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    2 New U.S. Patents Awarded to Lexmark

    ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 2012 — The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Kentucky.Lexmark International Assigned Patent

    ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 2012 — Lexmark International, Lexington, Ky., has been assigned a patent (8,235,518) developed by Robert Lee Cornell, Lexington, Ky., and Robert Wilson Cornell, Lexington, Ky., for "UV-curable coatings and methods for applying UV-curable coatings using thermal micro-fluid ejection heads."

    The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An aqueous-based UV-curable fluid composition for use in a micro-fluid ejection device. The fluid composition includes a mixture of poly-functional compounds, a colorant compound, a photo-initiator and less than about 50 weight percent water based on a total weight of the fluid composition, wherein the fluid composition is substantially devoid of volatile organic carrier fluids."

    The patent application was filed on Dec. 17, 2008 (12/337,488). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8,235,518&OS=8,235,518&RS=8,235,518

    Lexmark International Assigned Patent

    ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 2012 — Lexmark International, Lexington, Ky., has been assigned a patent (8,235,376) developed by four co-inventors for a "removable input tray assembly having an integrated roller nip for an image forming device." The co-inventors are Brian Allen Blair, Richmond, Ky., Stacey Vaughan Mitchell, Lexington, Ky., Daniel Lee Thomas, Lexington, Ky., and Edward Lynn Triplett, Lexington, Ky. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A removable input tray assembly for an image forming device according to one embodiment includes a media tray having a bottom surface and a wall extending upward from the bottom surface. The bottom surface defines a media storage location for storing a stack of media sheets. The assembly further includes a housing having an opening therein to receive the media tray. An inclined media dam is formed in the wall and has a media contact surface for directing media advanced from the media storage location. A channel is provided in the wall and extends the height of the wall for directing media passing therethrough. A roller nip is formed in the channel within the media tray by a pair of rollers for advancing media through the channel."

    The patent application was filed on Oct. 29, 2010 (12/916,333). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,235,376.PN.&OS=PN/8,235,376&RS=PN/8,235,376

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