Granted Patent
Utility
US 6,616,266 · App. 09/918,333
Method for increasing waste ink collection capacity in an ink jet printer by utilizing multiple ink spit areas along the carrier path
Inventors:
Mark Neal, Charles J. Simpson, Gregory Washnock
Patented Case
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Granted: Sep 9, 2003
Filed: Jul 30, 2001
Inventors
Mark Neal
Charles J. Simpson
Gregory Washnock
Assignee (at issue)
Lexmark International, Inc.
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