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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2012
Trevor James Snyder, Newberg, OR (US);
Nicholas C. Hill, Portland, OR (US);
Devin Kyle Byerley, Keizer, OR (US);
Rodney Bryant Hill, Mt. Angel, OR (US);
Steven Van Cleve Korol, Dundee, OR (US);
Trevor James Snyder, Newberg, OR (US);
Nicholas C. Hill, Portland, OR (US);
Devin Kyle Byerley, Keizer, OR (US);
Rodney Bryant Hill, Mt. Angel, OR (US);
Steven Van Cleve Korol, Dundee, OR (US);
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Abstract
A method for recirculating ink in an inkjet printer includes applying air pressure to an ink supply to expel liquid ink through a plurality of inkjets in the printhead. An ink receptacle that is positioned at a predetermined distance from the inkjets collects the expelled ink. The ink receptacle moves into fluid communication with an ink supply, and the ink collected in the ink receptacle enters the ink supply.