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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2020

Filed:

Sep. 27, 2018
Applicant:

Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;

Inventor:

Akikazu Murata, Gifu-ken, JP;

Assignee:

Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/325 (2006.01); B41J 2/175 (2006.01); B41J 29/13 (2006.01); B41J 2/165 (2006.01); B41J 29/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/17566 (2013.01); B41J 2/16508 (2013.01); B41J 2/16511 (2013.01); B41J 2/16517 (2013.01); B41J 2/16523 (2013.01); B41J 2/16538 (2013.01); B41J 2/17506 (2013.01); B41J 2/17596 (2013.01); B41J 29/13 (2013.01); B41J 29/38 (2013.01);
Abstract

A liquid ejecting apparatus, including: a liquid tank; an image recorder; a liquid bottle attachable to and removable from the liquid; a remaining-amount detecting sensor; a notifying device; a storage; and a controller configured to: determine a liquid remaining amount in the liquid bottle based on a detection signal from the remaining-amount detecting sensor, in a state in which the liquid bottle is attached to the liquid tank; store, in the storage, the determined liquid remaining amount in the liquid bottle; and control the notifying device based on the liquid remaining amount in the liquid bottle stored in the storage to notify a user of remaining-amount information relating to the liquid remaining amount in the liquid bottle.


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