Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Inkjet refilling adapter
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Application No.: US15343578Application Date: 2016-11-04
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Publication No.: US10011117B2Publication Date: 2018-07-03
- Inventor: Herb Sarnoff , Jason Guhse , Brian J. Fox , Scott Schultz , Cecilia Gonzales , George N. Popa, III , Keith Kopitzke , Keith Emery
- Applicant: Retail Inkjet Solutions, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Carlsbad
- Assignee: Retail Inkjet Solutions, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Retail Inkjet Solutions, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Carlsbad
- Agency: Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP
- Main IPC: B41J2/175
- IPC: B41J2/175

Abstract:
Embodiments provide an inkjet cartridge refilling system. The system may include a drill station configured to drill at least one refilling hole in an inkjet printer cartridge. The system may include an evacuation station configured to remove excess ink from the inkjet printer cartridge. In some embodiments, the excess ink is removed via a vacuum source. The system may also include a filling station configured to provide any of a plurality of inks into the cartridge. Some embodiments provide the ink to the inkjet cartridge via a hole drilled in the cartridge. Other embodiments provide the ink via inkjet nozzles of the inkjet printer cartridge. The system may also include a test station configured to test the refilled cartridge to determine whether it is functioning properly after being filled with ink.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170190184A1 INKJET REFILLING ADAPTER Public/Granted day:2017-07-06
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