Inventor · Monmouth, OR, US

Donald L. Michael

30Patents
13h-index
48Co-inventors
77Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 31, 1996 → Oct 29, 2007

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6126265A Ink jet printer service station controlled by data from consumable parts with incorporated memory devices Performing Operations; Transporting 103 Expired
US5914734A Printhead servicing system and method using a moveable wiper between a fluid source and a printhead Performing Operations; Transporting 66 Expired
US5969731A Print head servicing system and method employing a solid liquefiable substance Performing Operations; Transporting 56 Expired
US6572214B2 Inkjet printing systems using filter fluid interconnects for pigmented inks Performing Operations; Transporting 47 Expired
US6390593B1 Foam-filled caps for sealing inkjet printheads Performing Operations; Transporting 38 Expired
US5907335A Wet wiping printhead cleaning system using a non-contact technique for applying a printhead treatment fluid Performing Operations; Transporting 36 Expired
US5956053A Dual seal capping system for inkjet printheads Performing Operations; Transporting 34 Expired
US6155675A Printhead structure and method for producing the same Performing Operations; Transporting 30 Expired
US5936647A Flexible frame onsert capping of inkjet printheads Performing Operations; Transporting 29 Expired
US6062679A Printhead for an inkjet cartridge and method for producing the same Performing Operations; Transporting 21 Expired
US6196651A Method and apparatus for detecting the end of life of a print cartridge for a thermal ink jet printer Performing Operations; Transporting 21 Expired
US6946728B2 System and methods for hermetic sealing of post media-filled MEMS package Performing Operations; Transporting 16 Expired
US6402288B2 Flexible frame onsert capping system for inkjet printheads Performing Operations; Transporting 16 Expired
US7296881B2 Printhead de-priming Performing Operations; Transporting 13 Expired
US7824003B2 Fluid-ejection device service station Performing Operations; Transporting 12 Active
US7798599B2 Fluid-ejection device service station Performing Operations; Transporting 12 Active
US6386678B1 High deflection capping system for inkjet printheads Performing Operations; Transporting 11 Expired
US7416293B2 Ink recirculation system Performing Operations; Transporting 8 Expired
US6151043A High deflection capping system for inkjet printheads Performing Operations; Transporting 8 Expired
US6196658A Flexible frame onsert capping system for inkjet printheads Performing Operations; Transporting 7 Expired
US7628475B2 Printhead evacuation mechanism and method Performing Operations; Transporting 6 Active
US7097274B2 Removing gas from a printhead Performing Operations; Transporting 6 Expired
USRE39242E1 Wet wiping printhead cleaning system using a non-contact technique for applying a printhead treatment fluid General 4 Expired
US7443017B2 Package having bond-sealed underbump Performing Operations; Transporting 3 Active
US7067355B2 Package having bond-sealed underbump Performing Operations; Transporting 1 Expired

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