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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2010
Applicants:
Brent Rodney Jones, Sherwood, OR (US);
Edward Francis Burress, West Linn, OR (US);
Inventors:
Brent Rodney Jones, Sherwood, OR (US);
Edward Francis Burress, West Linn, OR (US);
Assignee:
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/175 (2006.01); G01D 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A container for storing phase-change ink includes a housing that is comprised primarily of a thermally insulating material and an inductive heater element positioned within the housing. The inductive heater element is formed in a manner that increases the surface area of the heater and enables frozen ink in the vicinity of a reservoir outlet to melt quickly to enable printing operations.