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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2012
Applicants:
Michael D. Thompson, Rochester, NY (US);
Bruce Earl Thayer, Spenceport, NY (US);
Varun Sambhy, Penfield, NY (US);
Inventors:
Michael D. Thompson, Rochester, NY (US);
Bruce Earl Thayer, Spenceport, NY (US);
Varun Sambhy, Penfield, 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 magnetic ink printer includes an ink collector to remove residual magnetic ink from a printhead face. The ink collector uses a magnetic member to produce a magnetic field that acts on the magnetic ink to remove the ink from the printhead face with little or no wiping of the printhead face. The magnetic ink is collected for possible reuse in the printhead.