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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2000
Filed:
Nov. 26, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gerard H Rousseau, Portland, OR (US);
Brent R Jones, Tualatin, OR (US);
David W Johnson, Tigard, OR (US);
John A Wright, Molalla, OR (US);
Assignee:
Tektronix, Inc., Wilsonville, OR (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
347 88 ;
Abstract
A solid ink stick feed system for use in a color printer is disclosed that utilizes a plurality of ink stick feed receptacles in an ink stick feed bin of predetermined shapes corresponding to the plurality of shapes of the ink sticks such that an incorrectly matched ink stick shape or incorrectly oriented ink stick is retained in a raised position to indicate to the printer operator that the ink stick should be removed and to facilitate grasping and removing such ink stick.