Inventor · Fairport, NY, US

Ravi Sharma

87Patents
25h-index
74Co-inventors
91Inventor score

Filing activity: May 29, 1992 → Nov 21, 2014

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5812159A Ink printing apparatus with improved heater Performing Operations; Transporting 329 Expired
US5726693A Ink printing apparatus using ink surfactants Performing Operations; Transporting 169 Expired
US6382254B1 Microfluidic valve and method for controlling the flow of a liquid Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 130 Expired
US6575566B1 Continuous inkjet printhead with selectable printing volumes of ink Performing Operations; Transporting 112 Expired
US5916358A Ink compositions containing surfactant sols comprising mixtures of solid surfactants Chemistry; Metallurgy 109 Expired
US6464336B1 Ink jet printing with color-balanced ink drops mixed using bleached ink Performing Operations; Transporting 89 Expired
US7251882B2 Method for assembling micro-components to binding sites Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 56 Expired
US7687277B2 Thermally controlled fluidic self-assembly Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 56 Active
US7629026B2 Thermally controlled fluidic self-assembly Electricity 47 Active
US6513903B2 Ink jet print head with capillary flow cleaning Performing Operations; Transporting 45 Expired
US6789887B2 Inkjet printing method Chemistry; Metallurgy 45 Expired
US6536873B1 Drop-on-demand ink jet printer capable of directional control of ink drop ejection and method of assembling the printer Performing Operations; Transporting 44 Expired
US6281909A Cleaning orifices in ink jet printing apparatus Performing Operations; Transporting 44 Expired
US6325490A Nozzle plate with mixed self-assembled monolayer Performing Operations; Transporting 41 Expired
US6352337B1 Assisted drop-on-demand inkjet printer using deformable micro-acuator Performing Operations; Transporting 41 Expired
US6296344A Method for replenishing coatings on printhead nozzle plate Performing Operations; Transporting 37 Expired
US6435840B1 Electrostrictive micro-pump Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 35 Expired
US6241337A Ink jet printer with cleaning mechanism having a wiper blade and transducer and method of assembling the printer Performing Operations; Transporting 34 Expired
US6276782A Assisted drop-on-demand inkjet printer Performing Operations; Transporting 33 Expired
US6280014A Cleaning mechanism for inkjet print head with fixed gutter Performing Operations; Transporting 32 Expired
US6626416B2 Electrostrictive valve for modulating a fluid flow Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 29 Expired
US6347858B1 Ink jet printer with cleaning mechanism and method of assembling same Performing Operations; Transporting 29 Expired
US6196657A Multi-fluidic cleaning for ink jet print heads Performing Operations; Transporting 27 Expired
US6164751A Ink jet printer with wiper blade and vacuum canopy cleaning mechanism and method of assembling the printer Performing Operations; Transporting 25 Expired
US6364459B1 Printing apparatus and method utilizing light-activated ink release system Performing Operations; Transporting 25 Expired

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