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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2006
Applicants:
Anthony John Peters, Ickleford, GB;
Richard Marc Watson, Harpenden, GB;
Brennan Grantley John Miles, Hitchin, GB;
Inventors:
Anthony John Peters, Ickleford, GB;
Richard Marc Watson, Harpenden, GB;
Brennan Grantley John Miles, Hitchin, GB;
Assignee:
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/175 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of manufacturing an ink stick is provided. The method comprises forming an ink stick body of a phase change ink composition. Once formed, the ink stick body is then transported to a marking station. At the marking station, a marking composition is applied to a surface of the ink stick body to form a coded mark on the surface of the ink stick body. The marking composition is composed of the same phase change ink composition used to form the ink stick body.