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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2021
Applicant:
Stolle Machinery Company, Llc, Centennial, CO (US);
Inventors:
Ian Kenneth Scholey, Lone Tree, CO (US);
Joseph John Allen Maurer, Aurora, CO (US);
Stephen Dane Christensen, Aurora, CO (US);
Assignee:
Stolle Machinery Company, LLC, Centennial, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/175 (2006.01); B41J 3/407 (2006.01); B25J 9/16 (2006.01); B25J 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/17509 (2013.01); B25J 9/1679 (2013.01); B25J 9/1694 (2013.01); B25J 15/0019 (2013.01); B41J 2/17566 (2013.01); B41J 3/40733 (2020.08);
Abstract
An ink replenishment system for a can decorator having a plurality of ink fountains corresponding to a plurality of ink station assemblies includes a robotic arm structured to pick up ink from a selected one of a plurality of ink container and to place the picked up ink into a selected one of the plurality of ink fountains, and a controller structured to control operations of the robotic arm.