Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Ink level sensor and related methods
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Application No.: US14123522Application Date: 2011-06-27
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Publication No.: US09599500B2Publication Date: 2017-03-21
- Inventor: Ning Ge , Trudy Benjamin , Teck-Khim Neo , Joseph M. Torgerson , Neel Banerjee , George H. Corrigan, III
- Applicant: Ning Ge , Trudy Benjamin , Teck-Khim Neo , Joseph M. Torgerson , Neel Banerjee , George H. Corrigan, III
- Applicant Address: US TX Houston
- Assignee: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
- Current Assignee: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Houston
- Agency: HP Inc Patent Department
- International Application: PCT/US2011/042043 WO 20110627
- International Announcement: WO2013/002762 WO 20130103
- Main IPC: G01F23/26
- IPC: G01F23/26 ; B41J2/175 ; B41J2/14

Abstract:
In an embodiment, a method of sensing an ink level includes applying a pre-charge voltage Vp to a sense capacitor to charge the sense capacitor with a charge Q1, sharing Q1 between the sense capacitor and a reference capacitor, causing a reference voltage Vg at the gate of an evaluation transistor, and determining a resistance from drain to source of the evaluation transistor that results from Vg.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140204148A1 INK LEVEL SENSOR AND RELATED METHODS Public/Granted day:2014-07-24
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