Hewlett-packard Company

Paul Killeen

Ralph L Stathem

Kevin D Almen

Richard J Mcmanus

Warren Scott Martin

Frank J Bretl

Melissa D Lee

Mark D Zinser

Melanie J Feder

Roy Glenn Atkinson

Emmet Whittaker

Jason H Oakes

A technique for handling residual ink that is from time to time present on the orifice plate of an ink-jet print cartridge. In one preferred embodiment, an ink-jet print cartridge is equipped with an ink-receptive member, such as an absorbent pad. The pad is located so that a service station wiper will move the residual ink from the orifice plate and spread it across the pad. The pad absorbs the ink. In essence, the ink is sequestered on the cartridge, in the pad. The exterior surface of the pad dries quickly so that there is little likelihood of developing a tacky area over the pad to which fibers may stick and degrade print quality.

Sequestering residual ink on an ink-jet print cartridge

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Kildare, Ireland

Paul Killeen