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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2006
Filed:
May. 05, 2004
Paul K. Hengesbach, Kettering, OH (US);
John C. Loyd, Beavercreek, OH (US);
Paul K. Hengesbach, Kettering, OH (US);
John C. Loyd, Beavercreek, OH (US);
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
The method for controlling ink migration onto a catcher of an ink jet print station from catch condition using a low surface tension ink entails bringing an ink jet print station using low surface tension ink into catch condition with the eyelid sealably engaging the catcher and the catcher flow pan, and using an eyelid actuator to unseal the eyelid forming a gap between the catcher flow pan, the catcher, and the eyelid. The method ends by operating the ink jet print station with the eyelid unsealed to suppress migration of the low surface tension ink onto the catcher during standby mode.