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US5798781A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMay 2, 1995
Grant dateAug 25, 1998
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 2, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB41J2/17559
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A continuous ink refill system for ink-jet printers, of the kind employing a disposable ink cartridge, wherein an aqueous suspension of a pigmented ink is continually circulated through the cartridge by means of a pressure pump, with unused ink being returned from the cartridge to an ink reservoir.

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