Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Multi-color multi-speed printing apparatus with circulation
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Application No.: US16460426Application Date: 2019-07-02
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Publication No.: US10913285B2Publication Date: 2021-02-09
- Inventor: Christopher Andrew Porter
- Applicant: ELECTRONICS FOR IMAGING, INC.
- Applicant Address: US CA Fremont
- Assignee: ELECTRONICS FOR IMAGING, INC.
- Current Assignee: ELECTRONICS FOR IMAGING, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Fremont
- Agency: Perkins Coie LLP
- Main IPC: B41J2/175
- IPC: B41J2/175

Abstract:
Methods, systems, and devices related to a printer system that includes a first primary ink tank holding a dark-colored ink, a second primary ink tank holding a light-colored ink, a first selector valve configured to change a state, a first secondary ink tank connected to the first primary ink tank via the first selector valve, a second secondary ink tank connected to the first and second primary ink tanks via the first selector valve, a second selector valve connected to the first primary ink tank configured to return the dark-colored ink from the print heads to the first primary ink tank, and a third selector valve connected to the second selector valve and the second primary ink tank configured to either return the light-colored ink from the print heads to the second primary ink tank or to direct the dark-colored ink to the second selector valve.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210001637A1 MULTI-COLOR MULTI-SPEED PRINTING APPARATUS WITH CIRCULATION Public/Granted day:2021-01-07
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