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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6966638 | Ink cartridge and assembling method of atmospheric open valve in ink cartridge An ink cartridge has a container main body [2] having a through hole [60] for making an ink storage chamber and an atmospheric open chamber [501] to communicate with each other, and an atmospheric open valve [601] having a valve body [... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6966637 | Ink jet cartridge An ink jet cartridge includes an ink jet recording head; an ink container for containing ink to be supplied to the recording head; an ink supply source connecting portion which is provided in the ink container and which is connectable with an ink supply source to pe... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6962408 | Printing-fluid container A printing-fluid container includes a reservoir configured to hold printing fluid. The reservoir includes a substantially planar front surface and a bottom surface defining a well in a low portion of the reservoir. A cross-sectional area of the reservoir in the well... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6962410 | Ink supply device An ink supply device comprising a molding of a settable material, the molding being a two-shot molding having a first part of a first material and a second part of a second material, wherein the first part comprises a plurality of collars of a hydrophobic, elastomer... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6961531 | Refillable print cartridge and method of refilling A printer cartridge for an image forming apparatus includes a cartridge body having a refillable reservoir and a heater mechanism. The refillable reservoir is adapted to receive developer particles suspended in a fluid medium. The heater mechanism heats the refillab... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6959984 | Liquid container and inkjet cartridge In a structure of an ink tank having a deformable sheet that constitutes the tank and a spring for imparting a negative pressure, unstableness of the negative pressure attributable to the deformation of the sheet as a result of ink consumption is prevented. For this... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6957883 | Liquid discharge recording head A liquid discharge recording head is formed by bonding a recording unit, having plural recording elements for discharging recording liquid, with a recording liquid supply supporting member used for supplying recording liquid to the recording unit. The recording liqu... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6957882 | Ink tank for feeding a shuttling inkjet printing head An ink tank and a print head are mounted on a carriage for supplying ink to an inkjet print. The ink tank includes: one or more ink chambers, where each of the ink chambers includes one or more functional elements (1) symmetrically arranged, mounted and centered abo... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6955424 | Printhead assembly with ink chamber defining structures A printhead assembly for an ink jet printer includes an elongate ink supply structure that defines at least one longitudinally extending ink passage and at least one set of holes in fluid communication with the at least one ink passage. A first ink chamber defining ... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6955427 | Ink jet head capable of reliably removing air bubbles from ink To provide an ink jet head capable of performing proper image forming operations by easily removing air bubbles contained in ink. A manifold 13, 14 is formed with an ink supply channel 41. A plurality of openings 45 are formed at one edge of the... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6955423 | Inkjet cartridge with air management system An inkjet cartridge for use with a thermal inkjet printer includes a standpipe area and an entrained ink chamber that are connected in fluidic communication. The entrained ink chamber and standpipe area can be enclosed by a wall that can have a plurality of panels o... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6953243 | Liquid ejecting head unit and manufacturing method therefor A liquid ejecting head unit includes a chip head and a unit frame connected to the chip head. The chip head includes ejection outlets, flow paths, a first common liquid chamber for supplying liquid to the flow paths, a supply member having a liquid supply path for s... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6951386 | Adsorbent for ink jet use, an ink retaining container, an adsorption member using such an adsorbent, an ink supply system having such adsorption member, and an ink jet recording apparatus An adsorbent for ink jet use arranged in a position to be in contact with ink, having the higher capability of adsorption with respect to hydrophobic substance contained in ink than colorant therein. Then, an ink retaining container comprises an ink retaining portio... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6951387 | Ink tank with capillary member An ink tank comprises a housing that defines a container for ink that is substantially free from a negative pressure producing material. In various embodiments, a non-porous capillary member is disposed in the container. The capillary member may be formed by part of... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6951388 | Ink cartridge and remaining ink volume detection method An ink cartridge including a case in which an ink chamber and an atmosphere connection path are formed, the atmosphere connection path connecting the first chamber with the outside of the case, a through hole formed in the atmosphere connection path, the through hol... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6951390 | Print media cartridge with integral print media and ink supplies The present invention relates to a cartridge for use with a digital printing device. The cartridge includes a first casing portion for housing print media and a second casing portion for housing a supply of ink. The ink supply is formed by having the second casing p... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6949742 | Method and a system for producing electrospray ions A system for producing electrospray ions includes a thermal inkjet material dispenser configured to selectively emit a plurality of sample material particles, and an electrically conducting grid disposed in proximity with the thermal inkjet material dispenser, the g... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6945643 | Ink jet head storing structure and liquid filling method The present invention provides a storing structure for storing an ink jet head comprising a nozzle communicated with an opening for discharging liquid, a liquid storing portion for storing the liquid to be supplied to the nozzle, and a liquid introduction portion fo... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6945635 | Liquid discharge method, liquid discharge head, liquid discharge apparatus, and method for manufacturing liquid discharge head A liquid discharging method for a liquid head discharge head. The head has discharge ports, liquid flow paths, bubble generating areas, bubble generating means, liquid supply ports connecting the flow paths with a common liquid supply chamber, and a movable member i... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6945642 | Liquid container A liquid container having a generally flat rectangular parallelepiped shape includes opposite major sides; an elongated bottom side connecting the opposite major sides; a port, formed adjacent a longitudinal end portion of the bottom side, for fluid communication be... