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EP 1516735 B1 20060920 - Ink-jet cartridges

Title (en)

Ink-jet cartridges

Title (de)

Tintenstrahlpatronen

Title (fr)

cartouches à jet d'encre

Publication

EP 1516735 B1 20060920 (EN)

Application

EP 03258146 A 20031224

Priority

GB 0321821 A 20030917

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1516735A1] An ink-jet cartridge includes a chamber (10) for ink and means for controlling the flow of ink from the chamber in the form of a coil ("a") of thin stainless steel sheet material arranged so that the ink flows from the chamber along a spiral path defined by the coil ("a"). <IMAGE>

IPC 8 full level

B41J 2/175 (2006.01); B41J 2/195 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B41J 2/17513 (2013.01); B41J 2/17523 (2013.01); B41J 2/17596 (2013.01); B41J 2/195 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR IT

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1516735 A1 20050323; EP 1516735 B1 20060920; DE 60308521 D1 20061102; GB 0321821 D0 20031015; GB 0420697 D0 20041020; GB 2406077 A 20050323; GB 2406077 B 20050817

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 03258146 A 20031224; DE 60308521 T 20031224; GB 0321821 A 20030917; GB 0420697 A 20040917