Patent · US Expired

Ink cartridge for a hard copy printing or plotting apparatus

US5467118A · kind A · utility

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7Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 21, 1993
Grant dateNov 14, 1995
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Expiry dateDec 21, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB41J2/17523
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An improved pen for a hard copy printing device. Reservoirs within the central chamber of an ink cartridge housing are sealingly coupled to individual ink channels connecting each reservoir individually and directly to an exterior surface of the cartridge housing. An ink filter, downstream of any ink contaminating features of the construction, is also provided.

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