Eric A. Merz
47Patents
14h-index
55Co-inventors
80Inventor score
Filing activity: Sep 6, 1991 → Aug 11, 2009
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6158837A | Printer having print mode for non-qualified marking material | Performing Operations; Transporting | 105 | Expired |
| US5565657A | Multidimensional user interface input device | Physics | 100 | Expired |
| US6276780A | Fail-safe ink tank latching system | Performing Operations; Transporting | 54 | Expired |
| US6168333A | Paper driven rotary encoder that compensates for nip-to-nip handoff error | Performing Operations; Transporting | 34 | Expired |
| US6390615B1 | Ink tank with securing means and seal | Performing Operations; Transporting | 31 | Expired |
| USD448797S | Ink tank | General | 31 | Expired |
| US7172272B2 | Systems and methods for vent path leakage prevention | Performing Operations; Transporting | 30 | Expired |
| US6520612B1 | Sensing system for detecting presence of an ink container | Performing Operations; Transporting | 29 | Expired |
| US8246141B2 | Insert molded printhead substrate | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 28 | Active |
| US6467869B1 | Economical ink cartridge identification | Performing Operations; Transporting | 20 | Expired |
| US8496317B2 | Metalized printhead substrate overmolded with plastic | Performing Operations; Transporting | 18 | Active |
| US6402284B1 | Method and apparatus for detecting ink tank characteristics | Performing Operations; Transporting | 16 | Expired |
| US6254227A | Ink cartridge with spillover dam | Performing Operations; Transporting | 15 | Expired |
| US6290351A | Printer having precision sheet transport control method and apparatus | Performing Operations; Transporting | 15 | Expired |
| USD452875S1 | Positioning guide for an ink tank | General | 14 | Expired |
| US6412911B1 | Ink tank support assembly seal and biasing element | Performing Operations; Transporting | 13 | Expired |
| US6250749A | Ink cartridge with overflow conduit | Performing Operations; Transporting | 13 | Expired |
| US5329338A | Optical transparency detection and discrimination in an electronic reprographic printing system | Performing Operations; Transporting | 13 | Expired |
| US6246776A | Image recording media determination system, apparatus and method for an image processing device | Physics | 11 | Expired |
| US6179285A | Media transport assembly incorporating vacuum grooves to flatten sheet | Performing Operations; Transporting | 11 | Expired |
| US6908170B2 | Devices for dissipating heat in a fluid ejector head and methods for making such devices | Performing Operations; Transporting | 11 | Expired |
| USD456446S1 | Portion of an ink tank | General | 10 | Expired |
| US7040728B2 | Geometry for a dual level fluid quantity sensing refillable fluid container | Performing Operations; Transporting | 9 | Expired |
| US6350029B1 | Output tray for printing device | Performing Operations; Transporting | 9 | Expired |
| US7125110B2 | Systems for regulating temperature in fluid ejection devices | Performing Operations; Transporting | 7 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.