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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 09, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Werner Fassler, Rochester, NY (US);
Charles D. DeBoer, Palmyra, NY (US);
John E. Mooney, Rochester, NY (US);
Assignee:
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/165 ; B41J 2/135 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/165 ; B41J 2/135 ;
Abstract
An ink jet printing apparatus having a cleaning station that cleans the orifice plate with a cleaning liquid. The cleaning liquid includes a hydrophobic additive that has a strong affinity for the orifice plate material and which coats the orifice plate to form a protective coating. If a portion of the protective coating is removed, that portion will be repaired by the additive.