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US 10,899,165 B2Granted
Device that produces color on demand
AssigneeSociete BIC
InventorsEtienne Roudaut, Guillaume Caffier, Loic Folgoas
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Abstract
A device for reproducing a color on demand. The device includes a body including a tip and a scanner. The body also includes a control unit, a plurality of ink reservoirs, an ink supply system, a mixing tank and a sensor. The control unit communicates with the scanner and ink supply system to reproduce a desired color that has been scanned.
Claims20
A device for producing colors on demand, the device comprising:
- an inspection tool for capturing the color;
- a plurality of ink reservoirs, each one of the plurality of ink reservoirs configured to hold a different color thermochromic ink;
- an ink supply system fluidly connected to the plurality of ink reservoirs, the ink supply system being configured to receive the thermochromic ink from the plurality of ink reservoirs and including a heating mechanism to control the color of the thermochromic ink disposed therein;
- a mixing chamber fluidly connected to the ink supply system and being configured to mix the thermochromic ink received from the ink supply system;
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- a control unit operatively connected to the plurality of ink reservoirs, the ink supply system and the inspection tool for controllably reproducing and dispersing the color captured by the inspection tool,
- wherein the heating mechanism includes an electric wire wrapped around the mixing chamber.
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A writing instrument for producing color on demand, the writing instrument comprising:
- an inspection tool for capturing the color;
- a plurality of ink reservoirs, each one of the plurality of ink reservoirs configured to hold a different color thermochromic ink;
- an ink supply system fluidly connected to the plurality of ink reservoirs, the ink supply system being configured to receive the thermochromic ink from the plurality of ink reservoirs and including a heating mechanism to control the color of the thermochromic ink disposed therein;
- a mixing chamber fluidly connected to the ink supply system and being configured to mix the thermochromic ink received from the ink supply system;
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- a control unit operatively connected to the plurality of ink reservoirs, the ink supply system and the inspection tool for controllably reproducing and dispersing the color captured by the inspection tool,
- wherein the heating mechanism includes an electric wire wrapped around the mixing chamber.
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A device for producing colors on demand comprising:
- an inspection tool for capturing the color;
- a plurality of ink reservoirs, each one of the plurality of ink reservoirs holding a different color thermochromic ink;
- a mixing chamber configured to receive and mix the thermochromic ink;
- an electric wire disposed around the mixing chamber, the electric wire being configured to generate heat to control the color of the thermochromic ink;
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- a controller operatively connected to the plurality of ink reservoirs, the electric wire and the inspection tool, the controller being configured to generate signals for reproducing and dispersing the color captured by the inspection tool.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.