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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2011
Michael Q LU, Fairport, NY (US);
Robert B Anderson, Jr., Syracuse, NY (US);
John R. Uchal, Webster, NY (US);
D Clay Johnson, Rochester, NY (US);
Eliud Robles Flores, Webster, NY (US);
Michael Q Lu, Fairport, NY (US);
Robert B Anderson, Jr., Syracuse, NY (US);
John R. Uchal, Webster, NY (US);
D Clay Johnson, Rochester, NY (US);
Eliud Robles Flores, Webster, NY (US);
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure provides apparatus and method for supplying uninterrupted flow of solid-ink pellets to an image-forming device. The apparatus includes a container for retaining solid-ink pellets, and a selectably-inflatable bladder disposed within the container. Further, the apparatus includes a tube communicating the bladder with a pressure supply.