System and method for cleaning inkjet cartridges

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8926060
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13791776

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A printing system includes a print unit and a cleaning unit. The print unit comprises a carrier for a plurality of inkjet cartridges. The cleaning unit includes a wiping unit, a cleaning bay, and a wiper washer unit. The wiping unit includes wiper blades and the wiper washer unit includes a plurality of spray nozzles that spray a fluid. A controller is adapted to transport the carrier into the cleaning bay, transport the wiping units such that the wiper blades clean the inkjet cartridges, and actuate the spray nozzles to wash the wiper blades. The carrier may be positioned in the cleaning bay when the inkjet cartridges are not used for printing and the controller controls at least one of humidity and temperature in the cleaning bay when the carrier plate is positioned therein.

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APOLLO ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCY LLC9 WEST 57TH STREET 9TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10019

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Cyman,, Jr Theodore F Grand Island, US 54 326
Moscato, Anthony V North Tonawanda, US 40 575
Rimes, Brett C Grand Island, US 1 5
Sabin, Jeffrey M West Seneca, US 13 121
Soltysiak, John R Blasdeel, US 20 556

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