lines'2011 8,002,384'Printing cartridge mounted with adhesively sealant film'2011 8,002,394'Refill unit for fluid container'2011 8,002,393'Print engine with a refillable printer cartridge and ink refill port'2011 7,984,960'Printhead maintenance facility having fluid drainage'2011 7,980,685'Ink supply system with float valve'2011 7,980,684'Printer having self-referencing printing cartridge'2011 7,976,137'Print cartridge having enlarged end reservoirs'2011 7,976,122'Printhead maintenance system for stationary pagewidth printhead'2011 7,971,978'Refillable ink cartridge with ink bypass channel for refilling'2011 7,959,258'Printhead assembly with reference features'2011 7,959,274'Cartridge unit incorporating printhead and ink feed system'2011 7,950,778'Printer having referencing for removable printhead'2011 7,946,697'Printing fluid supply device with channeled absorbent material'2011 7,942,500'Printhead with flex PCB bent between contacts and printhead IC'2011 7,942,502'Print engine cradle with maintenance assembly'2011 7,938,519'Refill unit for refilling one of a number of ink compartments'2011 7,938,530'Cradle unit for a printer cartridge'2011 7,938,518'Ink refill unit for an ink reservoir'2011 7,938,503'Printhead maintenance station having contact pad with sloping profile'2011 7,931,359'Method of priming a printhead with concomitant replenishment of ink in an ink supply chamber'2011 7,922,279'Printhead maintenance facility with ink storage and driven vacuum drainage coupling'2011 7,922,283'Printhead capping mechanism having multiple gear assemblies and method of assembling same'2011 7,918,546'Ink supply arrangement for inkjet printhead having large nozzle number'2011 7,914,217'Printer having easily mountable media transport arrangement'2011 7,914,140'Printer unit with LCD touch screen on lid'2011 7,914,136'Cartridge unit assembly with ink storage modules and a printhead IC for a printer'2011 7,901,062'Ink compartment refill unit with inlet valve acutator, outlet valve, actuator, and constrictor mechanism actuator'2011 7,891,763'Printhead maintenance facility with nozzle face wiper having multiple contact blades'2011 7,891,789'Ink priming arrangement for printhead having picolitre ink ejection'2011 7,887,169'Ink refill unit with incremental ink ejection accuated by print cartridge cradle'2011 7,887,148'Method of depriming a printhead with concomitant isolation of ink supply chamber'2011 7,887,170'Pressure-regulating chamber comprising float valve biased towards closure by inlet ink pressure'2011 7,883,189'Pressure-regulating chamber for gravity control of hydrostatic ink pressure and recycling ink supply system'2011 7,862,162'Low insertion force fluid coupling'2011 7,862,148'Method of priming picolitre inkjet printhead'2011 7,862,144'Printhead assembly with a print media guide and a wicking element'2011 7,857,436'Ink refill unit with incremental ink ejection mechanism'2010 7,857,417'Printhead assembly with a wicking element'2010 7,845,778'Printer with zero insertion force printhead cartridge'2010 7,845,782'Pivotable PCB retension arrangement for inkjet cartridge cradle'2010 7,841,707'Cartridge unit having magnetically capped printhead'2010 7,837,297'Printhead with non-priming cavities for pulse damping'2010 7,837,296'Maintenance assembly for a pagewidth printer having a motorized drive'2010 7,832,834'Printhead nozzle face wiper with array of pads'2010 7,824,026'Printer incorporating a capped printhead cartridge'2010 7,819,500'Printhead maintenance facility with bi-directional wiper member'2010 7,819,490'Printer unit with print engine that expands compressed image data'2010 7,819,507'Printhead with meniscus anchor for controlled priming'2010 7,815,300'Cartridge unit having multiple ink storage capacity'2010 7,815,282'Printhead maintenance facility with nozzle face wiper having single skew blade'2010 7,806,522'Printer assembly having a refillable cartridge assembly'2010 7,806,519'Printer cartridge refill unit with verification integrated