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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. 26, 1989
Filed:
Jan. 12, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
Frank Eremity, Hanover Park, IL (US);
George Arway, Norridge, IL (US);
Assignee:
A. B. Dick Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
346 75 ; 3461 / ;
Abstract
A variable orientation ink catcher for use with ink jet printing equipment receives unused ink drops. The drops are returned to the printing system for reuse. The catcher includes an arcuate receiving portion offset from an outlet port. Caught ink flows by gravity from the receiving portion via a reservoir to the outlet port through a wide range of angular orientations.