Global Patent Index - EP 4014094 A1

EP 4014094 A1 20220622 - METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONVERTING A TONER CARTRIDGE PRINTER

Title (en)

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONVERTING A TONER CARTRIDGE PRINTER

Title (de)

VERFAHREN UND SYSTEM ZUR UMWANDLUNG EINES TONERPATRONENDRUCKERS

Title (fr)

PROCÉDÉ ET SYSTÈME DE CONVERSION D'UNE IMPRIMANTE À CARTOUCHE DE TONER

Publication

EP 4014094 A1 20220622 (EN)

Application

EP 21754884 A 20210508

Priority

  • US 202017079151 A 20201023
  • US 202117194620 A 20210308
  • US 2021031446 W 20210508

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2022086592A1] A method of converting a CMYW toner printer to a CMYK printer that prints with black toner, comprising the steps: providing a CMYW toner printer; wherein the CMYW toner printer has four starting toner printing cartridges; wherein the four starting toner printing cartridges comprise a white toner printing cartridge, a cyan toner printing cartridge, a magenta toner printing cartridge, and a yellow toner printing cartridge; removing one or more of the four starting toner printing cartridges from the CMYW toner printer, such that there are one or more empty toner cartridge slots; providing a black toner printing cartridge that are each filled with black toner; and installing the black toner printing cartridge into the one or more empty toner cartridge slots.

IPC 8 full level

G03G 15/01 (2006.01); G03G 15/08 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G03G 15/0178 (2013.01); G03G 15/0865 (2013.01); G03G 15/6585 (2013.01); G03G 15/0894 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2022086592 A1 20220428; CA 3130487 A1 20220423; EP 4014094 A1 20220622; EP 4014094 A4 20230802

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 2021031446 W 20210508; CA 3130487 A 20210508; EP 21754884 A 20210508