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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2014
Filed:
May. 16, 2011
John Christian Love, Vista, CA (US);
Biagio Agostinelli, Vista, CA (US);
Antoni Murcia, Vista, CA (US);
David Tyvoll, San Diego, CA (US);
Jeffrey Johnson, Vista, CA (US);
Jeffrey D. Lueschen, Vista, CA (US);
Antonio Joao Ubach, Vista, CA (US);
John Christian Love, Vista, CA (US);
Biagio Agostinelli, Vista, CA (US);
Antoni Murcia, Vista, CA (US);
David Tyvoll, San Diego, CA (US);
Jeffrey Johnson, Vista, CA (US);
Jeffrey D. Lueschen, Vista, CA (US);
Antonio Joao Ubach, Vista, CA (US);
Zamtec Ltd, Dublin, IE;
Abstract
A maintenance apparatus for a printhead, the apparatus having a rotatable shaft; a porous material about the shaft; and a mechanism for rotating the shaft so that the porous material rotates against the printhead, the porous material being configured to absorb fluid from the printhead during the rotation.