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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:
Feb. 13, 1990
Filed:
Jun. 07, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
Fusao Iwagami, Nara, JP;
Sei Murayama, Yamatokoriyama, JP;
Assignee:
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D / ; B41J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
3461 / ;
Abstract
An ink jet printer is equipped with a cap for covering a nozzle face to prevent the nozzle from clogging and has maintenance solution supplied to the cap. A waste collecting device is provided in the printer and includes a powder type absorbent placed in a waste collecting tank case so that waste liquid such as maintenance solution and ink led from the cap into the tank case is absorbed by and retained in the powder absorbent.