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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:
Sep. 29, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2006
Brent Rodney Jones, Sherwood, OR (US);
David L. Knierim, Wilsonville, OR (US);
Barry D. Reeves, Lake Oswego, OR (US);
Edward F. Burress, West Linn, OR (US);
Ernest Isreal Esplin, Sheridan, OR (US);
Richard Guy Chambers, Portland, OR (US);
Jasper Kent Wong, Portland, OR (US);
Brent Rodney Jones, Sherwood, OR (US);
David L. Knierim, Wilsonville, OR (US);
Barry D. Reeves, Lake Oswego, OR (US);
Edward F. Burress, West Linn, OR (US);
Ernest Isreal Esplin, Sheridan, OR (US);
Richard Guy Chambers, Portland, OR (US);
Jasper Kent Wong, Portland, OR (US);
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Abstract
A solid ink feed system for a phase change ink imaging device includes an ink loader having an insertion area and a melt area. A collapsible support in the ink loader has a first end attached adjacent the melt area and a second end configured to receive at least one ink stick inserted into the ink loader at the insertion area. The first and second ends are connected by a collapsible body configured to support the at least one ink stick and to vary in length corresponding to the distance of the least one ink stick from the melt area of the ink loader.