Patent · US Expired

Printer consumable cartridge

US6290349A · kind A · utility

165Cited by

3References

8Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd · AU

Inventors

Kia Silverbrook · Sydney, AU
Tobin Allen King · Sydney, AU
Paul Lapstun · Sydney, AU

Key dates

Filing date	May 23, 2000
Grant date	Sep 18, 2001
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 23, 2020

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T156/1798
WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A replaceable cartridge for supplying consumable material to an ink jet printer, the printer having a printhead assembly; air pump to provide air to the printhead assembly; and binding material adapted to bind printed pages into a bound document, wherein, the replaceable cartridge includes an air filter unit, such that in use the air provided to the printhead assembly is filtered by the air filter unit; and a storage chamber containing binding material suitable to bind the printed pages into the bound document.

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