Hewlett-packard Development Company, L.p.

Lap Thai Nguyen

Alan Shibata

Justin M Roman

Timothy A Longust

Robert L Battey

David Whalen

Paul L Nash

Jason S Ord

Ah Chong Johnny Tee

John Michael Kniffin

Laurie L T Ramos

Alan Biggs

Gerald A Mello

Yi Liu

An ink supply station for use with a first ink supply and a second ink supply includes a first module and a second module releasably coupled to the first module. The first module includes a first chassis and a first movable member supported by the chassis, wherein movement of the member causes flow of ink from the first ink supply. The second module includes a second chassis and a second movable member supported by the second chassis. Movement of the second member causes flow of ink from the second ink supply.

Printer ink supply system

A fluid transport conduit for conveying ink-jet ink from a reservoir to a printhead in an ink-jet printer is provided. The fluid transport conduit comprises at least one inner layer, such as high density polyethylene, cyclic olefin copolymer, or polypropylene homopolymer, that is flexible and is a barrier to liquids, and at least one outer layer, such as nylon or polyvinyl alcohol, that is a barrier to air and is softer, or more compliant, than the inner layer, with the inner layer bonded to the outer layer. The two layers are advantageously co-extruded to form the fluid transport conduit.

Co-extruded tubing for an off-axis ink delivery system

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Vancouver, WA, United States of America

Lap Thai Nguyen