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US 12,697,818 B2

Continuous inkjet printer

US 12,697,818 B2 is a granted patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), dated 2026-08-04. Applicant: Linx Printing Technologies Limited. Its PDF downloads from this page without an account, up to 5 a day.

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Applicant
Linx Printing Technologies Limited
Inventors
Simon Peter Jason Newell; Stephen Eric Baldwin
Publication date
2026-08-04
Filing date
2023-10-11
Document type
B2 Granted patent
Also written as
US 12,697,818 B2 · US12697818 · 12697818

Abstract

A continuous inkjet printer is provided comprising an ink supply system, a droplet generator configured to receive ink from the ink supply system and to produce a jet of ink for printing, a gutter configured to receive parts of the jet that are not required for printing, a gutter line connected to the gutter and configured to return unprinted ink to the ink supply system, a suction system comprising a Venturi having a suction port configured to apply a suction force to the gutter line, and a gutter flow rate control system configured to control a rate of flow of fluid along the gutter line bas…

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