The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Jul. 07, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2024
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Naoaki Wada, Kanagawa, JP;
Tomoyuki Nagase, Kanagawa, JP;
Masakazu Nagashima, Kanagawa, JP;
Hideyuki Nozawa, Tochigi, JP;
Daigo Kuronuma, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiromasa Yoneyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Ryohei Maruyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Akira Fujikake, Kanagawa, JP;
Kichinosuke Hirokawa, Tokyo, JP;
Kenta Iimura, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuto Nitami, Kanagawa, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A liquid supply apparatus configured to supply a liquid to a printing unit, comprising a tray on which a flexible retaining container that retains a liquid is configured to be placed, and a tray holder configured to hold the tray so as to allow insertion of the tray in a first direction, wherein the retaining container includes a supply port configured to supply a liquid to the printing unit and an inlet coupled to the supply port and configured to take in a liquid into the retaining container, and the tray is provided with a concave shape overlapping the inlet from a viewpoint in an up-down direction in a state in which the tray is inserted in the tray holder.