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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2010
Applicants:
Frederick T. Mattern, Portland, OR (US);
Brent Rodney Jones, Sherwood, OR (US);
Richard G. Chambers, Portland, OR (US);
Martin Scott Walsh, Portland, OR (US);
Inventors:
Frederick T. Mattern, Portland, OR (US);
Brent Rodney Jones, Sherwood, OR (US);
Richard G. Chambers, Portland, OR (US);
Martin Scott Walsh, Portland, OR (US);
Assignee:
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/175 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An ink loader for a phase change ink imaging device includes an automated access control system that enables ink stick insertion based on user initiated ink load requests with reference to the operating state of the imaging device.