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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2008
Xiaorong Cai, Lexington, KY (US);
Ajay Kanubhai Suthar, Lexington, KY (US);
Xiaorong Cai, Lexington, KY (US);
Ajay Kanubhai Suthar, Lexington, KY (US);
Lexmark International, Inc., Lexington, KY (US);
Abstract
A system for identifying a prescribed inkjet ink includes a controlled substrate, a quantity of ink dispensed from a printhead of an ink cartridge onto the controlled substrate which supports the dispensed ink in a freestanding form, a light emitter configured and positioned to transmit light in a first preselected wavelength bandwidth onto the freestanding dispensed ink, a light sensor configured and positioned to detect light m a second preselected wavelength bandwidth different from the first preselected wavelength bandwidth by a fluorescent additive contained in the freestanding dispensed ink, and a signal analyzer electrically connected to the light sensor and operable to produce an electrical output signal corresponding to such light emissions such that an electrical output signal above a given level is indicative of the presence of the prescribed ink in the ink cartridge.