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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:
Jun. 02, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2011
Applicants:
Assaf Pines, Rehovot, IL;
Nassim Henn, Nes Ziona, IL;
Chen Talmor, Givat ada, IL;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Indigo B.V., Maastricht, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/195 (2006.01); G03G 15/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/195 (2013.01); G03G 15/10 (2013.01); G03G 2215/0658 (2013.01);
Abstract
Image forming apparatus and methods are disclosed which include identifying a first ink density of ink in an ink tank by a density sensor unit disposed in the ink tank. The image forming apparatus and methods also include identifying an ink weight of ink in an intermediate reservoir by a weight sensor unit. The image forming apparatus and methods also include determining a second ink density of the ink in the intermediate reservoir based at least on the identified first ink density by the density sensor unit and the identified ink weight of the ink in the intermediate reservoir by the weight sensor unit.