Electronically controlled marking
CA 2033482 C · Owner: Dell Marking Systems, Inc. · Inventors: Wolberg, Sheldon J.; Grattan, Michael A.
Overview
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An electronically controlled marking system is provided to impart an ink spot to a stationary or moving target. The system includes an electronic control module connected to a high-pressure gas valve to control the passage of high-pressure gas to an ink spot marker, the electronic control module also being connected to a low-pressure gas valve to control the passage of low-pressure gas to the ink spot marker. Following the initiation of an ink spot marking cycle, low-pressure gas is applied to atomize ink within the ink spot marker; high-pressure gas is applied to force open a valve within the ink spot marker, thereby allowing ink to be ejected by the low-pressure gas toward the target; the …
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- Filed December 31, 1990 and granted March 26, 1996. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended December 31, 2010.
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