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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2008
Christopher Ryan Gold, Tigard, OR (US);
Barry D. Reeves, Lake Oswego, OR (US);
William Loren Emery, Sherwood, OR (US);
Christopher Ryan Gold, Tigard, OR (US);
Barry D. Reeves, Lake Oswego, OR (US);
William Loren Emery, Sherwood, OR (US);
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Abstract
A solid ink stick comprises an ink stick body formed of a phase change ink material. The ink stick body has a plurality of exterior surfaces arranged in a first ink stick body configuration. At least one simulation surface is formed in the ink stick body. The at least one simulation surface simulates a second ink stick body configuration. The simulation surface is functionally significant though may not extend around the full perimeter of the ink stick body or to the full plurality of exterior surfaces.