ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,491,718, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LP (Spring, Texas).
"Priming printheads" was invented by Sheila Cabello Cabrera (Sant Cugat del Valles, Spain), Mauricio Seras Franzoso (Sant Cugat del Valles, Spain) and Andreu Cortes Vicens (Sant Cugat del Valles, Spain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Examples include a method for priming a printhead that comprises a bag associated with a pump. A first control signal, which corresponds to a first target pressure, is applied to the pump. Directly after the application of the first control signal, a second control signal, which corresponds to a second target pre...