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AssigneeXerox Corporation
InventorsJames Calamita, Daniel Costanza, Roger Leighton, Michael Leo
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A system and method for delivering phase change ink to a plurality of printheads is provided. The system includes an ink source having a housing for holding solid phase change ink, an ink melter assembly having a heated ink contact portion for melting the solid phase change ink and a drip point. The system also includes a first conduit for transferring the melted ink to a first printhead, and a second conduit for transferring the melted ink to a second printhead. The method includes melting a solid phase change into the liquid phase, transferring the liquid phase change ink to the first printhead in a first conduit, transferring liquid phase change ink to the second printhead in a second conduit. The solid phase change ink can be stored in a single ink source.
A system for delivering phase change ink to a plurality of:
A phase change ink image producing machine having first and second printheads comprising:
A method of transferring a phase change ink to first and second printheads for forming an image comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.