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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2018
Applicant:
Retail Inkjet Solutions, Inc., Carlsbad, CA (US);
Inventors:
Kraig David White, San Diego, CA (US);
Chris Alan Stratford, Valley Center, CA (US);
Juan Manuel Jimenez, Escondido, CA (US);
Wallace Earl Owen, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
Retail Inkjet Solutions, Inc., Carlsbad, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/175 (2006.01); G06F 3/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/17506 (2013.01); B41J 2/1752 (2013.01); B41J 2/17513 (2013.01); B41J 2/17546 (2013.01); B41J 2/17559 (2013.01); B41J 2/17566 (2013.01); G06F 3/1229 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments provide an integrated scale and method for determining a fill status of an inkjet cartridge. In some embodiments, the system can display the fill status on a user interface. The fill status can be generalized based on the type of inkjet cartridge and range of measured weights and/or percentages of pre-set weight.