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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2006
Brent Rodney Jones, Sherwood, OR (US);
Gustavo J. Yusem, Tigard, OR (US);
Terry Alan Smith, Aurora, OR (US);
Frederick T. Mattern, Portland, OR (US);
Edward F. Burress, West Linn, OR (US);
Ernest Isreal Esplin, Sheridan, OR (US);
Brent Rodney Jones, Sherwood, OR (US);
Gustavo J. Yusem, Tigard, OR (US);
Terry Alan Smith, Aurora, OR (US);
Frederick T. Mattern, Portland, OR (US);
Edward F. Burress, West Linn, OR (US);
Ernest Isreal Esplin, Sheridan, OR (US);
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Abstract
A system is provided for forming solid ink sticks comprising a molten ink delivery station for introducing molten ink material into a forming tub to form a solid ink stick. The forming tub includes an open top for receiving the molten ink material and a cavity defining a lower portion of a solid ink stick shape. The system includes a top surface conditioning station for altering the top surface of the ink material introduced into the cavity of the forming tub.