Patent · US Expired

Container for printing fluid material

US6938978B2 · kind B2 · utility

5Cited by
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14Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 18, 2003
Grant dateSep 6, 2005
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 5, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03G2215/0697
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention is a container for holding printing fluid material. The container includes a detector, a memory unit, a communication module, a first electric power generator, and a second electric power generator. The communication module is configured to transmit at least one of a result of the detection and the information regarding the container to the printing device. The first electric power generator is configured to generate a first electric power by utilizing the radio wave received from the printing device. The second electric power generator is configured to generate a second electric power from the first electric power. The second electric power is supplied to both the detector and the memory unit.

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