Patent ID: 8162472

Claim:
An apparatus useful in ink jet printing comprising: a source of fluid film; a source metering assembly rotatably supported in the apparatus, the source metering assembly having a source metering assembly surface coupled to the source of fluid film, the source metering assembly surface configured to transport fluid film from the source of fluid film; a donor assembly rotatably supported in the apparatus, the donor assembly having a donor assembly surface coupled to the source metering assembly surface, the donor assembly surface configured to transport fluid film from the source metering assembly surface; an ink jet printhead configured to emit ink; and a print assembly rotatably supported in the apparatus, the print assembly having a print assembly surface coupled to the donor assembly surface, the print assembly surface configured to transport fluid film from the donor assembly surface and the print assembly configured to receive ink from the ink jet printhead and produce an image on media using the ink; wherein the donor assembly comprises a donor belt having a donor belt surface coupled to the source metering assembly surface, the donor belt surface configured to transport fluid film from the source metering assembly surface, and wherein the apparatus further comprises a metering roll rotatably supported in the apparatus, the metering roll having a metering roll surface coupled to the donor belt surface, the metering roll surface configured to transport fluid film from the donor belt surface.