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7625080 Air management in a fluid ejection device  
One exemplary fluid ejection device includes a substrate having one or more layers positioned thereon. The fluid ejection device also includes a fluid-feed path extending through a space which is...
7625078 Ink cartridge, ink cartridge unit and inkjet printing head  
A seal ( 8 ) which is produced from an elastomer and comprises a contact plate ( 9 ) which rests against the outside of the housing and forms a sealing surface ( 10 ) surrounding an outlet orifice...
7621626 Inkjet recording apparatus  
An inkjet recording apparatus is provided with a recording head, a main tank, a tube, a transfer device, a transfer amount determination device and a driving device. The recording head includes a...
7621625 Ink jet device with individual shut-off  
An ink jet print head includes an ink delivery system and a plurality of ink jet modules connected to the ink delivery system, the plurality of ink jet modules including a first ink jet module and...
7621621 Ink jet printing apparatus  
In an ink jet printing apparatus using many types of inks to execute bidirectional printing, if ejection opening rows for yellow, magenta, and cyan inks are symmetrically arranged, ejection opening...
7618134 Image recording apparatus  
A carriage includes a carriage body and a carriage cover. The carriage body has a joint portion to which ink tubes are connected while being arranged in a lateral direction, and a flat plane formed...
7618133 Ink tank and recording apparatus  
An ink tank includes a stirrer supported in a freely moveable manner near an inner wall of an ink storage chamber. When the stirrer moves closest to the inner wall, a predetermined gap is formed...
7618132 Apparatus and method for preventing damage to printing systems  
Damage is prevented in printing systems by allowing fluid from the printing system's fluid delivery system to expand. In one embodiment, this is accomplished by fluidly connecting a fluid expansion...
7614733 Filter for printhead assembly  
A method of supplying liquid ink to a printhead assembly including a carrier, a printhead die mounted on the carrier, and a fluid delivery assembly communicated with the carrier includes...
7614731 Ink cartridge and recording apparatus  
The ink cartridge includes an ink supply port formed at a position, offset to one side, of a wall configuring an ink container body; a positioning projecting portion, formed on one wall out of two...
7614729 Liquid jetting device  
The present invention is a liquid ejecting apparatus including: a carriage that reciprocates in a main scanning direction; a liquid ejecting head mounted on the carriage, having a plurality of...
7611236 Heating apparatus for a solid ink  
A heating apparatus for a solid ink includes a heating unit to melt ink sticks of different colors, the heating unit being mounted to one side of an ink stick loader and provided with a plurality...
7611234 Ink refill cartridge with an internal spring assembly for a printer  
An ink refill cartridge for a printer including an outer portion containing an internal spring assembly. A base portion contains a deformable ink membrane for containing ink, at least part of the...
7607770 Liquid supply system, fluid communicating structure, ink supply system, and inkjet recording head utilizing the fluid communicating structure  
A liquid (ink) supply system having a closed structure with respect to an inkjet recording head is configured such that a gas hindering a recording operation and a liquid supply operation can be...
7607769 Refill unit  
A refill unit that includes a case, a door, a locking member and an unlocking member. The locking member slides between a protruded position and a retracted position and is engageable with the case...
7607768 Liquid supply means  
In accordance with one embodiment, a method of establishing fluidic communication between a liquid supply and a vessel includes drawing a given volume of fluid from the vessel into a chamber, and...
7604335 Ink cartridge  
An ink cartridge includes an ink-jet head and plural liquid chambers storing inks different from each other. The minimum value A1 (g/ml) for the ink densities of the inks stored in the plural...
7604334 Ink supply system with hammer mechanism for variable purge volume/pressure  
An ink supply system for an inkjet printhead is provided. The system including: (a) an ink reservoir for storing ink; (b) and ink conduit providing fluid communication between the ink reservoir and...
7604333 System and method for providing image forming composition on a substrate using a drop on demand ink printer  
A method of printing onto one or more sides of a mesh fabric, such a polyester mesh typically used for flags and banners, using a drop on demand ink printer, wherein the printer is operated at a...
7604332 Liquid ejection head and image forming apparatus comprising same  
The liquid ejection head includes: a casing; nozzles which eject droplets of liquid containing a volatile solvent and are arranged on a nozzle face in the casing; an air outlet which supplies an...
7600862 Inkjet recording apparatus  
To prevent evaporation of the solvent in an ink from an ink supply tube and reduce the increase in the viscosity of color inks when a selected mode is switched to a facsimile mode,...
7600472 Pump control mechanism, printer using the same and pump control method  
A pump control mechanism includes a pump unit for feeding liquid to container, a position detector for detecting the position in the reciprocating motion of the pump member, a control table having...
7597435 Ink supply unit for an ink jet printer  
An ink supply unit for use with a printhead, the ink supply unit including a plurality of ink storage chambers for supplying ink to the back surface of the printhead by way of an ink distribution...
7597434 Ink-jet apparatus and method of the same  
“Energy per unit volume” P 2 (Pa) generated in ink 4 in a second ink tank 14 is maintained to the condition “P 2={ (1+r)×Pn}−(r×P 1 )” based on “energy per unit volume” P 1 (Pa)...
7597431 Inkjet printhead having a nozzle plate  
An inkjet printhead comprising: an array of ink chambers, each chamber including a nozzle and an actuator located in each chamber for ejecting ink through the nozzle, wherein the array of ink...
