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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2023
Applicant:
Kyocera Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Inventor:
Takashi Somete, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/165 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/16552 (2013.01); B41J 2002/16555 (2013.01);
Abstract
A cap unit includes a cap, a tank, a first pipe, a second pipe, a pump, and a vent port. The cap is attached to and detached from a nozzle surface of an inkjet head. The tank stores humidifying liquid. The first pipe and the second pipe connect the cap and the tank. The pump is provided in the first pipe and pumping air in the tank into the cap. The vent port is provided in the cap.