(19)
(11) EP 1 812 240 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:
18.08.2010 Bulletin 2010/33

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
30.06.2010 Bulletin 2010/26

(21) Application number: 05809372.5

(22) Date of filing: 15.11.2005
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B41J 2/175(2006.01)
G01F 23/14(2006.01)
 G01F 23/00(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/JP2005/021389
(87) International publication number:
WO 2006/052034 (18.05.2006 Gazette 2006/20)

(54)

A LIQUID SENSING APPARATUS FOR A LIQUID CONTAINER FOR SUPPLYING A LIQUID TO A LIQUID CONSUMING APPARATUS, AND A LIQUID CONTAINER IN WHICH THE LIQUID SENSING APPARATUS IS BUILT

FLÜSSIGKEITSERFASSUNGSVORRICHTUNG FÜR EINEN FLÜSSIGKEITSBEHÄLTER ZUR ZUFÜHRUNG EINER FLÜSSIGKEIT IN EINER FLÜSSIGKEIT VERBRAUCHENDEN VORRICHTUNG UND FLÜSSIGKEITSBEHÄLTER, IN DEM DIE FLÜSSIGKEITSERFASSUNGSVORRICHTUNG EINGEBAUT IST

APPAREIL DE DETECTION DE LIQUIDE POUR RESERVOIR DE LIQUIDE DESTINE A FOURNIR UN LIQUIDE A UN APPAREIL DE CONSOMMATION DE LIQUIDE ET RESERVOIR DE LIQUIDE DANS LEQUEL L'APPAREIL DE DETECTION DE LIQUIDE EST CONSTRUIT

(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

(30) Priority: 15.11.2004 JP 2004330510
30.09.2005 JP 2005285813

(43) Date of publication of application:
01.08.2007 Bulletin 2007/31

(73) Proprietor: Seiko Epson Corporation
Shinjuku-ku Tokyo 163-0811 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • USUI, Minoru c/o Seiko Epson Corporation
    Nagano 392-8502 (JP)
  • KOSHINO, Kazuo c/o Seiko Epson Corporation
    Nagano 392-8502 (JP)
  • KIMURA, Hitotoshi c/o Seiko Epson Corporation
    Nagano 392-8502 (JP)

(74) Representative: Cloughley, Peter Andrew et al
Miller Sturt Kenyon 9 John Street
London WC1N 2ES
London WC1N 2ES (GB)


(56) References cited: : 
EP-A2- 1 164 021
JP-A- 06 143 607
JP-A- 2004 279 318
 EP-A2- 1 462 263
JP-A- 2004 136 670
US-A1- 2004 135 854
   
       
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