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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2015
Filed:
May. 04, 2012
Applicants:
Bryan J. Roof, Newark, NY (US);
James Larson, Fairport, NY (US);
Inventors:
Bryan J. Roof, Newark, NY (US);
James Larson, Fairport, NY (US);
Assignee:
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 29/38 (2006.01); B41J 2/21 (2006.01); B41J 2/175 (2006.01); B41J 2/195 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/211 (2013.01); B41J 2/175 (2013.01); B41J 2/17596 (2013.01); B41J 2/195 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for controlling ink component concentration for optimizing ink for use on specific media types, such as paper or plastic, include an in-line ink delivery system for mixing and delivering ink. The ink delivery system includes a first ink supply, a second ink supply, a mixing chamber or pot, and a print head connected to a print head reservoir. The ink delivery system may be configured to mix ink according to one of stored setpoints or acquired media data for media on which ink is to be printed.