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Ink cartridge having porous insert for use in a mobile device

  • US 7,360,880 B2
  • Filed: 05/09/2005
  • Issued: 04/22/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/09/2005
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An ink cartridge for use in a mobile device, the ink cartridge including:

  • at least one ink reservoir for holding ink;

    at least one baffle dividing the at least one ink reservoir into a plurality of sections, each of the sections in each ink reservoir being in fluid communication with each of the other sections in that ink reservoir via an aperture;

    at least one porous insert in each of the at least one reservoirs, such that substantially all of each ink reservoir is filled with the at least one porous insert;

    a pagewidth printhead for printing ink to a media substrate; and

    ,an ink distribution arrangement mounting the pagewidth printhead to the at least one reservoir and configured for distributing ink from the porous insert to a plurality of points along the pagewidth printhead length.

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