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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:
Mar. 20, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 08, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jerzy Marcin Zaba, Cambridge, GB;
William Anthony Denne, Cambridge, GB;
Richard Frank Mitchell, Cambridge, GB;
Assignee:
Domino Printing Sciences Plc, , GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/185 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/185 ;
Abstract
A liquid collection apparatus comprises a liquid collecting device and liquid conduit for transferring liquid from the liquid collection device. Porous liquid absorption device is positioned between the liquid collection device and the liquid conduit. Pump device pumps liquid from the liquid conduit, the pump device generating a pressure in the conduit that is sufficient to draw liquid through the liquid collection device but is insufficient to draw a gas/liquid surface through the liquid absorption device.