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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 11, 2008
Applicants:
Isaac S. Frazier, Sherwood, OR (US);
David L. Platt, Tigard, OR (US);
Debra Ranee Koehler, Sherwood, OR (US);
Dan Leo Massopust, Powell Butte, OR (US);
Inventors:
Isaac S. Frazier, Sherwood, OR (US);
David L. Platt, Tigard, OR (US);
Debra Ranee Koehler, Sherwood, OR (US);
Dan Leo Massopust, Powell Butte, OR (US);
Assignee:
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 23/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A cleaning apparatus for use in an inkjet imaging device comprises a wiper filament carriage; a wiper filament; and a filament tensioning system supported by the wiper filament carriage. The filament tensioning system is operably coupled to opposing ends of the wiper filament and configured to tension the wiper filament to form a substantially straight line therebetween.