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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2022
Applicant:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Keigo Takishima, Matsumoto, JP;
Yoshihisa Horikawa, Shiojiri, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/17 (2006.01); B41J 29/17 (2006.01); B41J 2/18 (2006.01); B41J 2/185 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/1714 (2013.01); B41J 2/185 (2013.01); B41J 29/17 (2013.01); B41P 2231/21 (2013.01); B41P 2235/30 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided is a coagulation method for a liquid, recovered from a printer, and containing pigment and a cleaning liquid. The coagulation method includes storing the recovered liquid containing the pigment and the cleaning liquid, cooling the recovered liquid such that at least a part of the recovered liquid solidifies, and heating a solid generated by solidifying at least a part of the recovered liquid in order to liquefy the solid.