US Patent 7635173 Inkjet printer with spill detection

Patent 7635173 was granted and assigned to Eastman Kodak on December, 2009 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Current Assignee

Eastman Kodak

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

7635173

Date of Patent

December 22, 2009

Patent Application Number

11263143

Date Filed

October 31, 2005

Patent Primary Examiner

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Lam S Nguyen

Patent abstract

An inkjet printer having an array of nozzles from which ink drops are emitted further includes a mechanism adapted to detect fluid levels in an ink supply tank to the inkjet printer while the printer is in idle mode, and shut down the printer when ink usage exceeds a predetermined volume.