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Ink jet printing apparatus having an improved start- up system

CA 1257502 A · Owner: Eastman Kodak Company · Inventors: Brown, Mark E.; Vandagriff, Randy D.; Gamble, Bruce W.

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Ink jet printing apparatus having an improved system for start-up or maintenance includes means for adjusting ink flow to impact on lower print head structure and means for thereafter air skiving the ink from that structure.

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  • Granted July 18, 1989. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended July 18, 2006.
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FiledMarch 24, 1986
GrantedJuly 18, 1989
Term endedJuly 18, 2006
Patent numberCA 1257502 A
Classification (IPC)B41J2/17

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1987198919911993199519971999200120032005Application filedMarch 24, 1986Patent grantedJuly 18, 1989Term endedJuly 18, 2006

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