Lexmark International, Inc.

Kirk Lawrence Stechschulte

Steven Robert Komplin

Benjamin Alan Askren

Girish Shivaji Patil

Ronald Willard Baker

Richard Lee Warner

Sean David Smith

Lenci Robert Kappes

Kyle Benjamin Freels

Neal David Erickson

Ronald W Bunn

A method of controlling a height of an encapsulant material on an inkjet printhead is provided. The method includes dispensing the encapsulant material on an outer portion of the inkjet printhead. The encapsulant material is then depressed to reduce its height on the outer portion of the inkjet printhead. The encapsulant material may be depressed directly after dispensing or before it completely cures. The encapsulant material may be completely cured before reducing its height. The height of the cured encapsulant material may be reduced by removing a top portion of the encapsulant material through machining operation. Reducing the height of the encapsulant material on the inkjet printhead minimizes the distance of the nozzle plate of the inkjet printhead to the printing media, thus improving print quality.

Method of controlling the height of encapsulant on an inkjet printhead

A toner feeding device and method to supply toner from a toner reservoir to a selected location in the printer such as a toner supply roll. The toner feeding device may contact with a portion of an inner wall of a toner reservoir and may flex and may subsequently recover to convey toner particles.

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Lexington, KY, United States of America

Kirk Lawrence Stechschulte