Inventor · Lexington, KY, US

Ashok Murthy

54Patents
15h-index
73Co-inventors
87Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 20, 1986 → Mar 11, 2013

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6045214A Ink jet printer nozzle plate having improved flow feature design and method of making nozzle plates Performing Operations; Transporting 89 Expired
US5658471A Fabrication of thermal ink-jet feed slots in a silicon substrate Performing Operations; Transporting 75 Expired
US6024440A Nozzle array for printhead Performing Operations; Transporting 56 Expired
US5099288A Fixing device with selectable finish Physics 49 Expired
US6076912A Thermally conductive, corrosion resistant printhead structure Performing Operations; Transporting 39 Expired
US6120131A Method of forming an inkjet printhead nozzle structure Performing Operations; Transporting 37 Expired
US6158843A Ink jet printer nozzle plates with ink filtering projections Performing Operations; Transporting 32 Expired
US6190492A Direct nozzle plate to chip attachment Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 27 Expired
US6310641A Integrated nozzle plate for an inkjet print head formed using a photolithographic method Performing Operations; Transporting 26 Expired
US5812158A Coated nozzle plate for ink jet printing Performing Operations; Transporting 25 Expired
US6449831B1 Process for making a heater chip module Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 19 Expired
US5940096A Ink jet printhead assembly with non-emitting orifices Performing Operations; Transporting 18 Expired
US6039439A Ink jet heater chip module Performing Operations; Transporting 16 Expired
US6183064A Method for singulating and attaching nozzle plates to printheads Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 16 Expired
US4724452A Shutter Physics 15 Expired
US5469247A Toned member cleaning by electrified roller Physics 14 Expired
US8332332B2 Methods and apparatus for managing pre-paid printing system accounts Physics 13 Active
US6106096A Printhead stress relief Performing Operations; Transporting 13 Expired
US6820959B1 Ink jet cartridge structure Performing Operations; Transporting 12 Expired
US6254214A System for cooling and maintaining an inkjet print head at a constant temperature Performing Operations; Transporting 11 Expired
US6120135A Printhead having heating element conductors arranged in spaced apart planes and including heating elements having a substantially constant cross-sectional area in the direction of current flow Performing Operations; Transporting 11 Expired
US6267472A Ink jet heater chip module with sealant material Performing Operations; Transporting 10 Expired
US6209203A Method for making nozzle array for printhead Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Expired
US6796019B2 Process for making a heater chip module Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Expired
US6170931A Ink jet heater chip module including a nozzle plate coupling a heater chip to a carrier Performing Operations; Transporting 8 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.