Incremental printing of symbolic information – Ink jet – Fluid or fluid source handling means
Reexamination Certificate
2005-01-25
2005-01-25
Nghiem, Michael (Department: 2863)
Incremental printing of symbolic information
Ink jet
Fluid or fluid source handling means
Reexamination Certificate
active
06846072
ABSTRACT:
An ink tank includes an ink container containing an ink, an ink inlet for introducing the ink to the ink container, an air outlet for maintaining the ink container under negative pressure, and a gas-liquid separation mechanism provided at the air outlet which passes gas but not liquid. The ink is introduced to the ink container through the ink inlet by the negative pressure in the ink container, an inner surface of which being surface-processed, and the ink has surface tension of 28 mN/m or higher but not higher than 50 mN/m.
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Kurata Tetsuji
Sato Shin'ichi
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