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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:
Oct. 05, 2004
Filed:
Aug. 05, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
Mutsumi Naniwa, Shizuoka, JP;
Assignee:
Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd., Kanagawa, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41F 3/102 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41F 3/102 ;
Abstract
An ink furnishing apparatus comprises an ink fountain storing ink, an ink furnishing roller engaged with the ink fountain, withdrawing the ink in the ink fountain by rotations thereof and furnishing the ink to a printing plate, and an ink contacting member formed at substantially an entire length of the ink fountain in a width direction thereof and contactable with the ink in the ink fountain.