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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2015
Applicant:
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Inventors:
Robert J. Simon, Bellbrook, OH (US);
Chang-Fang Hsu, Beavercreek, OH (US);
Seth C. Clark, Centerville, OH (US);
Charles D. Rike, Lebanon, OH (US);
Assignee:
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY, Rochester, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/17 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/1721 (2013.01);
Abstract
A catcher () for collecting ink from non-printed drops and returning the ink to a fluid reservoir (), the catcher includes a flow channel () having a plurality of branches (); a structure to split a portion of each branch into two parallel sections to permit fluid to pass through either section; and wherein the flow of the two parallel sections () merge into a single flow downstream of the structure.