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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:
Jun. 24, 1997
Filed:
Nov. 29, 1994
Applicant:
Inventor:
Lawrence R Plotkin, Corvallis, OR (US);
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Company, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
347 87 ;
Abstract
The ink supply is contained in a manner that permits quick attachment to and removal from a base part of the pen that carries the print head. The system provides for several re-uses of the base and print head, and a pen recharging technique that can be carried out quickly, without spills, and without otherwise affecting the performance of the print head.