Inventor

Eric A. Merz

Inventor

Palmyra, NY, US

Overview

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Patents

1993–2013

Patent span

Performing operations

Primary field (CPC B)

Patents· 47 as inventor

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

B41Jprimary

B41JTypewriters70%

B65HHandling thin or filamentary material, e.g. sheets, webs, cables7%

G03GElectrography6%

LOC186%

Y10TTechnical subjects covered by former us classification4%

G01FMeasuring volume, volume flow, mass flow or liquid level2%

G01JMeasurement of intensity, velocity, spectral content, polarisation, phase or pulse characteristics of infrared, visible or ultraviolet light2%

G06FElectric digital data processing2%

G06KGraphical data reading2%

PatentTitleYear

8,496,317'Metalized printhead substrate overmolded with plastic'2013 8,246,141'Insert molded printhead substrate'2012 7,344,234'Print head pressure control architectures'2008 7,294,223'Method for attaching a fluid container to a fluid ejector in a fluid ejection device'2007 7,261,389'Systems and methods for dissipating heat into a fluid ejector carriage device'2007 7,192,116'Systems and methods for dissipating heat from a fluid ejector carriage'2007 7,192,126'Systems, methods and structure for maximizing efficiency of refillable fluid ejection head'2007 7,172,272'Systems and methods for vent path leakage prevention'2007 7,156,510'Devices for dissipating heat in a fluid ejector head and methods for making such devices'2007 7,134,736'Printer with printhead fully traveling around drive belt loop'2006 7,125,110'Systems for regulating temperature in fluid ejection devices'2006 7,109,513'Use of wicking means to manage fluids on optical level sensing systems'2006 7,077,492'Method and device for optical sensor compensation, and apparatus incorporating the same'2006 7,051,775'Systems, methods and structure to capture, store and evaporate split fluid'2006 7,048,365'Pressure control architecture for fluid tanks having fluid level sensing'2006 7,040,728'Geometry for a dual level fluid quantity sensing refillable fluid container'2006 7,030,972'System and method for identifying objects'2006 7,029,083'Systems and methods for controllably refilling a fluid quantity sensing fluid ejection head'2006 7,021,751'Robust gasket seal for an inkjet printhead'2006 7,018,032'Internal venting structure for fluid tanks'2006 6,986,615'Backlash reduction'2006 6,908,170'Devices for dissipating heat in a fluid ejector head and methods for making such devices'2005 6,863,389'Liquid ink cartridge using viscous gel'2005 6,663,234'Ink cartridge providing improved ink supply'2003 6,527,383'Anti-bubble shelf in an ink tank'2003 6,520,612'Sensing system for detecting presence of an ink container'2003 6,467,869'Economical ink cartridge identification'2002 6,412,911'Ink tank support assembly seal and biasing element'2002 6,402,284'Method and apparatus for detecting ink tank characteristics'2002 6,390,615'Ink tank with securing means and seal'2002 D0456446'Portion of an ink tank'2002 6,350,029'Output tray for printing device'2002 D0452875'Positioning guide for an ink tank'2002 D0448797'Ink tank'2001 6,290,351'Printer having precision sheet transport control method and apparatus'2001 6,276,780'Fail-safe ink tank latching system'2001 6,254,227'Ink cartridge with spillover dam'2001 6,250,749'Ink cartridge with overflow conduit'2001 6,246,776'Image recording media determination system, apparatus and method for an image processing device'2001 6,179,285'Media transport assembly incorporating vacuum grooves to flatten sheet'2001 6,168,333'Paper driven rotary encoder that compensates for nip-to-nip handoff error'2001 6,158,837'Printer having print mode for non-qualified marking material'2000 5,565,657'Multidimensional user interface input device'1996 5,393,047'Sheet gripping mechanism'1995 5,329,338'Optical transparency detection and discrimination in an electronic reprographic printing system'1994 5,201,516'Sheet gripping apparatus'1993 5,177,541'Sheet transport system with improved gripper bar'1993

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1993–2006Patents assigned to XEROX CORP (27)· patent assignee history

1993–1995Based in Penfield, NY, US· patent location history

1993–1994Based in Rochester, NY, US· patent location history

1996–2003Based in Webster, NY, US· patent location history

2002–2008Based in Palmyra, NY, US· patent location history

2005–2008Patents assigned to FUJI XEROX CO LTD (18)· patent assignee history

2012–2013Patents assigned to CIMINELLI MARIO J (2)· patent assignee history

2012–2013Patents assigned to EASTMAN KODAK CO (2)· patent assignee history

2012–2013Patents assigned to MERZ ERIC A (2)· patent assignee history

2012–2013Based in Hilton, NY, US· patent location history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
XEROX CORP	27	1993–2006
FUJI XEROX CO LTD	18	2005–2008
CIMINELLI MARIO J	2	2012–2013
EASTMAN KODAK CO	2	2012–2013
MERZ ERIC Aself	2	2012–2013

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Palmyra, New York, US	24	2002–2008
Webster, New York, US	17	1996–2003
Hilton, New York, US	2	2012–2013
Penfield, New York, US	2	1993–1995
Rochester, New York, US	2	1993–1994