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Print material refill device

US11865845B2 · kind B2 · utility

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18Claims

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Assignee

HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. · US

Inventors

Andrew P. Chick · Vancouver, US
Kenneth K. Smith · Boise, US
Matthew James Storey · Austin, US
Pratik Shah · San Diego, US
Luke Kim · Seongnam-si, KR
Sean Daniel Fitzgerald · Boise, US
Mathew Lavigne · Boise, US
Jeffrey H. Luke · Boise, US
Jiwon Moon · Seongnam-si, KR
Minchul Lee · Seoul, KR
Corbett Benjamin Schoenfelt · Austin, US
Bennett Alexander Nadeau · Austin, US
Zackary Thomas Hickman · Austin, US
Jefferson Blake West · Austin, US
Muriel Hale Shields · Austin, US
An Tran · Austin, US

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 28, 2022
Grant date	Jan 9, 2024
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 8, 2042

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG03G2221/1654
WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An example print material replenishment device includes a container to contain print material, a dispensing end to engage a fill port of a printing device, the dispensing end including an opening that is offset from a center axis of the container, and a rotatable cover coupled to the dispensing end, the rotatable cover to expose the opening of the dispensing end based on a rotation of the print material replenishment device.

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