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ENCAD INC

Overview
  • Total Patents
    72
About

ENCAD INC has a total of 72 patent applications. Its first patent ever was published in 1994. It filed its patents most often in United States, WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) and Australia. Its main competitors in its focus markets textiles and paper, computer technology and machine tools are ASAUCHI NOBORU, XAAR LTD and VARITRONIC SYSTEMS INC.

Patent filings in countries

World map showing ENCAD INCs patent filings in countries

Patent filings per year

Chart showing ENCAD INCs patent filings per year from 1900 to 2020

Top inventors

# Name Total Patents
#1 Murray Richard A 28
#2 Dull Dan J 21
#3 Purcell David A 16
#4 Neese David A 14
#5 Free Warren 11
#6 Wirth Steven J 9
#7 Hoang Loan M 6
#8 Golobeff William 6
#9 Fries William M 6
#10 Fellingham Peter James 6

Latest patents

Publication Filing date Title
EP1250233A1 Ink jet printhead quality management system and method
EP1283780A2 Microwave energy ink drying system and method
US6435746B2 Pinch roller for inkjet printer
AU2432201A Print masks for high speed ink jet printing
WO0142030A2 Belt driven media transport in a printer
US6513905B2 Nozzle cross talk reduction in an ink jet printer
US6491361B1 Digital media cutter
WO0138097A2 Digital media cutter
US6425663B1 Microwave energy ink drying system
US6444964B1 Microwave applicator for drying sheet material
US6347857B1 Ink droplet analysis apparatus
AU4823799A Ink jet printer
US6474776B1 Ink jet cartridge with two jet plates
US6375299B1 Faulty ink ejector detection in an ink jet printer
AU8765098A Ink-jet printer, method and system compensating for nonfunctional print elements
US5938356A Pinch roller for inkjet printer
US6001137A Ink jet printed textiles
US6145968A System and method for supplying ink to a printer
US6227643B1 Intelligent printer components and printing system
US6036380A Printer having a plastic platen