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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2005
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2001
Mark A. Smith, Corvallis, OR (US);
John L. Taylor, Corvallis, OR (US);
David R. Otis, Jr., Corvallis, OR (US);
Mark A. Smith, Corvallis, OR (US);
John L. Taylor, Corvallis, OR (US);
David R. Otis, Jr., Corvallis, OR (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a replaceable ink container for providing ink to an inkjet printing system. The inkjet printing system is of the type having a receiving station for receiving the replaceable ink container. The receiving station has a fluid inlet and a sealing structure. The replaceable ink container includes a reservoir defining a fluid outlet and a sealing surface proximate the fluid outlet. The replaceable ink container also includes a sealing material contained within the reservoir for wetting the sealing surface to seal defects between the sealing surface and the sealing structure.