Michael Carlotta
27Patents
17h-index
27Co-inventors
81Inventor score
Filing activity: Nov 24, 1980 → Jan 12, 2022
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5997121A | Sensing system for detecting presence of an ink container and level of ink therein | Performing Operations; Transporting | 121 | Expired |
| US5339102A | Capping carriage for ink jet printer maintenance station | Performing Operations; Transporting | 105 | Expired |
| US5563643A | Ink jet printhead and ink supply manifold assembly having ink passageway sealed therebetween | Performing Operations; Transporting | 100 | Expired |
| US5233369A | Method and apparatus for supplying ink to an ink jet printer | Performing Operations; Transporting | 87 | Expired |
| US5486855A | Apparatus for supplying ink to an ink jet printer | Performing Operations; Transporting | 79 | Expired |
| US5404158A | Ink jet printer maintenance system | Performing Operations; Transporting | 57 | Expired |
| US5159348A | Ink jet printing apparatus | Performing Operations; Transporting | 55 | Expired |
| US5289212A | Air vent for an ink supply cartridge in a thermal ink-jet printer | Performing Operations; Transporting | 51 | Expired |
| US5548310A | Automatic positioning of wiper blades in an ink jet printer maintenance station | Performing Operations; Transporting | 33 | Expired |
| US6409302B1 | Sensing system for detecting presence of an ink container and level of ink therein | Performing Operations; Transporting | 32 | Expired |
| US6234603A | Sensing system for detecting presence of an ink container and level of ink therein | Performing Operations; Transporting | 29 | Expired |
| US5257044A | Cap actuation mechanism for capping ink jet printheads | Performing Operations; Transporting | 29 | Expired |
| US5742312A | Printhead cartridge having a fluid valved breather | Performing Operations; Transporting | 28 | Expired |
| US5329306A | Waste ink separator for ink jet printer maintenance system | Performing Operations; Transporting | 25 | Expired |
| US5400060A | Thermal ink jet cartridge face sealing for shipping | Performing Operations; Transporting | 24 | Expired |
| US5138332A | Ink jet printing apparatus | Performing Operations; Transporting | 23 | Expired |
| US6644774B1 | Ink jet printhead having out-of-ink detection using temperature monitoring system | Performing Operations; Transporting | 19 | Expired |
| US5420625A | Ink supply system for a thermal ink-jet printer | Performing Operations; Transporting | 17 | Expired |
| US5432538A | Valve for an ink jet printer maintenance system | Performing Operations; Transporting | 16 | Expired |
| USD395669S | Combined print head and ink tank holder | General | 9 | Expired |
| US6305796A | Thermal ink jet printer having dual function dryer | Performing Operations; Transporting | 7 | Expired |
| US4336766A | Roll fusing apparatus for electrophotography and release agent management system therefor | Physics | 7 | Expired |
| US5465110A | Sheet handling device and method for transporting sheets | Physics | 4 | Expired |
| US5786834A | Method and apparatus for storing and supplying ink to a thermal ink-jet printer | Performing Operations; Transporting | 3 | Expired |
| US5959649A | Ink supply system for a thermal ink-jet printer | Performing Operations; Transporting | 2 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.