(19)
(11) EP 0 719 646 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
05.11.2003 Bulletin 2003/45

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
04.06.2003 Bulletin 2003/23

(21) Application number: 95120555.8

(22) Date of filing: 27.12.1995
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: B41J 2/175

(54)

Ink container, ink cartridge, ink jet apparatus, and manufacturing method therefor

Tintenbehälter, Tintenkartusche, Tintenstrahlgerät und Herstellungsverfahren dafür

Réservoir d'encre, cartouche d'encre, dispositif à jet d'encre et procédé de fabrication

(84) Designated Contracting States:
CH DE FR GB IT LI

(30) Priority: 28.12.1994 JP 32788294
28.12.1994 JP 32874194
08.12.1995 JP 32089995

(43) Date of publication of application:
03.07.1996 Bulletin 1996/27

(73) Proprietor: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Tokyo (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Abe, Tsutomu, c/o Canon K.K.
    Tokyo (JP)
  • Matsuo, Keisuke, c/o Canon K.K.
    Tokyo (JP)

(74) Representative: Leson, Thomas Johannes Alois, Dipl.-Ing. et al
TBK-Patent, P.O. Box 20 19 18
80019 München
80019 München (DE)


(56) References cited: : 
EP-A- 0 466 093
 EP-A- 0 625 424
   
  • PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 095, no. 002, 31 March 1995 & JP 06 328713 A (CANON INC), 29 November 1994,
  • PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 095, no. 002, 31 March 1995 & JP 06 328710 A (CANON INC), 29 November 1994,
   
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