GB2498057B - Solid ink stick configuration - Google Patents

Solid ink stick configuration

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Publication number
GB2498057B
GB2498057B GB1221792.3A GB201221792A GB2498057B GB 2498057 B GB2498057 B GB 2498057B GB 201221792 A GB201221792 A GB 201221792A GB 2498057 B GB2498057 B GB 2498057B
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Prior art keywords
solid ink
ink stick
stick configuration
configuration
solid
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GB1221792.3A
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GB2498057A (en
Inventor
Rodney Jones Brent
t mattern Frederick
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Xerox Corp
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Xerox Corp
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
    • B41J2/01—Ink jet
    • B41J2/17—Ink jet characterised by ink handling
    • B41J2/175—Ink supply systems ; Circuit parts therefor
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C09—DYES; PAINTS; POLISHES; NATURAL RESINS; ADHESIVES; COMPOSITIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; APPLICATIONS OF MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • C09D—COATING COMPOSITIONS, e.g. PAINTS, VARNISHES OR LACQUERS; FILLING PASTES; CHEMICAL PAINT OR INK REMOVERS; INKS; CORRECTING FLUIDS; WOODSTAINS; PASTES OR SOLIDS FOR COLOURING OR PRINTING; USE OF MATERIALS THEREFOR
    • C09D11/00—Inks
    • C09D11/30—Inkjet printing inks
    • C09D11/34—Hot-melt inks
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
    • B41J2/01—Ink jet
    • B41J2/17—Ink jet characterised by ink handling
    • B41J2/175—Ink supply systems ; Circuit parts therefor
    • B41J2/17593—Supplying ink in a solid state
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C09—DYES; PAINTS; POLISHES; NATURAL RESINS; ADHESIVES; COMPOSITIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; APPLICATIONS OF MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • C09D—COATING COMPOSITIONS, e.g. PAINTS, VARNISHES OR LACQUERS; FILLING PASTES; CHEMICAL PAINT OR INK REMOVERS; INKS; CORRECTING FLUIDS; WOODSTAINS; PASTES OR SOLIDS FOR COLOURING OR PRINTING; USE OF MATERIALS THEREFOR
    • C09D11/00—Inks
    • C09D11/02—Printing inks

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  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Materials Engineering (AREA)
  • Wood Science & Technology (AREA)
  • Organic Chemistry (AREA)
  • Ink Jet (AREA)
  • Particle Formation And Scattering Control In Inkjet Printers (AREA)
  • Ink Jet Recording Methods And Recording Media Thereof (AREA)
GB1221792.3A 2011-12-22 2012-12-04 Solid ink stick configuration Expired - Fee Related GB2498057B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

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US13/334,569 US8814336B2 (en) 2011-12-22 2011-12-22 Solid ink stick configuration

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GB2498057A GB2498057A (en) 2013-07-03
GB2498057B true GB2498057B (en) 2018-07-04

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US (2) US8814336B2 (https=)
JP (1) JP5986494B2 (https=)
KR (1) KR101918779B1 (https=)
CN (1) CN103171306B (https=)
BR (1) BR102012033040A2 (https=)
CA (1) CA2798936C (https=)
GB (1) GB2498057B (https=)
MX (1) MX2012014543A (https=)

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US20130162739A1 (en) 2013-06-27
JP5986494B2 (ja) 2016-09-06
MX2012014543A (es) 2013-06-21
US20140285597A1 (en) 2014-09-25
CA2798936C (en) 2017-03-14
KR101918779B1 (ko) 2018-11-14
BR102012033040A2 (pt) 2013-12-17
CA2798936A1 (en) 2013-06-22
CN103171306A (zh) 2013-06-26
CN103171306B (zh) 2015-12-23
GB2498057A (en) 2013-07-03
JP2013132905A (ja) 2013-07-08
US8814336B2 (en) 2014-08-26

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