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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:
May. 07, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2011
Applicants:
Robert E. Rosdahl, Jr., Onatario, NY (US);
Michael Quoc LU, Fairport, NY (US);
John R. Uchal, Webster, NY (US);
Michael J. Severn, Rochester, NY (US);
Inventors:
Robert E. Rosdahl, Jr., Onatario, NY (US);
Michael Quoc Lu, Fairport, NY (US);
John R. Uchal, Webster, NY (US);
Michael J. Severn, Rochester, NY (US);
Assignee:
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/165 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A printhead cleaning device includes a housing having an opening and an ink receptacle positioned within the opening. A member extends from the ink receptacle and through the opening. The member is configured to contact a faceplate of a printhead to enable liquid ink emitted onto the faceplate to move from across the member into the ink receptacle.