circuit'2010 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'2010 7,798,609'Printer formed from complementarily fitting parts'2010 7,794,071'Ink supply for a printhead cartridge with a connector assembly'2010 7,780,161'Method of picking media in printer'2010 7,780,262'Printing cartridge having self-referencing printhead with large nozzle number'2010 7,780,278'Ink coupling for inkjet printer with cartridge'2010 7,780,282'Cartridge unit having capped printhead with multiple ink storage capacity'2010 7,775,643'Printing cartridge having self-referencing printhead under thermally expansive conditions'2010 7,775,642'Docking port in a cover assembly'2010 7,771,035'Reservoir assembly for a pagewidth printhead cartridge'2010 7,771,007'Printhead maintenance facility with multiple independent drives'2010 7,771,034'Fluidic arrangement with a sump for a printer'2010 7,771,031'Ink refill unit with a mechanical tank compression arrangement'2010 7,762,652'Print engine with ink storage modules incorporating collapsible bags'2010 7,758,152'Printhead nozzle wiper and doctor blade for ink removal'2010 7,758,177'High flowrate filter for inkjet printhead'2010 7,758,038'Printer having compact media pick-up device'2010 7,758,149'Printhead maintenance facility with interchangeable stations'2010 7,753,477'Rotating printhead maintenance facility with tubular chassis'2010 7,753,472'Printhead maintenance station having rotational pad engagement'2010 7,753,507'Pagewidth printhead assembly cartridge with micro-capillary feed'2010 7,753,478'Printhead nozzle face wiper with fibrous pad'2010 7,748,818'Inkjet printhead with electrical disconnection of printhead prior to removal'2010 7,748,828'Printer print engine with cradled cartridge unit'2010 7,735,986'Ink storage module'2010 7,735,955'Method of assembling printhead capping mechanism'2010 7,726,789'Ink refill unit having printer ink storage actuators'2010 7,726,795'Printhead cartridge with ink supply bags'2010 7,722,161'Method of locating printhead on printer'2010 7,721,441'Method of fabricating a printhead integrated circuit attachment film'2010 7,712,882'Ink cartridge unit with ink suspension characteristics for an inkjet printer'2010 7,708,392'Refill unit for engaging with ink storage compartment, and fluidically isolating printhead'2010 7,703,885'Cradle unit which electromagnetically operates printhead capper'2010 7,703,886'Printhead assembly with pagewidth ink and data distribution'2010 7,699,447'Ink refill unit with controlled incremental ink ejection for print cartridge'2010 7,699,446'Ink refill unit with incremental millilitre ink ejection for print cartridge'2010 7,699,448'Ink refill unit with threaded incremental ink ejection for print cartridge'2010 7,695,121'Method of refilling a printing unit'2010 7,695,125'Reservoir assembly for a pagewidth printhead cartridge'2010 7,695,097'Printhead maintenance station having roller pad'2010 7,686,439'Print engine cartridge incorporating a post mounted maintenance assembly'2010 7,686,440'Ink storage module with a valve insert to facilitate refilling thereof'2010 7,686,419'Method of maintaining a printhead using a roller action'2010 7,686,437'Cradle unit for receiving a print cartridge to form a print engine'2010 7,681,967'Ink refill unit having control information stored thereon to control the refilling process'2010 7,681,876'Printer having disengageably gear driven media pick-up roller'2010 7,677,692'Cradle unit for receiving a print cartridge to form a print engine'2010 7,669,961'Print engine for an inkjet printer'2010 7,669,996'Inkjet printer with elongate array of nozzles and distributed pulse dampers'2010 7,665,832'Printer having self-referencing printhead'2010 7,658,483'Ink storage compartment with bypass fluid path structures'2010 7,658,484'Method of priming pagewidth inkjet printhead'2010 7,658,479'Print engine with a refillable printer cartridge with ink refill ports'2010 7,658,466'System for priming a cartridge having an ink retaining member'2010 