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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2012
Isaac S. Frazier, Portland, OR (US);
Nicholas C. Hill, Portland, OR (US);
Trevor James Snyder, Newberg, OR (US);
Steven Van Cleve Korol, Dundee, OR (US);
Devin Kyle Byerley, Keizer, OR (US);
Isaac S. Frazier, Portland, OR (US);
Nicholas C. Hill, Portland, OR (US);
Trevor James Snyder, Newberg, OR (US);
Steven Van Cleve Korol, Dundee, OR (US);
Devin Kyle Byerley, Keizer, OR (US);
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Abstract
In an inkjet printer, an ink reclamation apparatus receives ink emitted from at least one printhead. The ink reclamation apparatus includes an ink receptacle and a liquid path member that extends from the ink receptacle to contact the face of at least one printhead proximate to a plurality of inkjets in the at least one printhead. The liquid path member draws liquid ink from the plurality of inkjets and the liquid ink enters the ink receptacle. The ink reclamation apparatus returns the ink to a reservoir in the printhead and reduces or eliminates wasted ink during operation of the at least one printhead.