Taft, Stettinius & Hollister, LLP
Ink source regulator for an inkjet printer
A method of reducing the size of an ink flow regulator in fluid communication between an ink source and a print head nozzle. The method including the steps of: (a) positioning an ink flow regulator and an ink outlet of the ink flow regulator in a first section of the flow regulator; and (b) orienting a pivotable lever, having a first leg coupled to an inlet closure of the regulator and a second leg operatively coupled to an actuating wall of the regulator such that a fulcrum of the pivotable lever separates the first section from a second section of the ink flow regulator, wherein the first section and the second section are in fluid communication with one another.
Lexmark International, Inc.
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B41J
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John R. Trevor D. James P. Matthew J. Timothy L. James D.
Fowler Gray Drummond Russell Howard Anderson, Jr.