Xerox, U.S. Customs Launch Campaign Against Companies Infringing on Solid-Ink Patents

The Imaging Supplies Coalition is a non-profit trade association of original equipment manufacturers, including Xerox, that have joined together to protect their customers by combating illegal activities in the imaging supplies industry.

Solid ink printing is a unique Xerox technology. Instead of toner cartridges, Xerox’s ColorQube brand printing and multifunction devices use patented ink sticks that are solid at room temperature. They are loaded into a feed mechanism, melted inside the printer, and jetted in liquefied form by specialized print heads. Xerox holds hundreds of patents covering solid ink jet technology worldwide.