EP 1201441 A1 20020502 - Ink container refurbishment system
Title (en)
Ink container refurbishment system
Title (de)
Tintenbehälternachfüllsystem
Title (fr)
Système de recharge de cartouche d'encre
Publication
Application
Priority
- EP 98922082 A 19980511
- US 3471998 A 19980304
- US 5355698 A 19980401
Abstract (en)
Alternative methods for refurbishing a single-use ink delivery container (12) for printing system are described. The refurbishing methods include electrical and mechanical reconfiguration or replacement of original elements on the ink delivery container. Each method utilises an existing ink fluid outlet (30), electrical connector (54) and an information storage device in the ink delivery container. <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B41J 2/175 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
B41J 2/17506 (2013.01); B41J 2/17509 (2013.01); B41J 2/17513 (2013.01); B41J 2/17546 (2013.01); B41J 2/1755 (2013.01); B41J 2002/17569 (2013.01)
Citation (applicant)
- EP 0778144 A1 19970611 - HEWLETT PACKARD CO [US]
- EP 0498117 A2 19920812 - CANON KK [JP]
Citation (search report)
- [E] WO 9822290 A1 19980528 - PBT INT LTD [GB], et al
- [A] WO 9745269 A1 19971204 - DATAPRODUCTS CORP [US]
- [A] US 4967207 A 19901030 - RUDER JAMES L [US]
- [A] EP 0803364 A2 19971029 - CANON KK [JP]
- [X] DE 29502908 U1 19950330 - PELIKAN PRODUKTIONS AG [CH]
- [A] US 4568954 A 19860204 - ROSBACK MARTIN D [US]
- [A] US 4677448 A 19870630 - MIZUSAWA NOBUTOSHI [JP], et al
- [X] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 018, no. 383 (M - 1640) 19 July 1994 (1994-07-19)
- [X] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 1997, no. 06 30 June 1997 (1997-06-30)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE ES GB
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 9944830 A1 19990910; CN 1195630 C 20050406; CN 1286659 A 20010307; DE 69808145 D1 20021024; DE 69808145 T2 20030417; DE 69835302 D1 20060831; DE 69835302 T2 20070208; EP 1060081 A1 20001220; EP 1060081 B1 20020918; EP 1201441 A1 20020502; EP 1201441 B1 20060719; ES 2179493 T3 20030116; ES 2263733 T3 20061216; HK 1029775 A1 20010412; JP 2002505212 A 20020219; JP 4210034 B2 20090114; KR 100516265 B1 20050920; KR 20010041526 A 20010525
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 9808886 W 19980511; CN 98813852 A 19980511; DE 69808145 T 19980511; DE 69835302 T 19980511; EP 02075140 A 19980511; EP 98922082 A 19980511; ES 02075140 T 19980511; ES 98922082 T 19980511; HK 01100504 A 20010119; JP 2000534406 A 19980511; KR 20007009697 A 20000901