Eastman-kodak Company

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Steven L Moore

Dwight John Petruchik

Diana C Petranek

R Winfield Trafton

Mark D Perkins

Michael Kenin

Larry T Schlitzer

David P Dworzanski

Steven J Dietl

Robert M Westcott

Mario Joseph Ciminelli

Randall R Maysick

Kevin J O'Leary

William J Greene

James Edward Vianco, Sr

Michael J Wendell

Eric A Merz

A marking assembly includes a substrate and a marking device. The substrate includes a first portion made from a first material including a plurality of alignment features, and a second portion made from a second material affixed to the first portion of the substrate. The marking device is affixed to the second portion of the substrate and aligned to the alignment features of the first portion of the substrate.

Insert molded printhead substrate

A detachably mountable ink tank for an inkjet printhead, the ink tank includes a housing for enclosing a reservoir for liquid ink; a rim extending outwardly from the housing; an ink supply port enclosed within the rim; and an ink fill port enclosed within the rim, wherein the ink fill port is configured to receive an ink fill tube to provide liquid ink to the reservoir.

Ink fill port for inkjet ink tank

Various embodiments of a printing device fluid reservoir with alignment features and various embodiments of a printing device fluid reservoir chassis with alignment features are disclosed. According to some aspects of these embodiments, the alignment features are grouped together near an ultimate connection point between a fluid reservoir and a chassis to increase design freedom on other regions of the fluid reservoir/chassis. Other aspects of these embodiments include specially designed and located alignment features of a fluid reservoir that engage specially designed and located alignment features of a chassis in sequence throughout the process of inserting the fluid reservoir into the chassis in order to facilitate simple and effective engagement.

Printing device fluid reservoir with alignment features

Printing device fluid reservoir chassis with alignment features

A sheet feeding device (2) for separating an outermost sheet (4) from a stack (6). The sheet feeding device (2) comprises a stack support means (8) positioned in a first portion (10) of a housing (12), and a feed module (14) detachably mounted to a second portion (16) of the housing (12) and adapted to be positioned in contact with the stack (6). The feed module (14) includes an urging means (18) mounted on the feed module (14) by an infeed shaft (20) and a feed means (22) mounted on the feed module (14) by a feed roller shaft (24). A separation means (26) is detachably and pivotally mounted to the second portion (16) of the housing (12) by a support means (28). The separation means (26) is positioned adjacent to the feed means (22) so as to define a nip therebetween. A drive means (32) for driving the feed module (14) is mounted to the second portion of the housing (12). A clutch means (90) attached to the drive means (32) transmits an intermittent drive force to the feed module (14). A method for feeding an outermost sheet from a stack through a sheet feeding device is also described.

Sheet feeding device

Apparatus for transporting sheets seriatim along a travel path from a first station to a downstream second station. The sheet transport apparatus comprises a housing in juxtaposition with the sheet travel path. A first transport assembly and a second transport assembly are respectively mounted within the housing. The second transport assembly is mounted in the housing, downstream in the direction of sheet transport, of the first transport assembly, for articulation relative to the first transport assembly, and so as to extend into operative relation with said sheet travel path for transporting a sheet respectively along a first portion of the sheet travel path and a second portion of the sheet travel path at an angle to the first portion.

Articulated vacuum transport apparatus

In an electrostatographic reproduction apparatus, a mechanism which substantially prevents trail edge smear of an image on a receiver member. The reproduction apparatus has a flexible dielectric web entrained over at least a pair of support members defining a web travel path. Successive areas of the dielectric web are adapted to respectively carry a marking particle developed image. A marking particle developed image is transferable from the dielectric web to a receiver member brought into contact with the dielectric web. After transfer of the developed image to the receiver member, the receiver member is transported away from the dielectric web. A mechanism is provided for facilitating separation of a receiver member from the dielectric web. The separation mechanism includes an elongated member having a surface adapted to enable the dielectric web to pass thereover. The elongated member is positioned to engage the dielectric web along a line of contact transverse to the direction of travel of the dielectric member along the web travel path, downstream of the transfer means and upstream of the transport means to separate the receiver member from the dielectric web closer to the transfer means, and dampen perturbations in the dielectric web, whereby trail edge smear of an image on a receiver member is substantially prevented.

Mechanism for substantially preventing trail edge smear of an image on a

In an electrostatographic reproduction apparatus having a transfer assembly, of compact configuration, including a transfer roller for effecting transfer of a pigmented marking particle image from a dielectric support to a receiver member including a mechanism for mounting the roller transfer assembly. The mechanism includes a support for the transfer assembly located within the reproduction apparatus. The support for the transfer assembly is connected to the transfer assembly such that the transfer roller of the transfer assembly is castered and gimbaled.

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Dansville, NY, United States of America

Steven L Moore