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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:
Jun. 13, 1995
Filed:
Jun. 21, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Lesley P Dudek, Webster, NY (US);
Dale R Ims, Webster, NY (US);
Michael C Ferringer, Ontario, NY (US);
Assignee:
Xerox Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
347 29 ;
Abstract
A capping device for an ink-jet printhead having a nozzle opening defined in a surface thereof. A deformable member is urged into engagement with the surface at a predetermined pressure, causing a portion of the deformable member to be deformed into the nozzle opening to seal the nozzle opening of the printhead.