7597430 Ink supply apparatus  
A supply path of ink to connect an exchangeable ink cartridge and a recording head for discharging ink is provided. Also, a pump which can supply the ink stored in the supply path through a...
7597421 Method for assembling a modular printhead assembly  
A method for assembling a modular printhead assembly that has a channel member with flexible sides, an elongate ink-delivery member and a plurality of modules for being received in the channel...
7597416 Ink-jet recording apparatus  
An ink-jet recording apparatus includes an ink tank in a layered form and having a plurality of ink storage chambers storing color inks; a driving circuit; a heat transfer plate; and a recording...
7591550 Ink consumption determination  
An ink jet printer includes an ink supply system and a printhead with nozzles for ejecting ink drops. The printer determines the average size of the ejected ink drops by comparing the number of ink...
7591546 Tank unit, ink jet recording head and method of manufacturing tank unit and ink jet recording head  
A flow path forming member is formed with a recessed portion for forming an ink flow path. A junction surface of the flow path forming member is in a protruded state from a non-junction surface....
7591531 Liquid ejection head  
A print head that ejects ink supplied through an ink supply port can prevent the size of satellites from being reduced while inhibiting an increase in resistance to an ink flow. In the print head,...
7591529 Printhead assembly that incorporates a printhead module retention channel  
A pagewidth printhead assembly includes an elongate channel member having a floor and a pair of opposed sidewalls and being of a resiliently flexible material. An elongate ink distribution member...
7591528 Modular printhead assembly with capping mechanisms  
A modular printhead assembly includes an elongate carrier. An elongate ink conduit is positioned in the carrier and is configured to feed ink along a length of the carrier. A plurality of printhead...
7591527 Ink jet printing head  
An ink jet printing head is attachable to/detachable from an ink jet printing apparatus and includes an electric wiring member formed of a TAB tape to which terminals are provided, and has a wiring...
7588639 Liquid applying apparatus and ink jet printing apparatus  
A liquid applying apparatus can prevent an applying liquid from evaporating while an applying operation is stopped and can reliably prevent the liquid from leaking even when, for example, the...
7588432 Pump and inkjet printer  
A pump includes a case, a rotor, and a partition member. The case has a hollow inside defined by an inner wall surface thereof and includes a suction inlet through which fluid is sucked in the...
7588326 Inkjet recording apparatus  
In an inkjet recording apparatus in which a single ink supply path for hermetically sealing an ink tank and a recording head from the atmosphere is formed by connecting the ink tank to first and...
7588325 Printheads and systems using printheads  
In general, in one aspect, the invention features an apparatus, including a jetting assembly that has a plurality of nozzles capable of ejecting droplets, and a first reservoir and a second...
7585040 Printing apparatus and printing method  
A printing apparatus divides printing elements of a printhead into blocks, time-divisionally drives the printing elements, and prints a halftone image on a printing medium in accordance with a...
7581827 System and method for melting solid ink sticks in a phase change ink printer  
A solid ink stick melting apparatus is incorporated in a phase change printer to provide melted ink under pressure to a print head. The solid ink stick melting apparatus includes an ink stick melt...
7581825 Inkjet head and a method of manufacturing thereof  
To provide an inkjet head that maintains a reliable electric connection between a flow channel unit and a common electrode of an actuator unit, a flow channel unit is provided with a cavity formed...
7581813 Ink-jet recording apparatus  
An ink-jet recording apparatus includes a recording head, a carriage, an ink tank and a flexible ink supply member. The carriage is provided with an ink channel which supplies the recording head...
7581808 Liquid container  
The invention provides a liquid container having a container body that can be detachably attached to a liquid consumption apparatus, where the container body of the liquid container includes: a...
7578584 Ink cartridge  
An ink cartridge includes a cartridge case enclosing an ink chamber; a path extending from the ink chamber to an exterior of the ink cartridge; a valve member provided in the path, the valve member...
7575310 Ink cartridge attachment/detachment device, recording apparatus, and liquid ejection apparatus  
An ink cartridge attachment/detachment device ( 1 ) includes a cartridge holding mechanism ( 30 ) that holds an ink cartridge ( 11 ) upon insertion of the ink cartridge ( 11 ) by a first...
7575309 Fluid supply system  
A fluid supply system for a printing device is disclosed. The fluid supply system includes an ink reservoir adapting member operatively disposed within an ink cartridge. The adapting member has an...
7575308 Liquid ejection apparatus  
A liquid ejection apparatus includes liquid cartridges, each of which includes a liquid container and a pressure chamber, the liquid container having a flexible portion and storing liquid therein,...
7572003 Personal digital assistant incorporating a print roll cartridge storing ink and print media  
A hand held personal digital assistant (PDA) that has a body section housing an information storage means, display means joined to the body section by a hinge connection and a print engine with a...
7571997 Inkjet recording device and inkjet recording head having current plates for regulating ink flow  
In the head of an inkjet recording device, current plates are arranged along each row and between each row of supply openings. One end and the other end of each current plate do not both contact a...
7571995 Ink cartridge refill system for inkjet printers and method of refilling ink cartridges using the same  
Disclosed herein is an ink cartridge refill system for inkjet printers and a method of refilling ink cartridges using the system. The refill system includes a vacuum pump to supply ink from an ink...