Abstract: An imaging device and associated circuit assembly for depositing ink onto moving media. The imaging device is flexible in that it allows the configuration of pens in a variety of ways to enable a user to increase the speed with which printing can be accomplished, vary the colors used in printing, change the orientation of the printing on the media, and/or print at multiple locations at the same time.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 1, 2004
Date of Patent:
December 4, 2007
Assignee:
Inc.jet, Incorporated
Inventors:
Per J. Hellsund, David N. Hicks, Richard Hudson Bayliss, Jr., Andrew Fulchiero
Abstract: An imager has a cartridge assembly with a print head arranged directly over a production path. The print head vertically moves on an axis perpendicular to the plane of the production path for allowing the print head to be purged, cleaned, parked or a combination thereof, while the print head remains directly over the production path. The imager also includes a service station assembly having a waste ink receptacle that moves horizontally in relation to an axis parallel to the plane of the production path for purging, cleaning or parking the print head, or a combination thereof, while the print head remains directly over the production path.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 22, 2002
Date of Patent:
January 4, 2005
Assignee:
inc.jet Incorporated
Inventors:
George M. Sawyer, Theodore J. Langevin, Richard H. Baylis, Jr.