Patent ID: 8616691

Claim:
A printing system comprising: an inkjet printer comprising a plurality of print heads for respectively jetting a plurality of color inks onto a recording medium; a plurality of bulk ink containers storing liquid inks of various colors, wherein the totality of the various colors define a color model; a plurality of primary ink delivery modules configured for individually delivering individually-colored inks to each of the plurality of print heads, wherein each of the primary ink delivery modules further comprise: a pump configured to draw a fluid from an individual bulk ink container, wherein said fluid comprises ink and at least a portion of gas mixed with said ink; at least one pump outlet configured for pushing said fluid to a bleed component; and an air bleeder assembly with a first terminal end coupled with said bleed valve via a supply line and a second terminal end coupled with said bulk ink container, wherein said air bleeder assembly further comprises a flow restrictor orifice precisely-sized to allow said gas to flow back to said individual bulk ink container and to create enough pressure for gas-free ink to be pumped through the bleed component and to a print head via said pump outlet.