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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yoshihiro Katsumata, Yokohama, JP;
Hideya Kinoshita, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Bridgestone Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08J 9/40 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C08J 9/40 ;
Abstract
An ink wastage absorber is made from a flexible polyurethane foam having an air-permeability of 1.0 cc/cm /sec or more, or is made from a flexible polyurethane foam produced by using a foamable raw material containing a polyol, an isocyanate, a catalyst, and a foaming agent, wherein the polyurethane foam is impregnated with a surface active agent. An ink supporter includes an ink permeation member provided at a portion corresponding to a printer head and an ink absorbing member being in contact with the ink permeation member.