(19)
(11) EP 1 219 448 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
16.10.2002 Bulletin 2002/42

(43) Date of publication A2:
03.07.2002 Bulletin 2002/27

(21) Application number: 02075897.5

(22) Date of filing: 11.05.1998
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: B41J 2/175
(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE ES GB

(30) Priority: 04.06.1997 US 871566
04.03.1998 US 34874

(62) Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
98922083.5 / 0994779

(71) Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Company
Palo Alto, CA 94304 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • Childers, Winthrop D.
    San Diego, CA 92127 (US)
  • Bullock, Michael L.
    San Diego, CA 92128 (US)
  • Gasvoda, Eric L.
    Salem, OR 97304 (US)
  • Pawlowski, Norman E., Jr.
    Corvallis, OR 97330 (US)
  • Talpos, Ovidui A.
    San Diego, CA 92111 (US)

(74) Representative: Jackson, Richard Eric et al
Carpmaels & Ransford, 43 Bloomsbury Square
London WC1A 2RA
London WC1A 2RA (GB)

   


(54) Ink delivery system adapter


(57) A large variety of ink delivery systems for an existing ink-jet printing system are provided. The ink delivery systems include ink reservoirs of varying configuration and size which are capable of accommodating a variety of ink use rates. Each ink delivery system also has an electrical connector and an information storage device which are suitable for the various ink use rates. The information storage device may be a memory device circuit that provides enabling information to the printing system.






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