Inventor · Escondido, CA, US

W. Wistar Rhoads

19Patents
13h-index
24Co-inventors
70Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 30, 1993 → Feb 28, 2002

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5905514A Servicing system for an inkjet printhead Performing Operations; Transporting 54 Expired
US5392063A Spring cartridge clamp for inkjet printer carriage Performing Operations; Transporting 46 Expired
US5461482A Electrical interconnect system for a printer Performing Operations; Transporting 45 Expired
US5646665A Side biased datum scheme for inkjet cartridge and carriage Performing Operations; Transporting 44 Expired
US6913338B2 Servicing system for an inkjet printhead Performing Operations; Transporting 24 Expired
US5455607A Black text quality in printers using multiple black and color pens Performing Operations; Transporting 23 Expired
US5617128A Alignment of multiple nozzle members in a printer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 22 Expired
US5642143A Ink-jet hard copy apparatus having print cartridge biasing mechanism and cartridge loading method Performing Operations; Transporting 21 Expired
US5414453A Use of a densitometer for adaptive control of printhead-to-media distance in ink jet printers Performing Operations; Transporting 20 Expired
US5539436A Modular carriage assembly for an inkjet printer Performing Operations; Transporting 19 Expired
US5886714A Actuation mechanism for translational wiping of a stationary inkjet printhead Performing Operations; Transporting 18 Expired
US6206515A Double compartment ink-jet cartridge with optimum snout Performing Operations; Transporting 16 Expired
US5368403A Carriage support system for computer driven printer Performing Operations; Transporting 15 Expired
US5441354A Carriage support system for computer driven printer Performing Operations; Transporting 13 Expired
US5598194A Wiping structure for cleaning electrical contacts for a printer and ink cartridge Performing Operations; Transporting 13 Expired
US5593240A Carriage support system for computer driven printer Performing Operations; Transporting 13 Expired
US5466077A Split bushing mounting of a printer carriage with pre-load Performing Operations; Transporting 7 Expired
US5748215A Ink-jet printer including ink cartridge with optimum snout and alignment surfaces Performing Operations; Transporting 7 Expired
US5348404A Split bushing mounting of a printer carriage with pre-load Performing Operations; Transporting 1 Expired

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