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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 29, 1998
Mark S. Hickman, Vancouver, WA (US);
Ronald A. Askeland, San Diego, CA (US);
Hewlett-Packard Company, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
In accordance with the invention, an ink-jet printing system and fluid supply configuration are disclosed that utilize the advantages of reactive fluids while allowing for maximum flexibility in the design and architecture of the ink-jet printing system. The ink-jet-printing apparatus includes a printhead portion having at least one integral printhead portion, the printhead portion having at least two ejector portions; and at least one reservoir portion associated with the printhead portion, the reservoir portion having at least two reservoir chambers, each reservoir chamber for providing fluid to one of the at least two ejector portions, one of the chambers including a reactant fluid and the other chamber including at least one ink non-reactive with the reactant fluid.