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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2002
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2000
Benjamin Alan Askren, Lexington, KY (US);
John Edward Borsuk, Nicholasville, KY (US);
Donn Duane Bryant, Lexington, KY (US);
Curtis Ray Droege, Richmond, KY (US);
Laura Leigh Garcia, Lexington, KY (US);
Edward Lawrence Kiely, Lexington, KY (US);
Robert Flynt Strean, Lexington, KY (US);
Lexmark International, Inc., Lexington, KY (US);
Abstract
A process of, and apparatus for controlling waste ink from an ink jet printer printhead, transfers waste ink to an absorptive diaper, and at least intermittently forces air across the absorptive diaper to promote evaporation of certain volatile ink components from the transferred ink. Waste ink may be received and temporarily retained on a plurality of spaced apart inclined louvers located above the absorptive diaper, and air conveyed across and between the louvers to promote evaporation of certain volatile components from the received ink.