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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:
Apr. 14, 1987
Filed:
Oct. 16, 1984
Applicant:
Inventor:
Thomas W DeYoung, Stormville, NY (US);
Assignee:
Exxon Printing Systems, Inc., Brookfield, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D / ; G01D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
3461 / ; 346-11 ;
Abstract
Ink jet apparatus utilizing hot melt ink and method of operation of that apparatus, the apparatus having a pressure source for repriming the system following non-use and freezing of the ink in the reservoir. The repriming operation may be carried out either manually or automatically, as long as permitted by the sensed level of the ink in the reservoir system.