7,654,640'Printhead with drive circuitry components adjacent the printhead IC'2010 7,632,032'Method of assembling printer media transport arrangement'2009 7,621,620'Inkjet printer unit having a high speed print engine'2009 7,618,126'Printer having self-reference mounted printing cartridge'2009 7,611,239'Printer having coded capping mechanism'2009 7,611,223'Cradle unit having printhead maintenance and wiping arrangements for a print engine'2009 7,588,301'Method for controlling the ink refilling procedure of a print engine'2009 7,588,324'Ink cartridge having enlarged end reservoirs'2009 7,585,054'Inkjet printhead with integrated circuit mounted on polymer sealing film'2009 7,575,297'Method of unblocking nozzles in a printhead'2009 7,566,106'Refill unit for ink cartridge in printer with ink suitability verification'2009 7,556,359'Ink refill unit with a working outlet and other dummy outlets'2009 7,549,738'Ink refill unit for a negatively pressurized ink reservoir of a printer cartridge'2009 7,547,098'Printing fluid supply device'2009 7,547,088'Method of assembling pagewidth printhead capping arrangement'2009 7,537,309'Pagewidth printhead assembly having an improved ink distribution structure'2009 7,537,315'Cradle unit for a print engine having a maintenance drive assembly'2009 7,524,043'Refill unit for engaging with, and closing the outlet valve from an ink storage compartment'2009 7,524,016'Cartridge unit having negatively pressurized ink storage'2009 7,513,610'Cover assembly for a print engine with push rod for actuating a refill unit'2009 7,506,958'Printhead maintenance station'2009 7,490,927'Refill unit for simultaneously engaging with, and opening inlet valve to, an ink cartridge'2009 7,488,052'Cradle unit having an electromagnetic capper actuation system'2009 7,475,961'Easy assembly pagewidth printhead capping arrangement'2009 7,475,963'Printing cartridge having commonly mounted printhead and capper'2009 7,475,976'Printhead with elongate array of nozzles and distributed pulse dampers'2009 7,472,981'Printhead assembly for maintaining a printhead in an operable condition'2009 7,470,006'Inkjet printer with cartridge cradle having interfaces for refill units'2008 7,469,989'Printhead chip having longitudinal ink supply channels interrupted by transverse bridges'2008 7,470,002'Printer having self-reference mounted printhead'2008 7,470,007'Method of refilling a high speed print engine'2008 7,467,860'Ink priming system for inkjet printhead having a bypass flow path'2008 7,467,861'Ink refill unit with incremental ink ejection for a print cartridge'2008 7,465,033'Self-referencing printhead assembly'2008 7,465,042'Method of priming inkjet printhead'2008 7,452,055'Printing cartridge having self-referencing printhead'2008 7,448,739'Constant negative pressure head ink supply arrangement for inkjet printhead'2008 7,448,720'Printhead assembly comprising wicking element'2008 7,448,723'Printhead maintenance station with pad cleaning action'2008 7,448,722'Method of maintaining printhead in an operable condition'2008 7,448,735'Ink priming arrangement for inkjet printhead'2008 7,445,310'Method of maintaining printhead in an operable condition with pad cleaning action'2008 7,441,863'Method of sealing nozzles on a printhead'2008 7,441,865'Printhead chip having longitudinal ink supply channels'2008 7,438,381'Method of removing flooded ink from a printhead'2008 7,438,382'Method of maintaining a printhead using contact angle hysteresis'2008 7,438,399'Printhead cartridge having constant negative pressure head ink supply'2008 7,431,424'Ink cartridge with printhead maintenance station for inkjet printer'2008 7,429,096'Cradle unit for electrically engaging with a pagewidth printhead cartridge'2008 7,427,121'Pagewidth printhead cartridge having multiple ink storage capacity'2008 7,425,049'Method of wicking ink away from a printhead'2008 7,425,051'Printhead maintenance station having sloped engagement pad'2008 7,416,287'Cradle unit having a refill actuator