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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 21, 1976
Filed:
Jan. 06, 1976
Applicant:
Inventor:
Jerry F Stone, Georgetown, KY (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08K / ; C08K / ; C08K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
260 / ; 260 / ; 260 / ; 260D / ;
Abstract
A printer, such as an ink jet printer, incorporates various hardware such as the ink supply tank, tubing, and ink drop gutter, as representative items, having components molded in the hardware which disinfect groups of micro-organisms which present problems, particularly in areas where ink has depleted. The techniques described lead to inactivation of vegetative bacteria and fungi and prevention of maturation of spores in those areas not in frequent control with the biocide component of the ink. Also mutant forms are prevented from developing in those areas where the biocide component concentration is below the effective lethal level.