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Solid ink stick with witness mark

An ink stick, marking technology, applied in printing and other directions, can solve problems such as harm and damage to legitimate sellers and middlemen

Inactive Publication Date: 2013-01-02
XEROX CORP
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Plus, it can be very harmful and disruptive to legitimate sellers and middlemen

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[0023] For a comprehensive understanding of embodiments of the invention, reference is made to the accompanying drawings. In the drawings, the same reference numerals are used to refer to the same elements throughout. As used herein, the term "printer" refers generally to, for example, reproduction equipment, such as printers, fax machines, copiers, and related multifunction products, and the term "print job" refers to, for example, a information. References to ink delivery or transfer from the ink cartridge or housing to the printhead are intended to encompass to the extent that fusers, intermediate connections, tubes, manifolds and / or other components, and / or may be included in Functions in the printing system that have no direct significance for the present invention.

[0024] Referring now to FIG. 1 , a block diagram of an embodiment of a phase change ink imaging device 10 is illustrated. The imaging device 10 has an ink supply 14 that accepts and stages solid ink stick...

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A solid ink stick comprises an ink stick body having a top surface, a bottom surface, and a plurality of side surfaces extending between the top and bottom surfaces. The plurality of side surfaces defines a perimeter of the ink stick body. At least one key contour is formed in at least one side surface in the plurality of side surfaces extending at least partially between the top surface and the bottom surface. A witness mark is formed along at least a portion of the perimeter of the ink stick body with a portion of the witness mark following the at least one key contour.

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technical field [0001] The present disclosure relates generally to phase change inkjet printers and solid ink sticks for use in such inkjet printers. Background technique [0002] Solid ink, or phase change ink, printers traditionally accept marking material in the form of ink sticks. Ink sticks are solid or semi-solid structures that can have any suitable shape (such as flat, block, brick, cube, or any other geometry) for handling and loading into a printer. During use, an ink stick is inserted through the insertion opening of an ink loader used by the printer, and is pushed or slid along the feed channel towards the ink melting assembly in the printer by a feed mechanism and / or gravity. The ink melting assembly melts the solid ink stick into a liquid that is delivered to the printhead for ejection onto the recording medium. [0003] One difficulty faced in solid ink technology is identifying and authenticating an ink stick to ensure it is loaded correctly and is compatib...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(China)
IPC IPC(8): B41J2/175
CPCB41J2/17593
Inventor C·R·戈尔德B·D·里夫斯W·L·埃默里
Owner XEROX CORP