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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:
Jun. 18, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yannick J. Lerat, Chalon sur Saone, FR;
Eric Masera, Chalon sur Saone, FR;
Olivier J. Poncelet, Chalon sur Saone, FR;
Thierry G. Vachette, Carnoux, FR;
Assignee:
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/04 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/04 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a device for moving a fluid which can be used in the ink jet printing art. The device of the present invention includes a mechanism for moving the fluid by using polymers. The polymers have hydrophilic or hydrophobic properties that can be selected under the action of an external stress.