Patent 7654665 was granted and assigned to Lexmark International, Inc. on February, 2010 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
An ink jet pen that is equipped with a free ink chamber. The ink jet pen has a free ink chamber in fluid communication with a negative pressure producing chamber. The negative pressure producing chamber is in communication with a printhead. The ink jet pen has a power source and a surface detection device. The surface detection device is adapted to move along a surface of the substrate.