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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:
Dec. 22, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2005
Applicants:
Dan C. Lyman, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Randy D. Vandagriff, Xenia, OH (US);
John C. Loyd, Beavercreek, OH (US);
Daniel J. Devivo, Dayton, OH (US);
Robert J. Simon, Bellbrook, OH (US);
Inventors:
Dan C. Lyman, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Randy D. Vandagriff, Xenia, OH (US);
John C. Loyd, Beavercreek, OH (US);
Daniel J. DeVivo, Dayton, OH (US);
Robert J. Simon, Bellbrook, OH (US);
Assignee:
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/175 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An inkjet printer having an array of nozzles from which ink drops are emitted further includes a mechanism adapted to detect fluid levels in an ink supply tank to the inkjet printer while the printer is in idle mode, and shut down the printer when ink usage exceeds a predetermined volume.