Incremental printing of symbolic information – Ink jet – Fluid or fluid source handling means
Reexamination Certificate
2005-12-05
2008-12-16
Vo, Anh T. N. (Department: 2861)
Incremental printing of symbolic information
Ink jet
Fluid or fluid source handling means
C347S040000, C347S087000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07465042
ABSTRACT:
A method of priming an inkjet printhead, the inkjet printhead having a plurality of ink ejection nozzles, the method comprising the steps of: providing an ink bag containing ink for distribution to the nozzles via a fluid path between the ink bag and the nozzles; applying inwardly directed force on at least one exterior wall of the ink bag so as to reduce an available fluid volume of the ink bag, thereby causing ink to flow from the ink bag to the nozzles along the fluid path; and arranging a biasing member in the ink bag so that the biasing member applies outwardly directed force on at least one interior wall of the ink bag so as to restrain the reduction of available fluid volume of the ink bag only once the available fluid volume of the ink bag has been reduced to a predetermined volume.
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Hibbard Christopher
Jackson Garry Raymond
Morgan John Douglas Peter
Nakazawa Akira
Silverbrook Kia
Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd
Vo Anh T. N.
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