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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2011
Applicant:
Eric J. Shrader, Belmont, CA (US);
Inventor:
Eric J. Shrader, Belmont, CA (US);
Assignee:
Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated, Palo, Alto, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/175 (2006.01); B41J 29/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/17593 (2013.01); B41J 29/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
Ink reservoir subassemblies for phase change ink can be designed and configured to include at least one structure comprising elements disposed within the ink reservoir. The elements may include fibers and/or beads that occupy a majority of a volume of the reservoir. The elements may provide enhanced thermal conductivity, ink filtering and/or bubble reduction.