for operating a refill unit'2008 7,407,262'Pagewidth printhead assembly having abutting integrated circuits arranged thereon'2008 7,399,057'Printhead maintenance station having cylindrical engagement pad'2008 7,399,072'Ink refill unit having a linearly actuated plunger assembly'2008 7,399,054'Printhead assembly comprising wicking channel'2008 7,393,076'Control system for controlling the refilling operation of a print engine'2008 7,390,075'Capper assembly having a biased capper element for capping a pagewidth printhead cartridge'2008 7,390,080'Ink refill unit with keyed connection ink cartridge'2008 7,384,135'Cradle unit having pivotal electrical contacts for electrically engaging with a pagewidth printhead cartridge'2008 7,380,910'Inkjet printhead with electrical disconnection of printhead prior to removal'2008 7,380,902'Printhead maintenance station'2008 7,367,650'Printhead chip having low aspect ratio ink supply channels'2008 7,364,265'Printhead with enhanced ink supply to elongate printhead IC ends'2008 7,364,257'Capper assembly for a pagewidth printhead cartridge'2008 7,360,861'Pagewidth printhead cartridge having an integral capper unit associated therewith'2008 7,360,860'System for mounting a capper assembly to a pagewidth printhead'2008 7,357,493'Ink refill unit with sequential valve actuators'2008 7,357,492'Ink cartridge with variable ink storage volume'2008 7,350,913'Inkjet printer with cradle for unobstructed access to cartridge'2008 7,350,896'Electromagnetically controlled capper assembly for capping a pagewidth printhead cartridge'2008 7,347,534'Inkjet printhead with apertured sealing film'2008 7,331,661'Ink refill unit for docking with an ink cartridge'2008 7,331,660'Cradle unit having a cover assembly with ink refill port'2008 7,331,663'Replaceable pagewidth printhead cartridge'2008 7,328,973'Pagewidth printhead cartridge having a longitudinally extending electrical contact'2008 7,328,984'Ink refill unit with ink level indicator'2008 7,322,684'Cover assembly for a cradle unit having an ink refilling capabilities'2008 7,322,671'Inkjet printer with replaceable printhead requiring zero-insertion-force'2008 7,322,685'Cover assembly for a cradle unit having an ink refilling actuator provided therein'2008 7,311,381'System for priming a pagewidth printhead cartridge'2007 7,311,382'System for securing integrated circuits to a pagewidth printhead assembly'2007 7,303,268'Ink refill unit for refilling a high speed print engine'2007 7,303,252'Pagewidth printhead assembly for a cartridge unit'2007 7,300,140'Ink refill unit for maintaining negative pressure in negatively pressurized ink storage compartment'2007 7,284,816'Printer with motor driven maintenance station'2007 7,284,845'Ink refill unit with asymmetrically positioned ink outlet'2007 7,270,405'System for priming a pagewidth printhead cartridge'2007 7,270,494'Easy assembly printer media transport arrangement'2007 7,255,430'Ink refill unit with cartridge constriction actuators'2007 7,249,822'Pagewidth printhead assembly having a longitudinally extending electrical connector'2007 7,249,833'Ink storage device'2007

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

2007–2012Patents assigned to SILVERBROOK RES PTY LTD (218)· patent assignee history

2007–2014Based in Balmain, AU· patent location history

2011–2014Patents assigned to HIBBARD CHRISTOPHER (45)· patent assignee history

2011–2014Patents assigned to SILVERBROOK KIA (41)· patent assignee history

2011–2014Patents assigned to MACKEY PAUL IAN (31)· patent assignee history

2012–2015Patents assigned to ZAMTEC LTD (33)· patent assignee history

2014–2020Based in North Ryde, AU· patent location history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
SILVERBROOK RES PTY LTD	218	2007–2012
HIBBARD CHRISTOPHERself	45	2011–2014
SILVERBROOK KIA	41	2011–2014
ZAMTEC LTD	33	2012–2015
MACKEY PAUL IAN	31	2011–2014

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Balmain, AU	255	2007–2014
North Ryde, AU	19	2014–2020