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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2010
Richard G. Chambers, Portland, OR (US);
Brent R. Jones, Sherwood, OR (US);
David L. Knierim, Wilsonville, OR (US);
Barry D. Reeves, Lake Oswego, OR (US);
Edward F. Burress, West Linn, OR (US);
Ernest I. Esplin, Sheridan, OR (US);
Jasper Wong, Portland, OR (US);
Richard G. Chambers, Portland, OR (US);
Brent R. Jones, Sherwood, OR (US);
David L. Knierim, Wilsonville, OR (US);
Barry D. Reeves, Lake Oswego, OR (US);
Edward F. Burress, West Linn, OR (US);
Ernest I. Esplin, Sheridan, OR (US);
Jasper Wong, Portland, OR (US);
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Abstract
A method facilitates insertion of a segmented ink stick into an ink feed system of a phase change ink jet printer. The method includes bending of a flexible strand between ink stick segments during insertion of the ink stick segments and then straightening the flexible strand to orient the ink stick segments in the ink feed system.