Incremental printing of symbolic information – Ink jet – Fluid or fluid source handling means
Reexamination Certificate
2010-08-16
2011-12-13
Mruk, Geoffrey (Department: 2853)
Incremental printing of symbolic information
Ink jet
Fluid or fluid source handling means
C347S099000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08075119
ABSTRACT:
A method of feeding solid ink sticks to a melting device in a phase change ink imaging device enables the solid ink sticks to move through the ink delivery system without buckling or being diverted from the feed path. The ink sticks fed to the ink delivery system have first and second contoured ends that complement the feed path to resist buckling due to feed forces and the bosses of one contoured end nest in the boss recesses of another contoured end of an adjacent ink stick to resist the effects of the feed forces as well.
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Maginot Moore & Beck LLP
Mruk Geoffrey
Xerox Corporation
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