IP Library Granted Patent US 4,996,487
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US 4,996,487 · App. 07/342,058

Apparatus for detecting failure of thermal heaters in ink jet printers

Inventors: Ray A. McSparran, William S. Moore, James R. Wooden
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Granted: Feb 26, 1991 Filed: Apr 24, 1989
Inventors
Ray A. McSparran
William S. Moore
James R. Wooden
Assignee (at issue)
International Business Machines Corporation

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Patent No.
US 4,996,487
App. No.
07/342,058
Filed
1989-04-24
Granted
1991-02-26
Kind
A