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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 29, 2004
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mark D. Perkins, Wayland, NY (US);
Kenneth D. Corby, Rochester, NY (US);
Diana C. Petranek, Hilton, NY (US);
Assignee:
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/165 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/165 ;
Abstract
An alternative ink/cleaner cartridge includes an egress snout from which an ink supply or a cleaner supply is discharged from the cartridge. The snout and a collar that mates with the snout are mutually configured to permit the collar to mate with the snout only when the collar is in any one of a number of allowable orientations, to provide an identification of an ink supply to be discharged from the cartridge. Alternatively, the snout mates with a cap in place of the collar to prevent a cleaner supply from being discharged from the cartridge.