Eastman-kodak Company

Douglas E Kucmerowski

Mark D Perkins

Robert E Marowski

Kevin R Barrell

Eugene Edwards

An apparatus and method of filling a tank with a fluid are provided. The method includes providing the tank including a porous media positioned therein, the tank having a length dimension and a width dimension; providing a plurality of needles, each needle having a first end connectable in fluid communication with a fluid source and a second end including a fluid outlet port, the fluid outlet port having an axis; orienting each needle such that the axis of the fluid outlet port is substantially parallel with a preferred direction, the preferred direction being along one of the length dimension and the width dimension of the tank; inserting each needle into the porous media positioned within the tank; and filling the tank with fluid from the fluid source.

Apparatus and method of filling ink tank

The present invention pertains to a data-providing component securing mechanism for a printing apparatus reservoir. According to embodiments of the present invention, a securing mechanism is provided with an image-formation-material reservoir. The securing mechanism includes a drawer-style support feature having two guiding regions that interact with sides of the data-providing component when it is inserted therein. Upon complete or substantially complete insertion of the data-providing component into the drawer-style support feature, a retention feature is engaged at an opening end of the drawer-style support feature in order to retain the data-providing component in its engaged position. Consequently, the data-providing component can be secured without the use of external bonding agents, and can be removed from the drawer-style support feature intact, thereby allowing such data-providing component to be reused.

Data-providing-component securing mechanism for printing apparatus reservoir

A recyclable, single use photographic film package and camera comprising a light/tight film casing having an exposure opening, a roll of unexposed film withdrawn from its canister and wound on a film winding reel disposed on one side of the exposure opening in the light-tight casing, the canister disposed on the other side of the exposure opening in the light-tight film casing, and an externally operable film winding thumbwheel for winding the film past the shutter and image area and into its canister as the film is exposed frame by frame. When all frames are exposed, the package is recycled after processing the exposed film by substituting a fresh roll of film and new packaging for resale. To prevent unauthorized reuse of the camera by refilling it with other than genuine film, a component of the film frame counter is intentionally damaged upon winding the last frame into the film canister which renders the exposure counter unusable until the component is replaced by an authorized recycler of the film package.

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Brockport, NY, United States of America

Douglas E Kucmerowski