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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 30, 1998
Eric Peeters, Fremont, CA (US);
Jaan Noolandi, Mountain View, CA (US);
Raj B. Apte, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Philip D. Floyd, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Jonathan A. Small, Los Altos, CA (US);
Gregory J. Kovacs, Mississauga, CA;
Meng H. Lean, Briarcliff Manor, NY (US);
Armin R. Volkel, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Steven B. Bolte, Rochester, NY (US);
An-Chang Shi, Hamilton, CA;
Frederick J. Endicott, San Carlos, CA (US);
Gregory B. Anderson, Woodside, CA (US);
Dan A. Hays, Fairport, NY (US);
Joel A. Kubby, Rochester, NY (US);
Warren B. Jackson, San Francisco, CA (US);
Xerox Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
A cartridge is disclosed for use in a marking apparatus in which a propellant stream is passed through a channel and directed toward a substrate. Marking material, such as ink, toner, etc., is controllably introduced into the propellant stream and imparted with sufficient kinetic energy thereby to be made incident upon a substrate. A multiplicity of channels for directing the propellant and marking material allow for high throughput, high resolution marking. Multiple marking materials may be introduced into the channel and mixed therein prior to being made incident on the substrate, or mixed or superimposed on the substrate without re-registration. The cartridge may be replacably attached to the marking apparatus, and may contain one or more marking materials, propellant, etc.