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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2013
Filed:
May. 16, 2011
Eric Johnson, San Diego, CA (US);
Jon Olson, San Diego, CA (US);
Christopher Hibbard, Balmain, AU;
Kent Benjamen Kwan, Balmain, AU;
Geoffrey Philip Dyer, Balmain, AU;
Edward Ellis Esdaile-watts, Balmain, AU;
Eric Johnson, San Diego, CA (US);
Jon Olson, San Diego, CA (US);
Christopher Hibbard, Balmain, AU;
Kent Benjamen Kwan, Balmain, AU;
Geoffrey Philip Dyer, Balmain, AU;
Edward Ellis Esdaile-Watts, Balmain, AU;
Zamtec Ltd, Dublin, IE;
Abstract
A system for venting gas at ink containers which supply inks to a multi-channel inkjet printhead is provided having a plurality of ink containers for supplying fluids to a printhead having a plurality of ink channels, and a gas vent assembly having a plurality of gas vents. Each ink container has an ink port connected to a corresponding one of the ink channels of the printhead and a gas port. Each gas vent is connected to a corresponding one of the gas ports of the ink containers. The gas vents of the gas vent assembly are in fluid communication with the external atmosphere.