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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:
Mar. 27, 2007
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2004
Applicants:
A. Kristine Fordahl, Hopkins, MN (US);
James A. Baker, Hudson, WI (US);
Inventors:
A. Kristine Fordahl, Hopkins, MN (US);
James A. Baker, Hudson, WI (US);
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co, Ltd, Suwon, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/10 (2006.01); G03G 21/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus for assisting in the removal or waste or excess ink and a method for disposal of ink from electrophotographic printers comprises providing electrophotographic ink from a source, combining the ink with an absorbable material in a container to form a solid within the container, and closing the container so that the container with the solid inside may be disposed of without ink flowing from the container.