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6942328 | Keying methods and apparatus for inkjet print cartridges and inkjet printers An inkjet printer and inkjet print cartridge are each especially configured for inter-engaging with one another via a plurality of keying features of the cartridge and keying structures of the printer such that loading of a foreign print cartridge into the printer i... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6938989 | Power distribution for inkjet printheads An inkjet printhead having a series of nozzles for the ejection of ink wherein each said nozzle has a rim formed by the deposition of a rim material layer over a sacrificial layer and a subsequent planar removal of at least said rim material layer so as to form said... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6938341 | Method for manufacturing an ink discharge port of an ink jet recording head A method for manufacturing an ink discharge port of an ink jet recording head, which is provided with the ink discharge port for discharging an ink liquid droplet for adhesion thereof to a recording medium, a liquid chamber for retaining ink to be supplied to the di... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6938997 | Ink cartridge and vacuum-packaging product containing the same An ink cartridge includes: an ink accommodating portion for holding ink; an air passage for making the ink accommodating portion communicate with the atmosphere; and a valve mechanism, provided in the air passage, including an air-releasing valve member for sealing ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6935713 | Systems and methods for refilling printing cartridges A method of printing cartridge maintenance including determining remaining useful life of a printing cartridge, and refilling at least a portion of the printing cartridge if the remaining useful life is above a predetermined threshold. ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6935727 | Pulse jet print head assembly having multiple reservoirs and methods for use in the manufacture of biopolymeric arrays Pulse jet printhead assemblies having multiple reservoirs and multiple printhead dies, as well as methods for their use in the deposition of fluids, typically fluids containing a biopolymer or precursor thereof, onto a substrate surface, are provided. The subject pr... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6932462 | Ink jet head and ink jet recording apparatus An ink jet head has grooves, an ink flow path for transporting ink from an ink storing member to the grooves via an ink chamber, and a filter disposed in the ink flow path. The ink flow path has a communicating passage connected to the ink storing member, an ink int... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6929363 | Ink cartridge vacuum package and ink cartridge vacuum packaging method Creep is prevented in the ink cartridge engaging member resulting from the ink cartridge being vacuum packaged with unnecessary force applied to the engaging member. The ink cartridge vacuum package includes an ink cartridge and outside packaging. The ink cartridge ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6923530 | Fused filter screen for use in ink jet cartridge and method of assembling same An ink tank cartridge includes a housing having a chamber in which ink is stored. A screen is secured to a surface of the housing through which an outlet passage communicates with the chamber. The screen is fused to the first surface by melting a continuous portion ... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6922203 | Barrier/orifice design for improved printhead performance A fluid ejecting printhead including a substrate having a surface, and a columnar group of drop generators formed on the surface that are arranged into subgroups, each subgroup being fluidically isolated from other subgroups on the surface. Firing pulses are provide... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6916085 | Liquid container, cap used with the liquid container, and cap-equipped liquid container A liquid container includes a lever having one end supported to an outer wall of a housing containing a liquid therein and the other end as a free end, the lever being elastically deformable. The liquid container further includes a projection provided in an area of ... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6916090 | Integrated fluid ejection device and filter An integrated fluid ejection device includes a fluid ejection element; a fluid filter; and a feed trench between the filter and the fluid ejection element. The fluid ejection element, fluid filter, and feed trench are formed from a single substrate. ... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6913351 | Liquid jet recording head and recording apparatus A liquid jet recording head includes a recording portion having a recording element substrate provided with a recording element for discharging liquid and a face surface provided with a discharge port for discharging liquid, a recording liquid storing portion for st... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6913348 | Liquid drop jet head, ink cartridge and ink jet recording apparatus A liquid drop jet head includes a nozzle jetting a liquid drop, a liquid room connected to the nozzle, a common liquid room connected to the liquid room, a supply opening part supplying the liquid to the common liquid room, and a pressure generating part generating ... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6910763 | Ink storage unit An ink storage unit comprises an ink tank that defines an inner confinement space in which is placed an ink storage body to store and retain ink. The ink tank includes an air inlet through which air passage in the ink tank is enabled, and an ink outlet through which... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6910759 | Liquid discharge recording head cartridge and liquid discharge recording apparatus A liquid discharge head cartridge includes a recording element unit having a plate member with liquid supply paths for supplying liquid to a recording element base plate for recording by discharging the liquid; a liquid supply unit portion having a communication pas... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6908184 | Ink cartridge for ink-jet printing apparatus An ink cartridge for an ink jet printing apparatus having a printhead which ejects ink droplets onto a recording medium and an ink supply needle introducing ink to the printhead, the ink cartridge having a substantially rectangular housing containing ink therein, th... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6905198 | Liquid supply vessel A high efficiency, liquid supply vessel is provided. The liquid supply vessel includes a chamber, either an open-foam or septum-based fluidic interconnect, a tower, and at least one gas-permeable vent. The tower includes a valve which remains closed when the vessel ... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6905342 | Protected electrical interconnect assemblies The described embodiments relate to electrical interconnect assemblies and methods of forming same. One exemplary method applies a generally flowable protective material to an electrical interconnect region comprising portions of at least two conductors. The method ... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6905199 | Ink cartridge for ink jet recording device An ink cartridge for an ink jet recording device, includes: a container having an ink supply port; at least two ink chambers partitioned in the container, one being located substantially in an upper section and the other being located substantially in a lower sectio... | 06/14/2005 |
