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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2006
Richard Baker, West Lebanon, NH (US);
Melvin L. Biggs, Norwich, VT (US);
Richard Baker, West Lebanon, NH (US);
Melvin L. Biggs, Norwich, VT (US);
FUJIFILM Dimatix, Inc., Lebanon, NH (US);
Abstract
An ink jet printing system including an ink jet print head configured to eject ink drops, a perforated substrate support having a plurality of holes, configured to carry a substrate over a first surface of the perforated substrate support, wherein the ink jet print head and the holes in the perforated substrate support are configured to allow at least a portion of ejected ink drops not received by the substrate to pass through the holes, and a collector disposed beneath the perforated substrate support, configured to collect at least a portion of the ejected ink drops not received by the substrate.