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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. 20, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 05, 2010
Applicants:
David Paul Platt, Newberg, OR (US);
Brent Rodney Jones, Sherwood, OR (US);
Edward Francis Burress, West Linn, OR (US);
Joseph Andrew Broderick, Wilsonville, OR (US);
Inventors:
David Paul Platt, Newberg, OR (US);
Brent Rodney Jones, Sherwood, OR (US);
Edward Francis Burress, West Linn, OR (US);
Joseph Andrew Broderick, Wilsonville, OR (US);
Assignee:
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/175 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A volumetric container for storing phase-change ink includes a housing that is comprised primarily of a thermally insulating material and a heater element positioned within the housing. The heater element is positioned in the container to melt solid ink quickly to enable printing operations.