Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Kurt Kramer" 
<k.kramer@...> wrote:
>
> I'm new to this.  "Carts" are cartridges, right?

Yes.

>  Does CIS mean continuous ink supply? 

Yes.

> With CIS, and in the absence of cartridges, do
> the Epson patents not apply to prohibit whatever the connections are
> between the ink supply tubes and the actual printing heads?

Most of there CIS systems simply run a tube to an empty cart that has 
been imported and arguably violates an Epson patent.  A CIS, however, 
can be made without such a cart.  www.Inkrepublic.com appears to use 
dampers instead of carts at the connection.  I've though such a system 
would be both superior and avoid the patents.

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com