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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 04, 2002
Sridhar Sadasivan, Rochester, NY (US);
David J. Nelson, Rochester, NY (US);
Seshadri Jagannathan, Pittsford, NY (US);
Thomas C. Jackson, Honeoye Falls, NY (US);
Glen C. Irvin, Jr., Rochester, NY (US);
Ramesh Jagannathan, Rochester, NY (US);
Suresh Sunderrajan, Rochester, NY (US);
Rajesh V. Mehta, Rochester, NY (US);
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
A method and an apparatus for continuously delivering a solvent free marking material to a receiver includes a printhead with a discharge device is provided. The discharge device has an outlet and is in fluid communication with a pressurized reservoir of a thermodynamically stable mixture of a compressed fluid solvent and a marking material. The marking material becomes free of the solvent after ejected through the discharge device. A deflection mechanism is positioned relative to the outlet of the discharge device. The deflection mechanism is adapted to selectively deflect the marking material away from a first path to a second path. A gutter is positioned at an end of the first path, and the solvent free marking material is collected by the gutter. A receiver transporting mechanism is positioned at an end of the second path and the receiver transporting mechanism is adapted to provide a receiver to allow solvent free marking material be deposited on the receiver.