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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 04, 2005
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2002
Applicants:
L. Ronald Whitlock, Pittsford, NY (US);
Diana C. Petranek, Hilton, NY (US);
Inventors:
L. Ronald Whitlock, Pittsford, NY (US);
Diana C. Petranek, Hilton, NY (US);
Assignee:
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B47J 2175 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of filling an ink supply bag with a liquid ink comprises flowing the liquid ink from an orifice in a nozzle extending deep into the bag and at an initial delivery velocity that is low enough to substantially prevent bubbles from forming in the delivered liquid in the bag in order to prevent the liquid ink from foaming, and after the liquid level in the bag rises to immerse at least the orifice increasing the delivery velocity to speed up the fill rate for the bag.