Ink supply system for ink jet printers

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8926077
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13777845

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An ink supply system for ink jet printers includes a recirculation tank coupled to a recirculation pump configured to provide a substantially pulseless flow of ink. A heating assembly having an ink conduit formed into a spiral in thermal contact with at least one heating element receives ink from the pump and outlets to a sensor assembly with temperature and pressure sensors that measure ink parameters both as the ink enters a printhead and is returned from the printhead. The returned ink is then ported to a recirculation tank from which the pump draws the recirculating ink. An air pump is coupled to the recirculation tank in order to maintain a substantial vacuum within the tank.

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INX INTERNATIONAL INK COMPANY111 EASTWOOD CIRCLE OWENS CROSS ROADS AL 35763

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Campbell, Jon Huntsville, US 4 45
LaCaze, John Randel Hampton Cove, US 9 80
Lin, Fenlong Madison, US 3 22

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