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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:
Nov. 06, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2000
Thomas E. Kocher, Rochester, NY (US);
Omid Moghadam, Fairfax, VA (US);
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for removing foam from an ink container of a printer including a nozzle disposed within the ink container such that the nozzle floats upon a surface of the ink located within the container. The nozzle contains a plurality of inlet channels located therein and an outlet communicating with the inlet channels. A vacuum source is coupled with the outlet of the nozzle to create a suction force within the inlet channels of the nozzle to remove foam located on the surface of the ink. As the level of the ink is depleted or added to the container, the nozzle remains on the surface of the ink and the foam is actively removed from the surface through the inlet channels.