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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4524365 | Receptacle for waste ink collection in ink jet recording apparatus A disposable container for collecting waste liquid is disclosed. A casing has therein an absorption member for absorbing waste liquid toward the interior of the casing, and a liquid holding member held in contact with the absorption member to retain the w... | 06/18/1985 |
| 4511906 | Ink liquid reservoir in an ink jet system printer An ink jet system printer of the ink-on-demand type includes an ink liquid reservoir for supplying ink liquid to a printer head by means of the capillarity. An ink cartridge is removably mounted on the ink liquid reservoir in order to maintain the ink liq... | 04/16/1985 |
| 4506276 | Ink supply system An ink supply connection to both an interchangeable print head and the ink supply container of an ink jet printer system of the asynchronous, volume displacement droplet ejection type, the ink supply including means for automatically closing off the ink s... | 03/19/1985 |
| 4499478 | Ink jet recording apparatus An ink jet recording apparatus comprises an ink jet head section constructed with a plurality of pre-divided, discrete ink jet heads, a drive control section and a wiring section, and a common supporting member, on which these ink jet head section, drive ... | 02/12/1985 |
| 4496959 | Coupling for the leakage-free connection of fluid-filled pipes and containers A fluid coupler for making a leakage-free connection between first and second fluid-containing members. One half of the coupler comprises a plate having a conical opening in one surface across which an elastic sealing membrane is stretched by a clamping r... | 01/29/1985 |
| 4489334 | Immersible oxygen absorbing capsule for ink jet fluid supply An oxygen absorbing capsule containing an oxygen absorbing material for use in an ink jet printing device is provided. The capsule wall is formed of a resinous material insoluble in the ink composition, but having a large permeability to gases so that oxg... | 12/18/1984 |
| 4476472 | Bubble removal in an ink liquid supply system of an ink jet system printer A combined ink cartridge/bubble removing device is detachably secured to an ink liquid supply system for an ink jet system printer of the charge amplitude controlling type. The combined ink cartridge/bubble removing device includes a housing having a bott... | 10/09/1984 |
| 4475116 | Ink printer equipped with an ink printing head and intermediate ink container disposed on a movable carriage A printing apparatus which comprises a carriage that is movable along a record carrier, an ink printing head for applying ink to the record carrier, and a stationary reservoir mounted adjacent the carriage for storing ink to be applied to the carrier. An ... | 10/02/1984 |
| 4463362 | Ink control baffle plates for ink jet printer A movable ink reservoir carries a plurality of ink jet print heads and supplies ink to the heads by means of separate conduits. The reservoir includes baffle means therein formed to provide individual ink tanks for the print heads and to prevent or substa... | 07/31/1984 |
| 4447820 | Ink supplying mechanism An ink supplying mechanism has a plurality of flat ink containers each having an ink outlet tube for supplying ink outward. The ink outlet tubes are sealed by a sealing elastic coupling member to form a multi-color ink container. The ink cassette is remov... | 05/08/1984 |
| 4437104 | Ink disposal system for ink jet printer The invention is embodied in a pressurized ink supply system for a three color ink jet printer. In order to provide a relatively large ink supply, three stationary primary ink reservoirs, formed as three long tubular sacks of flexible plastic film, contai... | 03/13/1984 |
| 4432005 | Ink control system for ink jet printer The invention is embodied in a pressurized ink supply system for a three color ink jet printer. In order to provide a relatively large ink supply, three stationary primary ink reservoirs, formed as three long tubular sacks of flexible plastic film, contai... | 02/14/1984 |
| 4429320 | Ink jet recording apparatus An ink jet type recording apparatus is disclosed which comprises a carriage slide movable along a shaft, a recording head for jetting recording liquid in response to an electric signal, a subsidiary container for supplying the recording liquid to the reco... | 01/31/1984 |
| 4422084 | Fluid tank and device for detecting remaining fluid A vessel for storing fluid and a device for detecting remaining fluid in the vessel is provided. The vessel is maintained at a pressure less than atmospheric, but in a range not sufficient to overcome the surface tension of fluid remaining in a nozzle. Th... | 12/20/1983 |
| 4419678 | Ink jet recording apparatus An ink jet recording apparatus has a recording liquid container storing recording liquid therein, a recording head which is supplied with the recording liquid from the container and which discharges the recording liquid to effect printing on printing pape... | 12/06/1983 |
| 4415886 | Residual ink detection mechanism A residual ink detection mechanism for detecting the amount of residual ink within an ink container of an ink jet printer is disclosed wherein the ink container comprises a flexible bag, and electrodes are provided at least at opposite positions of this b... | 11/15/1983 |
| 4394669 | Liquid jet recording apparatus A liquid jet recording apparatus comprises a first ink tank for storing an amount of ink, a second ink tank for receiving the ink from said first tank through a feed tube, a recording head for jetting the ink fed from said second tank, and a carriage for ... | 07/19/1983 |
| 4392146 | Non-impact dot printer A serial dot matrix printer is of the non-impact solid ink type has the ink 102 contained in a tubular container 100 provided at one end with a printing orifice 106. In order to facilitate replacement of empty container, the container is provided with a g... | 07/05/1983 |
| 4383263 | Liquid ejecting apparatus having a suction mechanism A liquid-jet apparatus comprises a tank, a sub-tank to contain the liquid supplied from the tank, a liquid-ejecting head to eject the liquid supplied from the sub-tank, a suction mechanism which diminishes the inner pressure of the sub-tank followed by su... | 05/10/1983 |
