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(11) EP 0 764 528 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:
14.05.2003 Bulletin 2003/20

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
12.02.2003 Bulletin 2003/07

(21) Application number: 96306859.8

(22) Date of filing: 20.09.1996
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: B41J 2/05, B41J 2/14, B41J 2/175, B41J 29/00, B41J 25/34

(54)

Liquid discharging method, liquid discharging head, liquid discharging apparatus, liquid container and head cartridge

Verfahren zum Ausstossen von Flüssigkeit, Flüssigkeitsausstosskopf, Vorrichtung zum Ausstossen von Flüssigkeit, Flüssigkeitsbehälter und Kopfkassette

Procédé d'éjection de liquide, tête d'éjection de liquide, appareil d'éjection de liquide, récipient de liquide et cartouche de tête

(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE ES FR GB IT NL

(30) Priority: 22.09.1995 JP 24498795
07.06.1996 JP 14626896

(43) Date of publication of application:
26.03.1997 Bulletin 1997/13

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

(72) Inventors:
  • Asakawa, Yoshie
    Matsumoto-shi, Nagano-ken (JP)
  • Kashino, Toshio
    Ohta-ku, Tokyo (JP)
  • Okazaki, Takeshi
    Ohta-ku, Tokyo (JP)
  • Yoshihira, Aya
    Ohta-ku, Tokyo (JP)
  • Kudo, Kiyomitsu
    Ohta-ku, Tokyo (JP)

(74) Representative: Beresford, Keith Denis Lewis et al
BERESFORD & Co. 2-5 Warwick Court, High Holborn
London WC1R 5DH
London WC1R 5DH (GB)


(56) References cited: : 
EP-A- 0 436 047
US-A- 5 278 585
 EP-A- 0 443 798
   
  • PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 015, no. 008 (M-1067), 9 January 1991 & JP 02 258263 A (MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD), 19 October 1990,
  • PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 017, no. 679 (M-1527), 14 December 1993 & JP 05 229122 A (SEIKO INSTR INC), 7 September 1993,
   
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