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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2012
David P. Platt, Newberg, OR (US);
Trevor J. Snyder, Newberg, OR (US);
Steven R. Slotto, Camas, WA (US);
David P. Platt, Newberg, OR (US);
Trevor J. Snyder, Newberg, OR (US);
Steven R. Slotto, Camas, WA (US);
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Abstract
A system for recycling waste phase change ink in a phase change ink imaging device includes a waste ink collector positioned within a phase change ink imaging device to collect waste phase change ink produced by a printhead in the phase change ink imaging device. The waste ink collector includes a heater for heating the waste phase change ink in the collector to at least a phase change ink melting temperature. A waste phase change ink conveyor is configured to convey melted waste phase change ink from the waste ink collector to an ink reservoir for the printhead.