| 4368478 | Ink supply system for ink jet printers An ink supply system for an ink printer. The system includes an ink cartridge which supplies ink through a conduit to the print head of the printer. A bubble trapping device is disposed along the conduit and includes a porous member which prevents air bub... | 01/11/1983 |
| 4333088 | Disposable peristaltic pump assembly for facsimile printer Facsimile transceiver apparatus for operating in both transmission and reception modes is disclosed which features a disposable ink jet printer apparatus comprising a reservoir, dual peristaltic pumps for supplying of ink to the jet for priming and purgin... | 06/01/1982 |
| 4319254 | Constant head, magnetic actuated ink jet cartridge for use in an electrostatic ink jet printer A constant head magnetic actuated ink jet cartridge is disclosed wherein a magnetically actuated piston is utilized to raise ink over a fixed height controlling wall and thereby maintain the ink at a constant head in the area of the ink jet nozzle.... | 03/09/1982 |
| 4303929 | Air purging pump for ink jet printers Disclosed is an ink system for an ink jet printing apparatus having a replaceable ink bottle ink supply and a receptacle for receiving the ink bottle for coupling of the bottle to the ink system of the printer by an ink supply line. The improved apparatus... | 12/01/1981 |
| 4277791 | Ink controlling device for ink printing equipment in office machines and the like A device for ink printing equipment in office, data or telex machines and the like, for controlling the supply from ink reservoir to the printing head of the machine in which the ink reservoir is movable from a normal position in which ink may be supplied... | 07/07/1981 |
| 4272773 | Ink supply and filter for ink jet printing systems A sealed, collapsible container is disclosed for ink supply in ink jet printing systems. Fill and delivery conduits extending into the container terminate in small filter assemblies having a filter element made from compressed fibers forming a plurality o... | 06/09/1981 |
| 4253103 | Ink supply container for ink writing systems A removable ink supply container for automatic ink writing systems consisting of a housing member defining a well with an ink chamber located in the well. The ink chamber has a flexible top closure and a bottom discharge opening blocked by a pierceable se... | 02/24/1981 |
| 4204215 | Ink jet system for issuing ink under a predetermined uniform pressure in an ink jet system printer An ink liquid supply system for issuing ink from a nozzle under a predetermined uniform pressure in an ink jet system printer. The ink liquid supply system mainly comprises a gas pressure control means for generating a gas pressure of a predetermined unif... | 05/20/1980 |
| 4183031 | Ink supply system An ink supply connection to both an interchangeable print head and the ink supply container of an ink jet printer system of the asynchronous, volume displacement droplet ejection type, the ink supply including means for automatically closing off the ink s... | 01/08/1980 |
| 4178595 | Ink jet printing apparatus with ink replenishing A first ink tank (17) is attached to a movable ink jet printing head (12) for supplying ink thereto. A second ink tank (28) which is larger than the first ink tank (17) is fixedly mounted at an end of a carriage (19) which supports the printing head (12).... | 12/11/1979 |
| 4162501 | Ink supply system for an ink jet printer An ink supply system for an ink printer having a pressurizable, interchangeable ink cartridge, means for pressuring the ink cartridge upon insertion into the ink cartridge receptacle, and means for establishing fluid communication between the interior of ... | 07/24/1979 |
| 4156244 | Ink jet printer ink cartridge An ink cartridge comprises a box containing a plastic bag or bladder which is manufactured, filled and sealed in the controlled environment of a factory. As manufactured, the bladder has almost no chance of any substantial amount of air being entrapped th... | 05/22/1979 |
| 4148041 | Method and apparatus for purging air from jet ink writing systems An ink head printer is disclosed having an interchangeable ink supply tank detachably attachable to the printing head assembly to supply ink to the printing head. In order to eliminate air bubbles at the on set of use of the printing head assembly, the pr... | 04/03/1979 |
| 4126868 | Air venting device for ink supply systems of ink mosaic printers An air venting or bleed device for the ink supply systems of ink jet printer unit in which individual printing jets are connected through a distributor arrangement and supplied with printing liquid from a reservoir, with air being bled from the reservoir ... | 11/21/1978 |
| 4119034 | Leakproof ink supply reservoir A replaceable ink reservoir for use in ink printing equipment, particularly mosaic jet ink printers equipped to receive replaceable reservoirs, the same reservoir including a housing containing a part flexible ink bag in a chamber defined by housing walls... | 10/10/1978 |
| 4084165 | Fluid-jet writing system A fluid-jet writing system in which writing fluid is pumped from a fluid container or reservoir to one or more fluid-jet writing nozzles. A valve is located in the hydraulic circuitry which connects the pump to the nozzles for controlling the flow of writ... | 04/11/1978 |
| 4079384 | Integrated ink liquid supply system in an ink jet system printer In an ink liquid supply system for an ink jet system printer, an ink liquid reservoir, an air trap, a pump, an air chamber and an electromagnetic cross valve are made of resin blocks. Conduit means associated with the above-mentioned elements are formed i... | 03/14/1978 |
| 4074284 | Ink supply system and print head An interchangeable head system for an ink jet printer of the asynchronous, volume displacement droplet ejection type in which the print head is mounted on the print head carriage in a manner such that it may be readily detached and replaced with another h... | 02/14/1978 |
| 4053901 | Fluid pump for a writing device having an air ejector feature A pump mechanism for pumping ink or similar writing fluid from a fluid reservoir to a writing device. A piston is moved in a cylinder in one direction to draw ink into the cylinder from a reservoir through a capillary tube, and is moved in an opposite dir... | 10/11/1977 |
| 4053902 | Fluid pump for a writing device A pump mechanism for delivering ink or the like writing fluid from a reservoir to a point of utilization such as a writing device. The mechanism includes a piston slidable in a cylinder for drawing ink into the cylinder during a suction stroke and dischar... | 10/11/1977 |
