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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. 12, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2012
Applicant:
Joseph W. Hoff, Fairport, NY (US);
Inventor:
Joseph W. Hoff, Fairport, NY (US);
Assignee:
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/175 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An ink tank that is mountable to a printhead, the ink tank includes a wall including an ink outlet configured to supply ink to the printhead; a first film including a sealing portion that is adhered to a sealing area surrounding the ink outlet; and a second film adhered to the first film, the second film configured to capture ink residue when the first film is removed from the sealing area.